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LESSONS IN RAPID BUSINESS
WRITINQ.
BY L. M. THORNBURGH, EVANSVILLE, IND.
No. 2.
lO. — Our December lesson called for and, I trust,
received yonr very best effort. However hard and
faithfully you have worked during the month, it is
not expected that you have reached proficiency or
that you have extracted all the nourishment con-
tained in the lesson. The ground work for mind
and muscle is necessarily extensive. The impoi-
tance of plates 1 and 3 are such that something simi-
lar to their practice will enter into every lesson for
several months. These exercises have a direct bear-
Ingupon everything thatis written, andtheir influence
in strengthening muscle, quickening action, quieting
the nerves and gaining precision and quality in line
is simply wonderful, and results must be seen to be
properly appreciated. Study and practice them as
long as your writing is lacking in any respect what-
ever. Don't fail me here at the most critical time.
The sub.iect matter from beginning to end should be
eo well understood that you can repeat it almost
word for word. An hour's reading and thinking
may save you days and weeks of practice.
Guarding Against Dangeroua Tendencies,
1 1 — If your arm is long and your exercises resem-
ble those in line 1, plate 4, lose no time in making a
change. Unless well cared for those letters can
never stand the kicks and cuffs to be met with in the
business world. Poor weak, starved things. Feed
them the " remedy " by beginning with a dot ; then
circle it rapidly and they will soon grow fat.
your best helpers. Use your eyes well on cuts. Be
sure to apply these remedies to letters while arm is
warm.
13. — Now, are you ready for plates 6 and 7?
Your answer should be: "I have turned out more
than fifteen pages of compact ovals and straight
lines, as per plate 1 : and, as a result, my new posi-
tion of body, arm and hand is secure; my arm is
growing rapidly in strength, speed, scope and ease
of movement ; all shade has disappeared, kinks in
lines are no more, my interest in writing is growing,
too, and I intend to stay with ' pony ' and ' shaft ' to
the end." Good.
14.— And again : "I have not neglected plate 3
in the least, but have practiced page after page of
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your writing is sadly deficient, and all yonr rapid
writing will make it no better. " What shall I do?
Must write neither fast nor slow." That brings us
to the point. Practice rapidly on exercises in which
you can make nothing but well bent curve lines on
upstrokes, and drill, drill until these curves are em-
bedded deep in muscles and imprinted indelibly in
the mind. Exercises 1. 2, 3, plates 6 and 7, will
force good union and make your writing safe under
all circumstances.
IG. — Make exercise in columns from ten to fifteen
in group, small, on good slant, from twelve to twenty
per minute. Raise right curve ending in position
for loop letters. See how far back you can retrace
straight lines. Don' the afraid to exaggerate. When
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each exercise in connection with the ' Penman's
Wheel of Fortune.' All letters were made small as
directed — some the size of a mustard seed — and I
allow nothing to interfere with easy lateral move-
ment. The hand in plate 3 did its duty well by
constantly reminding me of the importance of a
good ending, and consequently I will be better pre-
pared for the loop letters and all others using a
right curve when you bring them on. In short, I
have acted upon your closing advice in December
lesson to the best of my ability, and am anxious to
know the promised secret."
A Speed Secret Worth Knowing,
15. — Well, here it is, illustrated in plates 6 and
7, and a number of specimens from old and new
students to test its worth. Legible speed writing is
f 12.— On the other hand, if you are short and thick
you are apt to have an easy going time and to make
letters to correspond, as per line 1, plate.'). Lively
movement on straight lines, allowing them to grad-
nally_turn at ends and change into narrow ovals are
dependent upon proper spacing and union. Letters
acquired slowly lose in these two essentials when
written rapidly, for the simple reason that we can-
not get the same result from different rates of speed.
If you cannot distinguish between your it's and u's
down curves have served their purpose in inffneno-
ing up curves they are changed into straight lines by
narrowing the loops, as seen in line 3. In nnion
there is strength, therefore get nnion. Following
union your next step is spacing by locating each
letter on a blue line, as per plate 8. Count on down
stroke for each letter, one-two. Don't destroy anion
of letters by widening too much. In word practice
write as rapidly as you can, but never go beyond
your ability and "stumble." Be a merciless critic
of your own results, and work hard to strengthen
your weakest points.
Qood Beginnings and Endings.
17.— Plate No. 9 illustrates what is gained frcnn
good beginning and ending. Begin at the left end
and you have the figure six, speed exercise for nnion,
and the end gives beginning for loops. Invert and
reverse and you have speed exercise for uniting n'*,
whde the ending gives foundation for capital N and
family. Yon see, we anticipate and prepare for the
more difBcnlt— like constructing the difficult parts
of a thing before we put it together. This principle
of making the difficult seem easy — really be easy —
is the keynote of our method.
Criticism, and Review Column,
18 —Since the December issue of The Joxjbnai.
was circulated I have received many letters relating
to this course of lessons, some of which called for
lengthy replies. I should be much gratified to write
in full to all who write me, but that is a physical
impossibility in connection with other pressing
diities. I have, therefore, thought well tocommence
a Criticism and Review Column in connection with
the lessons. Fire in your questions, specimens, etc.,
and they will be treated through The Jocrnal. I
want to help you all I can.
Of the hundreds of first specimens received np to
date, December 15, I would not hesitate to guarant«»
to every one an excellent hand. I want more sped-
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iiiena from farmer boys, Don't be backward. Yonr
hand is not too heavy and your ideas are not too
cmde. The writer was an ox driver and log hauler
for six years anil knows wliat it is to tramp the clods.
'Hie "unhaijpy family " group is made up from first
npecimena of tliocc who are now among my best
writers. What I want is work — thought and action
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Jlost JorRNAL readers have doubtless noted cer-
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the bizarre that is making itself very much felt in
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I hear the Art folks jawing
Of the modern styles of drawing.
The work, hnppy, of a chappie who is aU straight lines and
If its meaning I but scented,
I might feel less demented ;
My toosipegs are all on edge, and shattered are my nerves !
A Wierdsley nightmare of a Thing, with monsti-i
hair, ,_^
In attitude so strained, V -
That to see it I am pained. **"
These quips and pranks of modern cranks will <
If you want to be the craze
Of tlie fashionable maze.
You must not paint Dame Nature as she
Ycm must go to hera-siiuinting.
With.vc ■• ■ ■■
And when the
Will tlio world believe you ? N
But she'll fancy von are clever.
And. though 1 cannot d'raw a bit, I'll (
tistic jangles.
I with martial tread.
■> (ITUlt O^IOAoS
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANER, COLUMBUS, O.
No. 1.
Itemorfc..
The object of these lessons la to give the home
student a chance to learn how to practice in order
that he may acquire what is generally termed a pro-
fessional or artistic hand.
I will do what I can toward revealing rather than
concealing the essentials to the attainment of the
style so widely admired both for its beauty and
evidences of skill.
Before beginning the practice of this art each
student ought to have a knowledge of the physiology
of the hand and arm, but since such informatiou can-
not be given herewith, the best we can do is to ad-
vise the study of the same at the earliest moment,
for without this knowledge a thorough uuderst.and-
ing of the art of writing is well nigh impossible.
There are two things I wish } ou, who are follow-
ing this series, to keep constantly and clearly in
mind, viz.: the/orm to be produced and the ?««»-
»<■/• of producing it. If you would succeed rightly,
you must know definitely the shape of the form
to be executed. To aid you in this I have pre-
pared, with no little labor, a plate illustrating the
basis forms, with their widths, slants, heights,
etc., indicated by dotted lin>"8. This plate is not
intended for practice : it is for study — for the pur-
pose of giviug the proper mental picture. With
the e.xception of this first plate, all the copies were
written with the same movements that we advise,
and all were photo-engraved. They were written
one-half larger than presented, on account of the
necessities i f engraving.
Materialt
You should provide yourself with ink suited to
light line and black shade writing— an ink that is
thick iind pale enough to make a light, fine line or
a dense or brilliant shade. Arnold's Japan or di-
luted India is the best. You should have half inch,
faint-ruled, smooth-surfaced (not glossy), sincle
sheet. 8 by 10 inch, 10-pound paper. Use Gillott's
No. 1 pens ( ' Our Fini-st"). or, it you prefer a pm
not quite so fine and flexible, Ames' Best Pen, or
Gillott's 604 (" Our Ideal Pen for Young Penmen").
You need, to complete the outfit, an oblique holder
—one that is properly balanced and adjusted pre-
ferred.
Po itlon.
First, don a light weight, loose coat. Second,
shed your undersleeve from the elbow down (by
mears of scissors or knife) and remove cuffs and un-
button the shirt sleeve. (Ladies may enlarge dress
sleeve or reverse the one, end for end, that fashion
dictates, and remove undersleeve as advised for gen-
tlemen.) Third, sit well back from table (which
should be pretty high), and lean slightly forward,
bending at the hips, keeping tlie feet uncrossed and
well apart. Place both arms on the table, elbows
just oft' the edge. Hold pen as illustrated herewith,
or as nearly as possible. (Illustrations of the body,
hand, paper, etc., are given in the December, 1S9'3.
.TulRN'AL.)
Anyle of fap,r.
This is very important. Upon it depends the kind
of movement you use. If you e-xpect to follow the
instructioi s given, then see that the bottom of the
paper is at an angli of flfieen degrees with the eili,'n
of the table, providing the arm crosses the table at
an angle of forty-five degrees. But a better wa\ ,
perhaps, is to have the paper turned at such an angle
that the forearm will be at right angles with the
connective slant. The two methods are the same in
principle, but the latter does not require that the
arm cross the table at a specified angle. One
more, hold the pa/ier in such marine'- that the f'lie
arm loiU be at right anyles uith the connective sla t
(2,V).
Bl-ecHonn for I'r'-rttce,
Let the little finger glide freely on the side be-
tween joint and nail in all forms herewith. Do nor
use thumb or first and second fingers in this Ifssoii
except to hold the pen. If you rest ou side if
finger, and I believe it htst to do so, alwnys use a
blotter to rest the hand upon. After wtiting one-
third of the way across the page or making one ex-
ercise, either draw the paptr to the left or shift
the elbow to the right. Do not try to write acrnss
the page with the elbow and pnptr in one place.
Nos. 1, 3 and a ore mide with the forearm acting
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as a binge at the elbow. No3. 4, 5 and 6. -with the
same movement in conjunction with an in-and-out
action nf the arm in the sleeve : the two movements
producing; a diagonal action of the arm as it enters
the sleeve at"- the wrist. Nos. 7 and 8, the same move-
ments us before, combined and reversed, producing
a compound elliptical action ou the muscle in front
of the elbow. Nos. 9 and 10 are produced by unit-
ing the former separate, simple moMonf. resulting in
a compound circular exercise. No. 11 is produced
wi!h hinyeactiononihpstrHight lines with a gradual
h ickward action of the arm in the sleeve at the elbow
— as the pen moves to the right— with a reversal of
this same backward acrioii in coDJunction with a
sliiiht rolling action to produce the cctmpound curve.
Nos. 12. 13. and 14 are made similarly to first part of
preceding form. N"s. 15, 16. 17 and/ 18 are purely
railing movement with a lateral and backward action
uf the forearm and elbow. Nos. 19. 20 and 21 same
as preceding, with les^i of the circular and in-and-
out, and more of the hinge and direct actions. Nos.
22. 23 and 24 are hinge and backward actions.
Practice witli a Irte and eas\- action on these
exercises un'il further orders. M ke from 300 to
400 strokes per minute in mo-*t of the forms. Not
that many each and every minute, but at that rate
of speed. No.J. 9, 10. 22, 23 and 24 not so fast.
Study as well as practice. The lonns given serve
in establishing the S'mplest movements : more dififi*
cult ones will follow. Your efforts will be criti-
cised through these columns^ if you will submit
practice that is carefully executed and systemaiic-
allv arranged. Send such practice to Zaner, Colum
bus, Ohio.
Tli« Nati .iml Advei tisinn Cjaifuoy, S^jueci Falls, N Y.,
ire offeriii;; to business scbo->Is a particularly attractive
lin-- nf bdvertisinRDOvelties. A leader of theirs is a wooden
meustirinij ru'e, wiih or without bras* edgf. Toese goods
art* S[eciallj printeil to or-ler with ihf advertisemeDt of
tbeseboi.1. They nre ihe Uiiid "f ibm^ ihat is not de-
srrovfd, reojaimut; /or « long period on the desk of the
M'-ftw ihtreiofe the adveriisernenti bn* a much more perma
iieut value iban an>thiiig «bcb jui^bt be presented in
n more peri&bnble form.
COMMERCIAL SCHOOL HUMOR.
A GirVa Idea •
In the Commercial Law cla
allowed to make
n a fouthern school for
answer to the question
" A married woman not
5 States "'
A Western Definition for ** Muarular " Jtfovement.
One of our Western writing teachers thought that as his
cowboy students had learned to " sling a good pen " {as
they expresstd it), through vigorous drills with the muscu-
lar or forearm movement, tbey should be alilf* to give an
accurate deflnitjnn of this miu-b talked about movement.
One of bis questions prnpnunded at the u&ual terra ex-
aminations was ; " What is the muscular or forearm move-
ment/'' The answer of one student: "It is a Dazey,'^
while very expressive and showing the student.'.< apprecia-
tion of its merits, was somewhat hazy and left the teacher
A Brace of Good Ones.
KNEW HliUSELF.
Clerk : " I really cannot read this letter ; the writing i
ton bad.'* _
Eniployei- Ompatiently) ; "
pood enough ; any fool could
Woonsiocket, K, I,, Reporter.
A CAPITALIST.
*' What is bis profession ? " asked one girl,
" He's a capitalist," replied the other.
*' He looks Jibe an artist."
" Oh, be IS He makes the capital letters that begii
magazine articles."— Washington Star.
I am mueh pleased to learn nf the course of lessons to^be
given in The Penman's Art Journal by Mr. Zaner.
Tbat feature alone will make each issue worth the cost
of a year's subscriution.— A. H. Barbour. Hartford,
Conn.
;m« to ha
He sends
utfitand'specimensof the work. This
ment ou the old brush-marking style— done quicker and
looks better. He should get large returns from Journal
readers.
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*'The Journal's" Public School Campaign.
The enlargement of The Journal gives more room for
features of special interest lo public school teachers, and
we promise our friendo to utilize the opportunity to the
fullest extent. We shall endeavor to make Thb Journal
ag much a necesHity for the grade teacher who is at all
Kenuinely interested in the work of writing and drawing as
for the supervitior or specialist. Our frieufis in the public
schools who are now subscribers can be of the greatest as-
sistance to us by pointing out to their fellow-teachers the
work that The Journal is doing.
Owing to the overcrowded condition of our columns,
«.nd notwithhtanding the enlargement of The Journal,
we are compelled to defer to the February issue the beKiu-
niug of Kr. K. M. Wallace's course of instruction in writ-
ing,for ungraded schools. Mr. Wallace has had much ex-
perience in this line, and Is thoroughly imbued with the
necessity for blotter work iu our ungraded schools. From
the examination we have given the lessons now in our
hando, we can safely promise our readers something helpful
and practical— genuine experience, not finespun theories.
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JJUfCTOROFTlRrEDllCATION.JtRJtrCnyNJ.
IflTItODVVTOKY.
rEACHINQ by the use of illustrative-
sketcliing has long been advocated
by philosophers and writers on edu-
cation. Bnt it is only recently that any considera-
ble number of practical teachers have been induced
to try the experiment. Several conditions have un-
doubtedly retarded this movement.
First, the natural conservatism of teachers as a
class. Before the time of Normal .Schools (perhaps
too much 80 since), teachers learned to teach by imi-
tating their own teachers ; and since their teachers
had nev(!r used illustrative-drawing, they had no ex-
amples to imitate.
Second, the false notion that only a favored few
can learn to draw. This belief, or accepted tradition,
has probably been more effective than all other
hinderances in causing teachers to hesitate. But,
while only a comparatively few have had the
courage of their convictions, it is a matter of con-
gratulation that the above obstructions are gradu-
ally giving way and that a few years hence we may
•expect many teachers to greatly increase their teach-
ing power through the ixse of illustrative-drawing.
Many are already convinced of the immense aid that
might be offered by some skill in drawing, but are
holding back because they think they lack the so-
called special talent supposed to be necessary.
The object of the present articles, now began in
The Penman's Art Journal, is to help remove this
last barrier and to show the most timid teacher, even
iu a country school, that she can learn to draw well
enough to illustrate school work on the blackboard.
For the immediate encouragement of all such, if,
should be stated that drawing on the blackboard is
more easily executed than drawing on paper. Both
psychology and experience testify to this fact,
Drrint'lion.
What is ilhistrativesketching? It is not any par-
ticular kind of drawing, exclusively. It is any and
all kimls of ilrawhig. whether (leeoratire. pictorial
or eoiiceptional. used for the purpose of illustration
It is aiiplied drawing, used as a language to help
learners to build up right concepts in their own
minds.
Since it is osually done on the blackboard, it can-
not claim great artistic excellence ; and since it'is
usually done in the presence of the class, it must be
done rapidly. This last coadition, and the fact that
pupils, many of tbem, are at a considerable distance
from the blackboard, would indicate that it must
be done with the utmost freedom and boldness.
The purpose of "the drawing then, determines the
manner of its execution, while the subject matter
to be taught determines the particular drawings to
be made. And since our modern teachers, even in
the primary grades, 'are obliged to teach at least the
elements of all subjects, the tield for illustrative-
drawing is as wide as the universe. We may find
our material, then, m the mineral, the vegetable,
the animal, or the spiritual kingdom.
After a few preliminary lessons in crayon holi-
ing and free movement exercises, the student uih}-
begin with geography, or the earth's surf.ice. As
most of its surface is water in a horizontal position,
he may make a first attempt by representing an
open sea, or the ocean when it is at pence. From
this he may proceed to lakes, bays, straits, plains,
prairies, terraces, bluffs, hills, mountains, volcanoes,
mountain ridges or chains, wigwams. Esquimaux
huts, canals, rivers, roads, valleys, gorges, canons,
waves, water-falls, water spouts, icebergs, clouds,
vegetables, fruits, leaves, plants, flowers, trees,
birds and all other animals. Most of the above list
are natural objects, but artificial objects, as tools,
implements, habitations, and whatever else man has
made or conceived, may be represented.
PB^CTtCAL ZESSOKS.
In illustrative as in all other drawing, there are
two phases of study : (1) There is the knowledge, the
scientific, the theoretical, or the intellectual side :
and (2) there is the skill, the art. the practical, or
the executive side. The antl.or having fully treated
the theoretical phase of drawing in other works
(see the author's " Advanced Freehand Manual, "
"Model and Object Manual," '.Esthetic Manual."
and " Mechanical Manual." published by D. C. Heath
& Co.. Boston aud New York), his chief aim now
will be to apply these principles and show how skill
may be acquired. While tliese principles will not
be ignored, but frequently referred to aud pointed
out, the burden of these lessons will be draw, draWy
DRAW !
First, there must be great freedom of movement.
This does not mean weakness, or careless movement,
however spontaneous ; it means movement compara.
lively rapid, but under perfeet control. Constant
practice in drawing will in iiuje uive some measure
of freedom and skill : but this freedom and ease may
l)e more quickly acquired by the use of movement
exercises specially constructed for this purpose (See
Plate VI, with Circles and combinations oi' Circles.)
Begin with Fig. 1. Stand firmly on the feet, in
front of the blackboard, about arm's length from it.
Place a point on the board about opposite the right
shoulder. Around this imaginary center, with
crayon in hand, swing the arm freely from the
shoulder joint, io a large circle two or three feet in
diameter, without tnarkir,^; on th? board at first, and
with but little motion at the elbow or wrist :iolnt.
Keep regular time, moving no faster downward than
upward. When this movement in the air. near the
surface of the board, is divested of a little of its
awkwardness, let the craj'on touch the board and
continue the rotary movement around and around
thirty or forty times wilhou': interruption. Prac-
tice the movement many tunes in both directions.
Now, insideof thelarge c'ircle a. practice the smaller
ones. 6. c, d and c, in the same way. If one should
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IXOMPANYING DRAWING LESSON BY LANGDON S. THOMPSON.
Methods of Teaching Penman-
ship in Graded Schools.
BY D. W. HOFF— ADAPTED TO ANY SYSTEM.
Arllcle 1.5.
THE PRCSISG PItOCESS.
MANY most earnest and enthusiastic teachers
succeed admirably in enthusing pupils, and in
working up a free movement on their part
Beyond this most important and commendable stage
they seem tmable to lead them.
To secure rapid, accurate writing is the aim of all
true teachers. The process by which accuracy and
freedom are blended in the manipulation of thu
pupil's writing machinery, the writer has seen fit to
style the pruiiingproccss.
The plan adopted for grades three to eight in-
clusive is briefly this :
First, pupils are drilled vigorously upon ezercise
1 in Article 13, first with direct then with reverse
motion. Following this is an exercise identical with
No. 2 by Professor Thornburgh in the December
JODRNAL. These we insist shall be made with the
fingers /(('Ws<(7/ (not stiff), and with wrist running
in and out of the sleeve. The continuous rapid
repetition of this s<?-e(c/ii;ig, limbering-up exercise
produces that indispensable habit, the rest-arm vibra-
tion, which is the very foundation of all useful
writing skill. This must be kept up for days, and
in some cases for weeks, until it becomes a habit—
until it is easier for the pupil to vibrate his arm than
to let it lie still and to use his fingers. This point
gained, we have reached the first stage in the de-
velopment of skill. And just here begins the mold-
ing process.
Capital Letter Practice,
Next a few capital letters are assigned for prac-
tice. Those which necessitate the least modification
of the movements already ground in come first.
The method of impressing the true forms of the let-
ters to be written upon the pupil's mind has already
been fully discussed in former articles. Then by
degrees the itruning goes on as other letters are in-
troduced which necessitate still further modifications
and combinations of fundamental vibrations— the
cutting away of a little fullness of curvature here,
the shortening or lengthening of a familiar curved
or straight sweep there, etc.
The Critical Slage.
Now, two thoughts must be uppermost in the mind
of both teacher and pupil at t his the second stage of the
work, viz. : There must be definite mental copy and a
fearless, well planned effort toward its reproduction.
And just here is the critical stage. Either a pupil
will be inclined to timidity, inspired by fear of the
effect of unsubdued motion upon form, or he will
neglect to properly preplan his movements, which
feel especially awkward in beginning this exercise,
there would be no objection to his making a large ,
circle on the board by means of a string or pair of
compasses, to be used as a guide for the first few
lessons. But the effort, of course, should be to be-
come independent of these helps as soon as possible.
Figures '2, 3, 4, .5, etc., of Plate VI will aft'ord a
great variety of movements for further practice, but
they need not all be mastered before taking up other
exercises. The arrows will show the directions for
the movements. an<l the letters in each figure will
show the order in which each part is to be made.
■While all the figures in Plate I are well adapted
for giving freedom of movement, they are also very
practical, as all teachers must have frequent occa-
sions when they can use drawings of banners to
great advantage. In connection with the exercises of
Plate I, construct a large horizontal figure 8 on the
board, three feet in length, and practice on it with a
free, swinging and continuous movement of the
whole arm. in both directions. For practice, none
of these banners should be made less than three feet
long. The arrows indicate the directions for the
various movements.
Siigfjestiona,
1. Begin your practice to-day.
2. Practice ten or fifteen minutes every day,
3. Keep the form to be made vividly in your 'im-
agination.
4. Do not be discouraged at apparent failure— it
IS only apparent.
5. Begin, at once, to use your skill, though ever so
little, in illustrating some lesson before your class.
6. Draw, draw, draw !
ACCOMPANYING WRITING LESSON BY D. W. HOFF.
10
niav liest be characterized as reckless or aimless.
Jn»t here, too, is manifest those qualities which dis-
tinKuish the strong from the weak teacher. The
one will insist upon freedom but starve the impil's
mind by neglecting to put into it such thoughts as
vill enable him to work out the problem of the
n.ind's management of the physical machine, In
the hands of such a teacher (?) tlie pupil's movement
■will degenerate into a mere 8cril)bling habit. The
other— the true teacher— knows how to put these
thonghU into the mindthat has the controlling jmwer
oier the scriptjiroduciny muscles: knows how to
mske the work progressive ; knows how to inspire
confidence on the part of the pupil.
Taet in JIandliny I'uptlt.
The true teacher knows •' how to put India to my
boys." Should a pupil say : '•Well, I can't write
this way," at this stage of his progress, there are a
hundred ways to meet his statement. Suppose, for
example, tlie statement came from a pnpil in the
fourth or fifth year, the weak teacher would either
flatly contradict it, and demand that he jjroceed
instanter, or would say, " Well, do the best you
can," and stop at that. The erst course not only
fails to convince the pupil that he can, but often
deepens his determinatiou not to try, and the second
course is virtually an admission that the teacher too
is of lik(^ opinion. How soon the pupil will reason
thus: "You (his teacher) promised me success. Now
yoQ admit that I have failed." How encouraging !
The triie teacher instantly finds some way of
meeting the statement that will appeal at once to
his reason and inspire new desire and courage.
How? Well, just an example or two. First, one
that always fits. The teacher immediately asks,
"How long since you learned to write'/" Ans.
"Three years." "Have you always written with
the fingers?" Ans. "Yes." " How long have you
tried to write with the arm?" Ans. "Two months."
" Do yon expect the arm to mind as well with two
months' training as the fingers do after three years'
training 'f" This shows the reasmiable pupil the ab-
surdity of his statement. Did your legs mind the
first time you tried to skate? Did yon have any
trouble in teaching yonr fingers where the piano
keys were, and how to strike ihem'i' Can yon ride
your wheel " hands off " the first week 't etc.
But to return to the pruning.
Itfilucltttf the Size.
The pupil is now supposed to have reached that
etage in liis progress where he can secure approxi-
mate results ns to form with freedom. One result at
this point is that his work looks large and sprawly.
The special oftice of exercises 1 to 4 inclusive is to
focus his motion— to force a reduction in size,
to secure lateral freedom and absolutely level
joinings between such letters as o, v or w and
other short letters. Tlie first two serve the
first named purpose fairly well. The letters iu the
third must be written short enough to be piled up
four deep, thus forcing a reduction iu height. The
slide from ») to n must be both long enough and
straight enough to support another word, thus forc-
ing freedom and precision in its making.
Exercises 4 and 5 are planned to assist in shorten-
ing letters, but incidentally provide for the econom-
ical use of the i)aper. After writing upon all the
lines reverse the page and write ou the under side
of them. Another noticeable feature of the writing
of beginners is the lack of precision given to down
strokes, especially in small letters. When we re-
member that with the e.\ception of six strokes, all
told, every down stroke in the small alphabet is a
slanting (or vertical) straight line, it is not surpris-
ing that they jday so prominent a part iu the gen-
eral appearance of a page.
One plan for securing accuracy in this direction is
to place upon the blackboard the straight lines em-
bodied in a letter or word, then to "build" it up
complete, directing pnpils to imitate. To emphasize
the straight line iu the pupil's mind as a means of
secnring the necessary straight backward sweep.
have him first build his small letters ou a large scale,
then ni?-i(e them same size. Next let them be re-
dnced by degrees to the minimum size, and then to
float his movement right into words and sentences.
Exercises 14 to 'Jj. inclusive, should first be built
upon the slant line. After carefully placing the
slant line proceed to write the letter over it, tracing
the slant line with the down stroke of the letter.
This should be done first deliberately, then, by de-
grees, more and more rapidly, until the arm has
been taught to move backward rapidly and with a
straight motion.
As seen in the copy, the letters are first constructed
on a large scale, then overwritten with smaller ones,
each time tracing a portion of the original slant
line. The next step is to write in a bold hand words
that may be begun and ended with a slanting
straight line, such as in win. tin, ten, thin, then,
than, tuned, under, think, thinking, etc. Following
this come sentences chosen with special reference to
the straight line feature. (See examples below.)
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most energetic teacher of writing, and endeavors to see
that bis teachers are supplied with literature tUat will
create and keep up their writing enthusiasm. He has pro-
duced good results iu Pasadena,
— In a lite letter, O. W. Nottingham.Supr., Coldwater,
Mich., and Van "Wert, O., writes: "The 'write up' you
eave my pupils will be of great value to me in my work.
The local papers will copy the article, and the pupils wlU
work with greater interest since some of their names were
published. It will be a great aid in all my work." "We
review every specimen of student's work sent us in our
"Public School Work" or "Student's Specimens" col-
umns, and the object of the criticism iu these columns is to
help the teacher, pupil and the cause of good writing.
Seud along your work.
— C. H. Peirce, for 23 years Supervisor at Keokuk, la.,
and proprietor of the Gate City B C, iu the same city, for
many years, has been recently elected to the position of
Supervisor of Writing in the Evansville, Ind., city schools.
Evausville has a population of 60,000, and employs 200
teachei"s. We congratulate the school board and citizens
of that enterprising city on their decision to have writing
properly taught hereafter, as well as on their good judg-
ment in selecting so experienced and strong a man as Mr.
Peirce. For years be has been the life of all conventions
he has attended and we know that the pood people of
Evausville will find the money invested in his salary the
best they have ever expended.
— The Journal was mistaken in naming J. S. Merrill
as Supvr. at Springfield, O. He is a teacher in the city
schools and much interested in writing. Miss .Josephine
Weigel is the Supervisor and a good one too. She is teach-
ing a 70*^ slant.
A New Definition of Drawing.
A Western supervisor, after careful explanation of what
drawing is, asked the pupils iu the first grade primary to
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ACCOMPANYING WRITING LESSON BY D. W. HOFF.
Another point that may he developed here is the
spacing between words. When thus written these
spaces are clear cut.
In giving the above described exercises place them
first upon the board in the presence of class. Don't
keep pnpils blocking out too long.
give an original definition of their own. One six-year-old
gave the following, which, we think, excels many of the
more elaborate definitions : '* Drawing is thinking and
markine around the thinks."
Another pupil in the same room gave for brain the fol-
lowing original definition : " Brain is the place where you
keep your thinks.''
FRATERNAL NOTES.
— Miss M. Fronia Whitehead is a special teacher of writ-
ing in Benton Harbor, Mich.
— J H. Buck is Supervisor of Writing in city schools,
Portland, Oregon.
— In addition to his other duties as Principal of the Cen-
tLinnial Business College, S. E. Shook gives one-half his
time to the city schools of Greenville, Ohio, as Supervisor
of Writing.
— Supervisor G. W. Ware is proud of bis pupils, who
cfiptured twenty-four premiums at the late Texas State
Fair. He has gotten the teachers iu the schools m harmonv
with his own ideas and the result is first-class work in both
writing and drawing.
— Supervisor Franc Barkman of Gi'and Rapids, Mich., is
meeting with success iu bis work in the schools there. In a
recent letter to The Jocrnal be says: '* Will you discuss
through The Jocrnal at an early date some plans for es-
tablishing perfect pen holding in lower grades?" We
trust some of the brother supervisors will come to the front
with their methods, as no doubt, be-iides Mr. Barkman,
many others are anxious to have a little more bght on this
important point.
— W. H. Stump is no longer Supervisor at Tecumseh,
Mich., but is now doing itinerant teaching with head-
quarters at Freeburg, Ohio.
— W. P. Hammond, Supervisor, Pasadena, Cal., is a
A. Tienlcre, fSo
rid Thief, New Oric
A man who calls himself A. Tigniere, and gives his ad-
dress as 362 Poydras street, New Orleans, recently issued a
circular soliciting penwork, and containing an alleged tes-
timonial from the editor of The Journal, also one jointly
signed Lyman P. Spencer, H. W. Flickiuger and Daniel
T. Ames. Both these testimonials with relation to all the
signers are absolute forgeries. A. Tigniere was written
up in The Journal as long as ten years ago as a forger and
thief, and the years have brought to him no improvement.
More than that, he glories in his scoundrelism, and we
have from him a number of letters, extending ov* r the past
ten years, in which he proclaims his dishonesty with
pride, and tells about one or another swindle which he has
carried out or has in contemplation. These letters con-
tain evidence abundantly sufficient to land him in the pen-
itentiary—a destiny which it is probable he will not much
longer evade.
Allard'n Pen Guide.
We are pleased to know from Mr. C. H. Allard of
Quincy, III, that bis patented g:uide for securing correct
hand position, "The Penman's Ring," is meeting with a
very cordial reception, both from schools and private
learners. The device is remarkably simple and it is al-
most impossible to get it out of order. Mr. Allard has en-
thusiastic testimonials from many well-known teachers.
'•^enniajtA Q7ti&Qyiu.ina.0
c
Fig. I
BY A. F. NEWLANDS, SUPERVISOR OF WRITING.
KINGSTON, ONT.
No. 1.
IXTROnVCTOKY.
^'PTitve aU thinys, hold fast that which in (;ood."
1. — Only those who have -nndertaken a similar
work will apprehend and appreciate the difficulties
in the way of a satisfactory and acceptable presen.
tation of this subject to the thou-
sands of readers of this paper. In or-
der to enlist the cooperation of
these readers in removing some of
the difficulties, it is necessary to call
attention to them. First, then, for
generations everything has tended to
form in the minds of all Americans,
and especially of all who have taken
sufficient interest in penmanship to
read The Journal, certain fixed
ideals of position, movement, direc-
tion, form, joining, spacing, hair
lines, shading, etc. It is not at all
surprising, therefore, that there is a
whole army of honest, well-meaning
persons who are opposing every phase
of the reform. They are unable to
get rid of these ideals, and conse-
quently cannot judge writing by any
other standard ; nor can they ap-
proach the matter in the right atti-
tude to give it a fair personal trial.
The person who will most readily find
what there is in vertical wiiting is
he who can most completely throw
overboard all preconceived notions of what con-
stitutes writing. Perfect open-mindedness and a
persistent application of the motto which heads this
article are prime requisites in the investigation of
this subject.
2. — Closely allied to this condition is the fact that
most persons are able to see only that for which
they have been in the habit of looking. Obvious facts
lie all about them unobserved until attention is di-
rected to them. Even then some persons find much
more difficulty in apprehending than others.
3 — Without going beyond this sentence will the
reader turn his attention to the simple lines in figure
1 and see if they suggest anything to him ? To most
persons who have not seen it before this little sketch
is entirely meaningless until they are told that an
artist once said he could represent with only three
lines a soldier and his dog entering an inn. This is
a very simple illustration of how easy it is for the
mind to receive ideas when properly prepared for
them. If it were as easy to prepare the minds of
the readers for new ideas of what is essential to
writiog the main difficulty would have disappeared.
As a matter of fact, however, very many persons
are quite unconscious of certain habits and tenden-
cies in their natural handwriting.
4. — A third obstacle has recently been created —
the dozen or so styles or so called "systems" that
have been thrown upon the American market dur-
ing the past year, none of which bear even a family
resemblance to the system to be presented in these
lessons. The German style is simply a round-hand,
certainly a marvelous improvement upon the Ger-
man script. The English styles are usually English
round-band written upright, and the aim of some of
the authors and publishers seems to have been to
embrace all known letter forms. The American va-
rieties, of which there has been a prolific crop, are
all strongly infiuenced by the standard sloping style
that has so long dominated the school writing on
this continent. This influence is strongly marked
in the forms of nearly all the small letters, in the
narrow turns and hair lines, while most of those
wbo have ventured upon the subject at all have
illustrated and recommended the same position of
baud and arm.
5. — It is not to be assumed that the suggestions
made in these lessons are final. Much has yet to be
learned about writing. Should any reader of The
Journal find what seems to be an important error
in the inferences here drawn, or should any one
have serious difficulty in getting the point of view
urged, a question addressed to this paper will re-
ceive careful attention,
6. — It is now commonly acknowledged that the
aim of our schools is not simply to teach reading,
writing, arithmetic, etc., but rather to take the lit-
tle children and promote their most complete devel-
opment into men and women. Tbis aim must be
kept in view in the special writing lessons as well as
in those on literature or number.
7. — Let us consider, then, the little child as he
comes to onr schools. It is observed that except in
rare, abnormal cases he has a well formed body,
that he preserves while standing or walking the
most hygienic posture, and that he will not sit long
in an unhe.-ilthful position unless some circum-
stances compel him to do so. We cannot improve
him in these respects. We may to some extent
change him, but the change will invariably be in
the direction of deformity , The child, however,
has wonderful adaptability. He will usually find
the easiest way of doing things whether the condi-
tions be lavorable or unfavorable. That is to say, if
it is easier for him to do certain things in an un-
natural, unhygienic position than in his natural
posture he readily assumes the unnatural position,
and this he will continue to do until the bad position
becomes second nature.
H — Now observe, in the case of yourself or other
persons, that when the forearms are raised and the
elbows retained at the sides the shoulders, spine and
chest retain their normal relative positions, there is
not even a tendency to assume an unhealthful post-
ure. When, however, the whole arms are raised
and carried outward and forward the spine begins
to curve, the shoulders are drawn forward and the
cheat more or less contracted,
!) — In the next place, observe the position of the
plane of the paper you are now reading in relation
to the eyes. Give a book or paper to each of any
number of persons and note how they hold it in re-
lation to the eyes. Probably in every case it will
be noticed that the paper is held with considerable
slope, and usually from fourteen to eighteen inches
from the eyes. With children the distance will be
shorter, the angle about the same. If it were
natural to read with the page in a horizontal posi-
tion surely some one would have been ingenious
enough to have designed a flat topped reading desk.
If, however, in reading it is best to hold the paper
with considerable slope, say from fifteen to twenty
degrees, that must also be the best position in rela-
tion to the eyes when writing,
lO. — How does this apply when we come to con-
sider the body, arm and hand? It has already been
observed that to raise the whole arms and bring
them forward tends to draw the head and shoulders
forward, and when the writer uses a flat desk this
tendency is greatly increased by the effort to bring
the eyes into the proper position in relation to the
paper. This is the unnatural position assumed by
writers when resting both arms upon an approxi-
mately flat desk. The position is even worse when
the side is turned to the desk. One shoulder is sup-
ported, the other droops; and, in addition to the
other evils, lateral curvature of the spine is an in-
evitable consequence.
11. — Now let us examine the conditions with
respect to a sloping desk. If the reader has not
access to a sloping desk he should extemporize one
with a piece or board or a wide flat book. Notice
first that with a sloping desk nearly adapted to the
height of the writer the elbows may be kept in the
normal position at the sides, thus avoiding all tend-
ency to draw the shoulders and spine out of posi-
tion. The paper is brought at the proper angle
nearer to the face, and there is no necessity for
adapting the body to the desk in this respect. If
the body inclines forward, as it usually does slightly,
the bending is mainly at the hip joints, and tbere is
no prolonged contraction of one set of muscles and
a corresponding relaxation of another set as when
the shoulders are drawn forward. There is do
desire to spread out the arms and settle down with
the chest against the edge of the desk.
12.— If the inferences drawn from the experiments
suggested in the preceding paragraph are correct, it
must follow that only a desk with considerable slope
admits of a truly hygienic position for writing.
13. — Again will the reader raise the fore-arm,
keeping the elbow at the side. Observe the position
of the hand. Is not the palm turned inward? Con-
tinue to raise the arm from the shoulder outward —
does the position of the band change? Does not the
palm turn downward as the elbow comes up? Are
not these the natural positions of the hand for the
respective positions of the arm ? It will not need a
prolonged trial to show that with the palm of the
hand down, upon a desk with a slope of fifteen or
more degrees, freedom in writing is impossible,
especially if an effort be made to maintain anything
like the standard slope. As tbis is the only position
of the band that will naturally give sloping writing,
it follows that sloping writing is wholly unnatural
upon a hygienic desk : nay, more, as an effective
instrument of expression it may be said to be impos-
sible. With the hand in the natural posititn on
such a desk, the elbow at the side and the palm
turned inward, we get the freest movement for ver-
tical writing,
14. — Unless you try the experiments suggested in
this paper it is not worth your while reading a sin-
gle word of it.
r —The author of these lessons is glad of this opportu-
11
Writing as Taught in Public Schools of
Leading: American Cities.
Reports for "The Penman's Art Journal " from
City Superintendents of Schools.
WE Kive herewith the fourth installment o£ The
Journal's poll ot snptiiuteuileiits of educa-
tiou in all American cities and more impor-
tant towns with relation to the teaciiiDg of writing
under their jurisdiction. In the past three issues of
The Journal rt-ports have been published from
many cities, among them Chicago. Philadelphia,
Boston, Baltimore, Minneapolis, San Francisco,
Albany, Salt Lake City, Toronto, Halifax. Wash-
ington, Providence, Trenton. Jersey City. St. Joseph,
Atlanta, Montreal, &c. The questions asked the
superintendents are appended herewith, and those
few wbo have not yet responded are cordially re-
quested to do so.
First.-Hnve you iovoMittalcd the rinlms ol verilonl
"■'•.'ty'T t" »"y t'xtt'iiif If BOt whnt is your opiuloii
of I lie b»
1 tlli» CO
._ ...itt' more or lews vt-ilunl lUan Iho
copy (
A'civ Jiedfordf Mass,
1 experimented last year with vertical writing in one of
my grammar schools for some months, and the result
obtaiued was very gratifying to the school and to me.
We have been us.Ing Harper's series of copy-books, but
an order was introduced at the last meeting of our Board
which calls for the consideration of the Board of the
question of change of the vertical system of writing in the
schools.
Vertical writing recommends itself to us ;
(1.) Because it seems to be acquired by the pupils more
readily, that is. it moves along the lioes of least resistance.
[2 ) The results are much more legible.
(3.) It appears to have stronger hygienic arguments
in its favor than the sloping writing; 1 think the tend-
ency of pupils in our school is to write more slanting
than the normal slope. W. E. Hatcn, t>vpt.
A««' London, Conn
1. I have investigated the vertical writing to some ex-
tent, and will frankly say that I do not like it. I do not
believe that pupils can be taught to write any more rapidly.
It is also ungraceful.
2. No.
3. Appleton's series of copy books by L. D. Smith. I
think the tendency is to write with less slant than indi-
cated in copy-books, but in my opinion that is the fault of
In Mr. Smith's own schools in Hartford the writing is
beautiful. I regard him as the best teacher of writing it
has ever been my good fortune to meet.
Chtis. B. Jennings^ Sv.pt.
Bangor, Maine,
1. Yes. Impression very favorable.
8. No. Possibly.
3. Yes. More vertical than copy.
Superintendent of Schools.
JSllchartf Jnd,
1. Have examined it somewhat, but have given it no
practical test. From a Imsiuess point of view it seems to
me to be preferable to the other systems. Its clumsy,
heavy appearaace is, perhaps, the greatest objection to it.
2. No.
3. We must use copy-books furnished by the State.
D. W. Thomas, Supt.
Cleveland, O.
1. Yes. Too slow a hand.
2 No.
3. Spencerian copy-books ai-e used. Higher grades wrKo
more vertical than copy.
^U23erintendent of Public Schools.
Aurora, III.
1. Have not investigated very thoroughly. Am disposed
to look favorably on the change. ,
3. Two of my teachers experimented with it in their
classes last term.
3. We use copy-books, regular slant.
J. H. Freeman^ Supt.
Guelph, Out.
1. My opinion of vertical writing is exceedingly favor-
able. , >. L
2. Ic is being introduced in our schools. It has been
taught only to junior classes; and for six months. Results,
so far good.
3. Authorized copy-books of Ontario used.
1 til 11
N. Taylor^ Inspecto
^Automatic" PeumauAhlp.
The handsomest specimens of automatic penmanship that
we have heeu in many a day come to us with the compli-
ments of A. B. Cui^hmao, Chicago, whose business an-
nouncement will be found in another column. Mr. Cush-
man has a remarkable command of form in lettering and
an excellent eye for color, and the combination is ex-
tremely pleasing
Au Easy Way to Make Mouoy.
Dear Readers.— I rend the correspondents' letters. Sorao
raise im bushels of corn per acre, some raise three or four
crops per year of many varieties, but when I read how that
vounK man made S3.000 plating knives, forks and Jewelry. I
'did not believe it. Yet. it looked so reasonable that I ordered
a $5 platinff machine from H. F. Deloo & Co. of Columbus,
Ohio. When unpiicked, to my surprise it went to work like
a little Kiant and I looked on. It does the finest of goW,
silver or nickel plating and is the greatest money maker I
ever saw Anyone can get circulars by writing.
EIGHTEENTH ANNP
VIIW or NORTH WALL ON KNTKRING MAIN APARTMHNT THE SRCTION SHOWN IS ABOUT 50 FKF.T LONG
Coiner of Cot Room-Llnch Hour.
Q^Tri'
ISARY NUMBER.
14
i877-i^5-
A BIRTHDAY SKETCH ON HOMESPUN.
EIGHTEEN ycar> ago
u hrand new infant
opene** its blinking
eye» to the wonders of
th<! jouroolistic world
and opened its lips to
rec'-ive the nuraing-boltle
helrl \>y nn anxiouit parent
who had long looked forward
t(j the event with hope and not
without fear. That infant
was Thb Penman's Art
.TocRNAL. Wise doctors wbo
had been apprised of its com-
ing shook their heads and
pointed ominously to a row
of tiny tombstones half cov-
ered by the moss of oblivion
in a pitiful little weed-rank
Imrtal plot consecrated to the tender dead of pemanehip
journalism. But the parent had faith along with his hope
and fear. Carefully he ntu'f-od the youngsttr and with a
parent's pride marked its growth to lusty-lunged youth
and thence to healthy, splf-reliant maturity. It is nearly
_ old enough to vote
now, and he still re-
gards it with the
same affection and
pride that it elicited
as a youngster in
The Journal's
passed in a crowded
little room ap-
proached by devious
winding stairs that
tried the souls and
the feet of its visiting
friends. The walls
of the room were
^iP^^'
^en/riOA/ii
Cty€cC<2^auuiS
shed
itb
spiral-limbed deer
that bounded'to the screams of wing-spread eagles in irre-
proachable curl-feathers. Files of old-time "resolutions"
rioting in variety of text according to the approved style of
that day, and swathed with "flourished" embellishments,
looked complacently down from somber walnut frames. It
was all very good pen art for that time, representing an
Imniense amount of labor and technical skill ; but pen art
has advanced with giant strides in the past eighteen years
and most of those old show-pieces— work and frames cost-
ing thousands of dollars— are now, alas ! seen only by the
rats In the su^^cellar of The Journal'h handsome new
home.
In the beginning The Journal had eight pages— aboirt
one-third of its present size Practically all the work, busi-
ness and -editorial, was
done by one man, and re-
quired only a fraction of
his time. To-day it em-
ploye the services of a
score of busy people, and
Its connecting art depart-
ment is far the largest
establishment of the kind
■ in the world. This t-ingle
issue coats as much as it
cost to run the paper a
maneot List." which was created at their suggestion, and
which bus been the editor's particular pride and pet
from the beginning, its membership bearing witness to the
unvarying loyalty and goodwill of the great majority of
those who have won professional eminence in our line.
Enrolled on this \\i,X, also, are the names of hundreds of
successful teachers and school proprietors who were hardly
beyond their abc's
when the first i?sue
of The Penman s
Art Journal cam--
from the press.
When The Jorn-
nal was established,
the American ti^-hl
of business educatiin
was very differtnt
from what it is to-
day. There were
)babli
ifty
schools in all entitled William a. Cowie, Art Depaf
to be called business special representative.
colleges, with a total
nroUment of perhaps 5,000. A conservative
based on data that t
letter files and subscriptic
year in its early days, and presents
more illustrations and more iu-
Ntruction in the various lines per-
taining to the art for which it
•-tands thau were presented in a
year then. The subscription price
IS tbe same, but the subscriber gets
as much for ten cents now as The
Hrtt subscribers got for a dollar.
There are men within our profes-
>ion— quite a number of ihem—
whose subscriptions date back to
the paper's establishment ; enrolled
as life subscribers on our "Per-
stimate
collated, and fortified by our
lists, places the present num-
ber of distinctive business
schools and regular organ
ized business departments
of normal schools, literary
colleges, etc., at 1,5C0; the
number of teachers em-
ployed at over 10,000, and
the total studentenrollment
, durmg the bard year just
closed at 125,000. This does
not include the more than a
thousand special shorthand
schools (except those that
have general commercial
departments) , nor the
thousands of academies
and other private schools
that have taken up one or
more of tbe commercial
studies without organizing
a regular department.
This increase, unprecedented in the educational annals
of any country, is born of the impulse of practical Ameri-
cans to get right down to the bones of business knowledge
with a dissecting knife rather than attempt to
study tbe inner organism through the bide by
theoretical telescopes. The demand of the times
is for men and women who know how to do
things that pertain to everyday life— and this
is the work that the reputable business schools
are doing.
The business school of to-day is a radically
different thing from what it was when The
Journal was established. Then the course
was mainly Penmanship and Bookkeepicg,
with the accent on the former. Now it is
these— and a great deal more. But penmanship
remains the most pervasive branch. Most of
the teachers are required to handle it— even
those whose main work is on other lines, and
practically all the students take it. If its posi-
tion in the perspective of the commercial cur-
riculnm has shifted somewhat, the fact re-
mains that it is, and always must be, the one
prominent feature common to all commercial
schools. And it is also a fact, tremendously
provocative of vanity in The Journal's con-
ductors, that there is scarcely a commercial school of im-
portance in existence where The Penman's Art Journal
is not regularly read by the proprietors, by the teachers and
by tbe more ambitious students. Fully three-fourths of
tbe proprietors and a large percentage of teachers are en-
rolled by request on our Life List.
Onr Hantlsoyttehj KefiU^d Hnme.
Friends of The Journal who have not visited us since
last spring would be likely to think that they had got in
the wrong place if they were to step from the elevator into
om- remodeled home. Indeed, this has been a matter of
•daily experience ever smce the renovation was completed.
We now occupy the entire floor of a large Broadway office
'building. Most of this space, 115 fert deep with ample
frontage on Broadway, is thrown into a single apartment,
unbroken by dividing wall or partition. Here are located
the business and editorial offices, reception parlors and art
work rooms. A stairway guarded by a handsome grille of
Venetian bent-iron pierces the floor toward the lower end
of this main apartment. Access during business hours,
however, is had by means of elevator lower down the hall.
which continues back from the grille a distance of about
forty feet, leading to the shipping department and cut
room io the extreme rear. This hail, threaded from the
offices by a tastefully simple railing, has a noble wall-
reach of more than a hundred feet, which is utilized for
our main art gallery. Its color tone (and that of the other
walUi, a subdued terra cotta, is enriched by tbe delicate
blue of the ceiling and pillars. This wall is hung from end
to end with pictorial designs, tbe product of the Art De-
partment, an exhibit that we may safely challenge the
world to match in point of numbers, variety, freshness of
composition and perfection of finish. Every phase of pic-
torial art, not only tbe penman's but the art of the general
designer and ilIus>trator, is represented here by appropriatt'
examples — pen-and-ink and brush ; blackand whites,
monochromes in neutral grays and browns, water-colors,
illuminations in gilt and silver; original hand work and
reproductions by processes of lithography and engraving.
Here a large brush design framed in carved oak, set in a
wall panel of green-blue velvet; thei-e a book cover sketch
—a little gem of color flashing from a shadow-box
held in delicate fingers of beaten gold ; yonder a
bank of diplomas massed in simple oaken moldings, melt-
ing into an irregular group of illuminated testimonials,
addresses, show cards, composite panels of banknote
script and ornate
commercial designs, w — ..
art posters in color,
figure sketches,
architectural d e -
signs, art menus for
swell club dinners,
borders and orna -
ments — all artitt
ically mounted in
gold and oak and
enamel and silk ani
silver — each settin};
specially designed to
enhance the value of
the particular pict-
ure it encloses and
promote the general
harmony and beauty
of the ensemble. The
other walls take up n Y -T " B
this pictorial history
of the progress and present development of the designer's
art, and the story is further elaborated by specimen books
and showcases bright with dainty bits in rococo, acanthus,
Grolier, Monkish missal, and pages from albums that may
have cost ten dollars or ten hundred. The frames alone on
these walls represent an outlay that would purchase a good
farm, and the work put in the designs they hold would be
sufficient to cultivate it for a term of years. The cost of
some single frames mounts up into the hundreds of dollars.
It is a display that challenges the attention and elicits the
admiration of every caller, be he truckman^
resolution ambassador from the Golden
Gate Society, lawyer, banker, clubman,
publisher, pnnter, lithographer, artist—
and all these and many more are embraced
in our extensive clientiHe.
We will leave to the pictures herewith
further details of tbe appointments of our
attractive quarters. There are some diffi-
culties of perspective that baffle the best of
photographers when it comes to interiors;
yet the work has been done quite creditably
in this case, and, though incomplete, will
give the discriminating observer a fair idea
of our surroundings. All our mechanical
work in the line of printing, engraving,
lithographing, etc.. is done in outside build-
ings.
At the Hub of the Metropolis*
The location of The Journal's home is
in the heart of the Greater Busiuess New
York. Outside is the rumble and roar
of the New World's greatest commercial
thoroaghfare— the mighty Broadway, on which it fronts
just below its intersection by Fulton, and in the immediate
neighborhood of John. Cortlaodt, Dey, Liberty and Nassau
streets. Maiden lane. Park row and other business-crowded
highways of the melTopoli«.
Visitors "doing" New York can find no better
striking point than from The Journal's office.
It is convenient to everywhere— the Brooklyn
Bridge, Old Trinity", Bartholdi's ugly big girl.
Miss Liberty ; the great office buildings, several
of which house each enough people to make, with
their families, a town of 10,000.
Half-a-dozen blocks down to that
narrow, dirty little bank-lined
canon, through which an exhaust-
lees torrent of gold plunges like
bilgewater through the scuppers
of a ship— Wall street. Here are
the great money exchanges, amaz-
ing Temples of Mammon where
visitors may look down from gal-
leries upon frantic men, dancing,
gesticulating, shrieking in bar-
barous unknown tongues, in the
frenzied orgies connected with the
worship of the Golden Calf. Here, with Father Washing-
Ion himself on guard, is the Sub-Treasury where Uncle
Sam stores his surplus millions. Here also is the New York
Clearing House, whose stupendous monied transactions,
since its establishment 41 years ago, foot up to more than
a thousand thousand millions— twenty six thousand millions
last year alone, when Wall street was desperately " poor " —
$142,188, 724. i'S in a single day, and a daily average of over
eighty-four millions.
An uptown swing of tweuly minutes and the visitor is
in the aristocratic purlieus of the Fifth avenue "diamond-
back" district, where Vanity Fair dirports itself in all the
pomj) and circumstance of luxurious Fashion. A detour
of twenty minutes and his nostrils are assailed by the un-
speakable reek of the East side tenement district, packed
closer with human flesh and blood than any other piece of
the globe — thirty jier cent, closer than the Coolies are
huddled together in the densest quarters of Canton. Cin-
cinnati's population in the limits of one square mile !
But greatest sight of all, most wonderful, most iaspir-
iog, is Broadway itself with its working clothes on. Un-
true to its name, at no point wider than a respectable
village side street, the great trade artery at our location is
more than usually contracted. A healthy boy could easily
span the distance from cui'b to curb in a hop skip-and-
jump. But he would find it mighty tiresome wailing for a
clear field to practice the feat, except on Sunday.
All through the business day there is the never ending,
never diminishing human procession, crowding the side-
walks, threading through the maze
of vehicles at the crossings, darting
in and out of doors and side streets
like an enormous hire of bees. And
tuward night, when the great busi-
establishments are
pouring out their hun- Il'il'*'r^< ■ ^-^
dreds of thousands, the »»'■"' 'vp» * *1
sightisoneofneverto-be- /'['rBlIniJ I ST
forgotten impressiveness. l! illlsjllll I i i| !?: * l!
All New York and all the E Ji5?r.^j;iltt fl 5' lil Ef
earth is represented in •'-U* o-y-j-u*™"/*.^ iSl.A^i»^
this most magnificent '>^^!'<^H>fff , « *W6*«^
spectacle which the Me- Y^^ * J,t^^ Jll!!^|P
tropolis affords. The 4* ' _, '*^'"^*Vp
sleek, rotund banker and ^ *3l= ^B
merchant, flanked by red- [^^j^ Tf e ka h lable b
fezzed Turks and white
turbaned Hindoos; bell-topped dudes and ladies of fine?it
feather, jostled by dirt-grimed laborers; swart daughters
of Italy, enveloped in rank greens and pui'ples that smite
the eye with a shock; swarms of typewriting girls, tired
clerks, sedate professional men, droves of office boys; Ameri-
Irishmen, Freuchmen, Cubans, pig tailed
, Negroes, flerce-whiskered Norsemen, wild-eyed
Russian Hebrews and immigrants from the ends of earth.
White men and black; yellow, brown and all the tones be-
tween. Millionaires and beggars and thieves— everybody
from everywhere— hurrying, scurrying as though Gabriel's
lips were pursed to the eternal trump and each individual's
salvation depended OQ prompt answer to the roll call.
Sounds, too, which only lower Broadway knows. The deep
artillery thunderings of loaded trucks, punctuated by the
musketry rattle of cab and carriage. Car gongs hoarsely
clanging, vehicles clashing, drivers swearing, policemen
shouting, street venders calhng their wares in a composite
jargon of a dozen languages, screeching like Bashi-bazouks.
'k^ca^iom ClTUtC d/oa UULIP
Nowhere else such a miracle
of human sight and sound and
motion; nowhere else such a
folk panorama, instinct with
pulsing life, aflame with shift-
mg color, as is framed against
the monstrous piles of brick
and marble that lift their
rueged heads to the early
evening sky of lower Broad-
way.
For the rest, come and see us.
Our guardian angel will greet
you at the door, and the
legend she bears is
WELCOME.
15
Pinr
^^-^
It Sets the Pace ! - The BoHl-and Most of it."
The Penman s Art journal for
iQg^ {Nineteenth Year).
The Journal in its new form, of which this is the first
issue, will pi-esent more matter and a greater variety than
everhefoi-e. For a more complete prospectus than we are
able to give here, see the December issue. We have i-oom
here merely to grive a skeleton outline. The strictly practical
features of the paper will be stronger than ever, with gi-eut
sti-ess placed on
RAPID BUSINESS WRITING.
Rapid Business "Writing, by
V Course of I^essons i:
L. M. Thomburgh.
Mr. Thoinbnryh's series began in December. They are laid
' ! believe, will prove more help-
r large business
establishments — i n -
ircantile,
.^hipping, cxpi-ess of-
tices. lawyers' offices,
etc.
Movement— De 3k Position— Speed— Form, etc.
Each iraporttint topic servinu- as a basis of a sort of sym-
iiosiuni treatment by several well-known tcachcre, to be
followed by a free-to-all discussion.
Model Business I^etters— Capitals- Exercises, etc.
A iiu-^e tnnnuiit of material on those lines has been col-
IcLtetl and will be freely used the coming year.
PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
Professional Writing,
by C. P. asaner.
This series will be invalua-
ble to all who hope to be-
come professionul penmen
and teachers or are such
LETTERING—
DESIGNING—
ENGROSSING.
Course in Pen Lettering,
by John F. Briley.
i>hH
uf pen nork, eniiro8!«-
work, 4ifplniuaN. mid
meronntUe work. etr..
br The Joarnnl's own
incompnrnble borne
stafl'of nrtisil uennien i
CHARLKS KOLLINSON,
CHARLES F.JOHNSON.
WILLIAM A. COWIE.
FRANK S. PELLETT,
JOHN F. BRILEY. M.
J. SCHWEITZER, J. A.
ROBINS, BRUCE Mc-
RAE, R W.CROUCH,
PETER SHARP.E.L.
BROWN, and by leading
pen artists throughout
the country. Our flrat se-
ries began with Mr. Cow-
ie's beautiful Thanksgiv-
ing cover design The
striking Christmas front
page design by Mr. John-
son led otf last month.
The rich and powei-ful
new title page which we
present in this issue is by
Mr. Rollinson.
VERTICAL WRITING.
!'■ i'l I 111' l;ii-r-I Anii-f ir.ui nl II-., 1 1 irhuiing ChiCflgO, Pllil-
Iptii:! .ii].i I! i>iMri, ai'^' li .i.liin_: ii mi their public schools—
L-ji-.i rMhivn r!_\ . \\r bij-iu ill thi> issuc a complcte
irse of Instruction in Vertical Writing, by A. F.
Newlands.
Mr. Newlands is Writing Supervisor of Kingston, Ont., the
"* ■"* "--3 side of the Atlantic to adopt " •' — -'
-,.„. ^.side of the
ably presented by the best
Course of Instruction in Drawing,
by I^angdon S. Thompson.
Prof. Thompson is Director of Draw-
ing iu the public schools of Jersey City,
and has ii national reputation as teacher
and author of standard works relating
to this branch.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT.
■tmcnt AnntlR
interest to begin in Febri
reach thousands of teachers
situated that they cannot apply withf)ui
considerable trouble a coui-se primarih
intended for graded schools. Mr. Hou^^
phases of this work. Supvr. Webb of
Nashville, whose excellent coui-se of
■instruction in drawing was finished
with the December issue, will con- '
tribute other independent papers on
this and other lines.
16
All the old time fcaturcn to which our readers
have become attached will 1)C retained and the
paiKT will be more liberally Illustrated than
Amonx the well-known penmen from whom iw
have already rrjxived rpertmem tor early Insvr-
tlon In Thb Joi;r»ai- (a bird on paper Is worth a
dozen In the bottle) are Lyman P. Spencer, A. P.
'cl^eAJTUuui Q^iC (iX'tcinaCp
forget the little ten cents. No Tree samples. Sub.
prioe of BCBIHESS Jobhsai,, $1 a year. Present
Buh«!ribere for Pbnman's Art Joihjsai. may
(ret the new paper by sending enough additional
to what they paid for the P. A. J. to make $1.5i-
the special combination rate for both papers.
No more Sincle October Jonrnal-.
"' --- -nly supply Journals for October.
that year. Price SI per
send us a copy of the
Works of Instruotion in Penmanship.
Amea' Guide to Self-lDalracllon In
Prarilral and .4rll«tlc Penmannbip.-
isefui book is what Its name implie
heavy paper binding. Price when sent other-
ill d
offers that Include back numbers
", are hereby withdrawn. We
subs, further back than No-
Addltlona to "TI>e Journal" Force.
the last JouRNAl. came from the preM
^11 ($1). Cloth ffii
have added t«M ui..n: ..^... o...^..
r art staff-Frank S. Pellett, who wao wm. u;
several months ago. and E. L. Hrown. late of
Hockland, Me., who Is well known to all readers
of iicnmanship llteratui-e. Sooner or later they
nil gravitate to 202. May be i/ou are thinking of
Ames' Copy-SUpa Tor Self-Instrnctlon
In Praclleal Peiimanslilp.— This covers
about the same ground as the Guide, but in-
stead of being in book form it is composed of
movable slips proj^ressively arranged and con-
II. cauic liwui u.1^7 ,-.^™ , venlent for practice. Full Instructions accora-
well known penmen to \ pany the Slips, and the whole Is inclosed In a
.....^ _, !.i. .,„ neat envelope. This work also has had a very
large sale Independently of
— - -- .._ premium
at 50 cents a set. The Copyslips " will be sent
prem. for one sub. ($1).
Boot, H. W. Kllcklnger, D I,. Musaelman, D. H.
Fark^v. I'leldliiir S.'h.lli-M, I'. 1,. .stuhbs. .1. A.
W<w<-". .1 >i I ii ' 'i:. I I hi"«ii. I'. I.
Weill.' r II (I II i • II
ShattiH i. .1 II .ML. I I - i. .
L. C. II II I' I:
tal,.I. |-. lliiiii ' I- I ■■ 1 ■ hill. "I.
8. E Iliu-t(nv,.l. II I. 'I. 1.1 \\ - I ii.iiii-
l»rlnln,J.M. \Hi.. Ill I M III 11.1/ I' l:
Lllllbrldgc, I.. M K "■ i y I II' n-
ton, A. McMli li.i. I V \ \\ I'll .
A.H. Mi-vrill. I '. \i' ■ 'ii'l' ' I ' Mill-. '
Freil /i! II 1 1 -I I '
Wllc.\. .1. ii" I: " : ■'■'
PREHIUnS.
I hn 1
r . M. L.
M. L.
Midiird.
The work from the above mentioned penmen
Includes business wrEMriH:, profcwionni writinti;.
niitoKriiphs. lloiirj.shitiir. ornamental work, una
ill. hi'liiK ihf! proleft*
THE BUSINESS JOURNAL.
r It Is our plan to publish Tub Penman's Akt
JouuNAi, on the first of the month and Tni
HnSINKHSJOUI
-wxfiili i>iii In thf higgest y*
./- fiiiwirs. Thcink on the. Dec Jouh-
- h.u.hi 'in/heffyre a new ordfr fitr these
• I '•■ '" I'hKxd rvtth the manufacturer.
• in i.ii-ijifm'vouagain.
' ~^ A Beautiful Stick Pin.
HK .UH'HXAL has had specially manu.
luctured from its own desigrn a very
neat stick pin. to offer as a premium
to subscribers. It is made in solid
silver, also in solid gold, and is so
chaste and artistic that it is equally
appropriate for young and old, lady
and gentleman. It may be worn in
the scarf, on the coot, vest or dress-
and is suitable to all conditions and
for all occasions. The cut given here"
with is about actual size. We selected
the pen as being the most suitable em-
blem for penmen, teachers, book-
keepers, stenographers, clerks and uU
who have to use the pen, and we have made use
of the quill pen because it gives opportunity for
the most artistic handling^. It will be a sort of
, word for its wearer and will serve to
mtroduce him to the wide-spread brotherhood
and sisterhood who handle the pen. We hope
■ery subscriber will become a wearer of
■ill s.tiil ThbJou
Ktae (124 x 32); Cenlennlal Plciiirr of
Pros:reH8(:^4x28): Oram memorial (22 \ 28);
! Oarfield iTiemorlal (1R x 24); Orant and
I^lncoln Eulo:;^ (24x30): (llarrlaee Cer-
tinf-ateaSxSS); Family Record fl8 x 22).
Choice of the above beautiful and elaborate pen
designs (lithographed) sent as prem. for one sub.
Jiuidv^ (iHiiTJhiii iVjiinrfL.;")
Microscopic /rK"-si?7i(/€ of Title Page. Size of
book, 8^4 X \\%. Price, heavy manilla binding,
$1 : cloth, with gold stamp, Sl-50.
No penmanship publication ever printed has
had a more enthusiastic reception than Ames'
Book of Flourishes. It gives 125 beautiful
designs, delicately printed on superfine paper —
most of them masterpieces, by 72 of the world's
leading penmen. No such collection could be
procured outside this book for SIO. We will
send the book in manilla binding as premium
i for one sub. and 10 cents extra (81.10). For two
I subs, ($3) we will send it and any of the pre-
miums announced above for one subscriber.
We will send the Book of Flourishes in
I best cloth binding for one sub. and 50 <
Thh IUtsinrss .Journal will be mailed next
week. Over 4,(H«) of the 5,0(10 copies which will
c()nstltute the edition have already been placed.
1 want a cnjiy st'nd for It i
Fitr two dnUar» we will send two copies of The I
Journal {to different addresses, if desired), I
■, and the solid gold pin. Or we |
will send The Journal for two years and the I
solid gold pin.
Or, for those desiring to be placed on our per- 1
manent list for two years, we will send the solid
gold pin as premium for a remittance of $1 now.
I'he other dollar to be remitted at end of first
year. Present subscribers may have their sub-
siTipti<ms extended and thus avail themselves of
this offer at once. A jeweler would charge at
nd don't least gl-'iO for the gold pin.
Sprriaf Cliibbittg JteducttoiiJi.
In order to give every earnest and ambitious
student a chance to be a regular Journal
reader in his own right, not a sponger on the
bounty of others, we make a very liberal re-
duction for clubs, as follows ;
Two subs , t\'^0 ; three subs.. $1.65 ; four
and more, 5V cents each.
If you have been a cluh subscriber for the
East year and think that The Journal would
e worth a dollar to you the coming year, we
shall be pleased to have your renewal on that
basis. If you can't afford that sum. your sub-
scription may be sent through our nearest
agent at the clubbing rate.
If ther« is no agent convenient, write us at
once, stating the fact and inclosing 60 cents
for your renewal. We mean to have an act-
ive, capable agent not onlv in every school
but in every community. If there is one of
this kind near you, you must know it ; if not,
•there should be, and it may be your oppor-
tunity to get the paper foryourself and friends
at the reduced clubbing rate.
This offer is an experiment with us, the pur-
pose being to establish new agencies, and
should be taken advantage of at once.
In no case do we authorize or wiH tee coun-
tenance interference with a present capable
TItis pnrfteroi>li mnrke^ wlt*i_bluc pencil
nil tha
Hub -iib-
IndicnleK tliul tout HithNcript I oh has expired,
hat we Hlinll hi> irlnrt in bnvr voiir re-
I. ^iibNcrib
. t Ii
No b
■ dny N rn T n-r ■•> mil vmir
>. If you hii%<- Irli >. Iiool. nil Ihe
killt'ul
,_ ._ J>i-iincb Ihnt iiermentes
ofbiiatucfi^innd ifi nii inipor
y day Hwork. Where el
you KOt half HO much for the money? Bi
h Ihnt lie
■y day Hwor'k. Where el»
„ o much for the iiii * "
•ro-OAYI AddrcHB all biiHln
nil cbecko, orders, etc.. pnynblo lo ibe piib-
lii«her8, A>IES & lUttlAKTHtS CO., 'iOZ
Hroadwny, New Aorh.
For years we have wondered why a good ink
well could not be put on the market at a
reasonable price. An ink-well that prevents
evaporation and taking too much ink on the
pen, etc., has so many parts and is so compli-
cated and high-priced that the average pen-
man, bookkeeper and student has stuck to the
old solid glass common ink well. When Mr.
J. J. Wilson of 359 Broadway, New York,
walked into our sanctum and placed one of his
"Pneumatic Ink Well Stoppers" on our fifteen
cent glass ink stand, he converted it into a SL-'iO
patent ink well, for all practical purposes. It
operates under the slightest pressure, allows
the pen to get just the right amount of ink,
prevents soiling the fingers, and prevents
evaporation. It is made m several sizes and
can be fitted to any size of bottle or well.
The cost is 25 cents for any size.
Hlnman's Grooved 'Writlne Exerclaea.
We have received letters from Prof. A. H.
Hinmau of Worcester, Mass . in which he ex-
presses great enthusiasm over the success his
Grooved Writing Exercises are meeting with
in various parts of the country. He has been
shipping orders daily for several months and
striving to reduce tbeir cost to schools. He
believes that swift practice in grooved letter
exercises is the only way that teachers can
combine the perfect formation of letters with
rapidity of movement so that an entire class of
learners will, from the start, write swiftly and
accurately. Prof. Hinman has written a very
interesting advertisement, found elsewhere in
this Journal, which we commend to onr
readers.
I^em:i<^
JKlkMN@PiR
§TliIVWXY.
12S4.567890&
BV I, F. URILEY, ILLUSTRATING HIS PAPER HEREWITH
riodern Pen Lettering.
BY J. F. BRTLEY, JOURNAL OFFICE.
Nil. i.
Modiftiil noma ti.
THE alphabet presented herewith illustrates one
of an infinite variety of artistic forms that can
be wrought out of the standard Roman letter.
Draw each letter in pencil, taking care that the
proportions are correct, the curves gracefully
rounded and the letter nicely balanced, before at-
tempting to finish in ink. The heavy strokes should
first be drawn in outline and afterward ruled with
ink, using a ruling pen. T-square and drawing board.
If you haven't a T-square and drawing board a
couple of triangles will answer. It is not necessary
to pencil the small ornaments on the sides of the
letters. These may be pnt on after the letter is
finished.
In making headline, follow out the instructions
given in lesson No. 2. Here we give another style
of flourishing which is better adapted to this style
of lettering than the ordinary dash flourish. Keep
the lines gracefully curved and always direct them
toward the barren places, as their main object is to
fill vacant spaces.
Be as original as possible in all your work. Try
making these letters with the ornaments turned in
a diflEerent direction. Here is a good chance to bring
in some of the styles of finishing shown in Novem-
ber lesson. Introduce new ideas of your own. Try
making your name in the style of the headline and
see how it will look.
s^UoXutnaS
School and Personal.
[INITIAL MADE IN ThE JOURNAL OFFICE.]
NDER ordinary circumstances, news
items, catalogues, etc., received in
The Journal office by tbe 15th of a
niontb will be noted in th« issue for
the following month. If received
later, the chances are that the notice
will go over to tbe next issue. We
have only a certain space that we can
devote to matter of this character,
important as we esteem it, and when
that space is filled it Is necessary to wait for a " new open-
ing. " Some of our frieuds seem to think that items sent a
few days before they receive their Journals should have
appeared in that i>sue. They probably do not consider
our space limitations, the great number of people with
whom we are dealioK and the further important fact that
a portion of The Journal may be printed at least a fort-
night before the complete paper is mailed. The Journal
aims to be a complete mirror of the profession it repre-
sents and is always glad to present frfsh news notes of in-
terest relating to any reputable individual or school iden-
tified with this profession. Necessarily, however, these
mentions must be very brief. In sending newspapers, etc.,
with articles for notice, it is much safer to call our atten-
tion to them by letter. Even then they are liable to be
overlooked occasionally, as we receive an immense amount
of mail, and we ask our friends to call our attention to
such omissions — and not jump to the conclusion that we
are ignoring them, as some have done.
— Unless all signs fail, the schools of practical education
are experiencing a revival equal to the gradual improve-
ment noticed in all other lines of business. We have re-
ceived many letters recently from school proprietors con-
veying the pleasing information that business is beginning
to pick up wonderfully.
— The Topeka, Kan., B. C, of which L. H. Strickler is
principal and H. L. Wallace is penman, sends out a finely
illustrated, handsomely printed, cloth bound business like
catalogue. It takes brains and money to get up such a
catalogue.
— Glenwood. Minn., Academy is a new school, with the
commercial and penmanship departments in charge of O.
A. Ferring, formerly of Willmar, Minn.
— Tbe Louisville, Ky., B. & S. B. C. comes to the front
■with a catalogue that must have cost a mint of money.
The cover is beautifully lithographed, there are many fine
half-tone engravings and the mechanical work is of the
best. James Ferrier is president, E. J. Wright, vice-pres't
and sup't. and J. B. Luckey, sec'y and penman.
— C. M. Robinson, late penman at the Toledo, Ohio, B.
C, is manufacturing Robmson's Thermal Bath Cabinet, a
portable hot air bath, and reports bright prospects.
— G. W. Moothart, an experienced penman and com-
mercial teacher, is now president and proprietor of the
River City B. C, Portsmouth, Ohio, having purchased the
institution from John Graham.
— The Spencerian B. C, Philadelphia. T. H. McCooI,
principal, has secured new quarters in the Baker Buildmg,
1520 Chestnut street.
— The People's College. South Bend. Ind., is the South
Bend C. C. enlarged and extended, as the new announce-
ment puts it. In addition to the usual commercial and
shorthand departments there are an academic department
and a conservatory of music. Wm T. Boon is president
and Homer J. Miller secretary.
— "A Small Catalogue About a Big School at Chilli-
cothe. Mo ," is tbe catchy title of Prejjident Allen Moore's
latest brochure. It is neat and concise, and should boom
that well-known institution. U. G. Alexander, the penmaa
of tbe school, is doing good work in his line.
— Tbe Eugelhom, Helena, Mont., B. C, has secured the
following new teachers : A. W. Peterson, peu.and book-
keeping ; Bradeu C. Haynes Pitman shorthand and tel-
egraphy.
— The Erie, Pa., B U. does not confine its instruction to
text-books or its own instructors, but has arranged a course
of fifty seven lectures by prominent people on about all sub
jecisof interest to a commercial student. A mostfexcellent
idea, well planned, and shows the band of Sup't J, P. Byrne
in it.
-— S. P. Eckel is president and proprietor and Jos.
Leming prin. of the Bradford, Pa , B. C, formerly Clark
B. C.
— Among the recent visitors to The Journal office
were: H. E. Burdick, card wrtter. Presr.nn, Conn.; M. L.
Miner. Pratt lust, Bronklvn ; Emerv Oliver, Albany, N.
Y ; W. C. Ramsdell, Drake's B. C, Jersey City. N. J. ; J.
W, Harkins, the former penman, but now a playwright,
New York ; E W. Blnser, Columbus O. : W. A. Warriner,
Toronto, Ont. ; H. C. Spencer. W. Y. B. C, J^ew York ; A.
L. Spencer, Yonkers. N. Y.; H. W. Flickinger. Philadel-
phia ; Miss Murray, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
— The Penrod Training School, Columbus, Ohio, with
F M. Choquill. manager, and F. B. Hofman, counselor, is
the newest business college in the Buckeye capital.
— A very smail envelope containine a tiny card in-
scribed " Gladys Marie Trenary. Nov. 26, 1894, 8 pounds,"
explains the cause of a double celebration of Thanksgiving
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Trenary, Kenosha,
Wis. Mr. Trenary is principal of the Coll. of Com. in that
city.
— A few days ago we had the pleasure of grasping the
hand of that prince of penmen, U. W. Flickinger of Phila-
delphia. The writer had not met him since Dec, 1884,
when Mr. Flickinger sent him out into the penraanit-tic
world bearing a diploma witli the autosrapb of H. W.
Flickinger at the bottom. He is the same modest, unas-
."suming gentleman— always praising the work of others
and criticising bis own.
— CM. Immel of Millersburg, Ind., was elected re-
corder of Elkhart County. Ind.. in tbe recent political
landslide, receiving the largest majority of any county
candidate.
— The all-round penman, designer and illustrator, G. W.
Wallace, is now artist in chief of The fwneer Precis, St.
Paul, Miun. — tbe great Republicandaily of the Northwest.
Here he will have a chance to exercise his remarkable tal-
ent in making cartoons, portraits, sketches, etc.
— A. J. Taylor has disposed of bis interest in tbe Taylor
Bus. Coll., Rochester, N. Y.. to W. H. Halicy.
— The lectures by Prin. W. L. Mason, of the Metropoli-
tan School of Shorthand (Pitmant,New York, in the free
series to teachers, are arousing much interest,
— In a letter receutly received from Wilbur R. Smith,
pres't of the Com'l Coll. of Ky. Uni., Lexington, Ky. he
says that his school has enrolled at present students from
twenty States.
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— Tbe Sharon, Pa., daily papers had some very flatter-
ing notices lately about Sweet's Coll. of Com., of which S.
M. Sweet is proprietor.
— Walton Woolsey is contemplating starting a private
school of bookkeeping at Altamont, Ky.
— Messrs. Lockyear & Wilson, proprietors of the Colum-
bian B. C. Evansville, Ind , are moving the school into
new quarters especially arranged for them, and will occupy
an entire floor of a convenient building. Tbe Evansville
Journal praises the enterprise of the managers.
— The 30th annual announcement of tbe Springfield. III. .
B. C, shows a number of beautiful engravings, including
a splendidly printed half tone of Pres't H. B. Chii'ken.
— T. J. Williams, formerly of Racine, Wis., has opened
the Williams, B. C, Pasadena. Cal.
— Tbe Clark B. C. has been succeeded by the Butler,
Pa., B. C, with J. M. Bashline pres., and C. E. Menglc,
vice-pres.
— The Marshall. Mich., B. C. is a recently organized
school, with H. L. Rucker, pres., and O. A. B. Spjrboe,
— J. Alcock, prin. of tbe Platteville, Wis.. B. C, reports
his school as flourishing.
— On the evening of December 20 the Goldey, Wilmisg-
ton, Del., C. C. gave its ninth annual souvenir Christmas
entertainment, and, judging by tbe programme sent us,
it was a jolly occasion. Tbe Pbila. Banjo Club, Mr. Sam'l
Durham, humorist, and other professionals, furnished the
fun.
— The Toledo, C, city night school, was turned over to
the Steadman B. C. of that city, and tbe IochI papers are
full of praise of tbe success of the new arrangement.
Movements of the Teachers.
M. D. Fulton, Conant, III., is a new teacner of book-
keeping in tbe Indianapolis. lad., C. of C. R.J. Sullins,
one of Bro Alexander's Chillicothe. Mo., graduates, has
charge of the penmanship d^p't of the Steelvillt*, Mo., Nor.
School. R. E. Morgan has succeeded A. C. Davisson as
BY C. E. WEBBER, SAN lOSE, CAL.
~ Parker & Gold are operating two schools C E. D.
Parker beiug prin. of the Hutchin->on, Kan., B. C, and E.
W. Gold, prin. of the Emporia, Kan., B. C.
— Born in Missouri, of Southern stock, ot English, Irish,
Scotch and Dutch lineage, W. T. Parkf. priu. of the Pen-
manship department of the
N. I. Normal School, Dixon,
HI,, hardly knows what na-
tion to side with in a grand
international row. But he
is Americ
through.
lated to
Wayne "
blood it
bon
through ;
His
distantly
" Mad Anthony
Coming from
ins of fighting
s all tbe more
remarkable that Mr. Parks
has chosen for a life work
the demonstration that tbe
pen is mightier than the
sword. Mr. Parks received his general education in the
public schools of his native State and Versailles Institute,
Hooper Institute, and his special tiaining in Central B. C,
Sedalia, Mo.; N. III. Nor. School, Dixon; Zanerian Art
Coll., Columbus, Ohio, and Webb's Institute, Nashville,
Tens. He taught country school, city school, studied law,
and since turning his attention to penmanship has held
positions in the following schools : Akinsville, Mo., Nor.
and Com. Inst.; N. W. Nor. Sch., Stanberry, Mo.; S. E.
Mo. State Nor.; Dallas. Tex , B. C. ; Southern Coll. Pen
and Art, Nashville, Tenn., and bis present position. Mr.
Parks is prepared to teach tbe commercial branches as
well as penmanship and art. He is doing great good for
the cause of busine.'^s writing by impressing his ideas on
the thousands of teacbfrs with whom be is brought in
contact in that great iustiiution, the Northern III. Nor.
School.
prin. of the Kokomo, Ind.. B. U. C. W. Kitt is man-
ager of the com'l dep't of Tilford Collegiate Acad., Vinton,
la C. C. Kagey is instructor in comUdep'tof Columbus,
Ind., B. U. O. H, Brickley has been engaged as teacher
of shorthand in the Huntington, W. Va., B. C. J. C.
Bowser has severed his connection with the Erie, Pa. ,B.U.,
E. J. Malany of Pawtucket, R. I., is the latest addition to
the teaching force of the same school. H. C. Ulmer has
been elected prin. of the newly organized com'l dep't of
York, Pa., public schools. W. E. Caton has succeeded
H. D. Fink as teacher of com'i branches in Niagara B. C,
Niagara Falls, N. Y. Eaton & Burnett's. Washington.
D. C. Coll. has added W. M. Wagner, the penman of
Eagle Rock, Va., to its faculty. J. C. Webb has opened
a night school of penmanship in Pittsburgh, Po. 1. W.
Saunders has succeeded G. F. Clarke as pres't of tbe
Arkadelphia, Ark., B. C.
Xeic Cataloffuts, School Journals, Etc.
Bright, well-gotten-up catalogues have been received
from the following schools : Amity College, College
Springs. la.; Stillwater, Minn,, B. C; Tacoma, Wash.,
B. C. ; The Stenographic Institute, Ann Arbor, Mich.;
Fort Scott, Kan., B. C. ; Warriner C. of C, Toronto, Ont. ;
So West Kan. Coll., Winfield ; Fayette, C, Nor. Uni.;
Trinidad, Col.. Actual B. C; Omaha, Neb.. C. of Short-
hand ; Garden City B. C, Saa Jose, Cal.; Rutland, Vt.,
English and Classical Insc.
Among the we I printed and edited school journals
were those received from the following colleges ; Merrill
B. C, Stamford, Conn.; D*ikota Normal Col., Sioux Falls.
S. D. (two); Greer Coll., Hoopestou. III.; Wausau, Wis.,
Bus. Inst.; Gem City B. C, Quincy, 111.; Boone, la.,
B. C; Eastman Coll., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Afton, la,.
Nor. Coll.; Nat'l C. & N. Coll., Denison, Tex.: Draugbon's
Practical B. C, Nashville, Tenn.; Rutland. Vt., Eng. and
Classical Inst.; Washington, Pa., B. C ; Wisconsin B. U.,
La Crosse, VVis.
Iipi^llj^ lifniTllin nnni/n '^^^^^^^ course— two NUMBERS-CIii press).
H r A I H \ lAl nil INI KllllivN ^'^'^'^^^ COURSE.— FOUR NUMBERSHKeady).
I I Lfl I II 0 VVni I I 1 1 U DUUlXO- GRAXLMAR COURSE.— FOUR NUMBERS -(In press)
This series is the outcome of the experience of the author in large city schools in which good penmanship, as shown in all
the wriltea work of the school, is one of the objective points. The books are closely graded, and are adequate forthe entire
primary and gr.immar school work. Some of the speci.il features are the Marginal Copies, the Combination of Movement with
Form Study, the Graded Spacing, th% opportunity for practice without ruled lines, the phin current business capitals.
Correspondence with regard to their introduction solicited,
>*°>"5 D. C. HEATH & CO., Publishers, Boston, New York, Chicago.
18
THE EDITOR'S CALENDAR.
The Nobhai- RKvrew System of Vebti-
CAL Wbitism.— iJy D. H. Farley, teacher '>r
writing State Normal School. Trenton, N. J..
and W. 13. OuonisoD. Brooklyo. N. Y.. Pul.lic
SchooJ No. 19. Publihhed by Silver, Burdett
& Co., Boston, New York and Chicago. From
our knowledge of the teaching ei|«^rience and
ability of Messrs. Farley and Gunnison w>-
expected when ihey took up the preparation
of a series of vertical copy-lHx>K8 for theii
Normal Review Svsiem of Writing somethinK
practical and teachable. An examination ol
the bookn now on the market (Tracing Course
Nos. 1 and 2; Reiiular Course, 1 to 10, in-
clusive) shows us lljat we are not disap-
j)oinled. Hi.ecial attention has been given in
preparing the alpbalwls to have the letters
plain, the formw easy to execute and the join-
ings made BO auto permit cpf the greatest speed
and to avoid frequent lidincof the pen. This
has been donw without sacriDcing legibility or
lieauty— in fact, the copies in this series retain
much of the grace found in the cerles ol
Klanting books by the rame authors. This sys-
tem of veitlcal writing was lately introduced
into the public (•chools of Coicago, supplant-
ing all slant writmg books.
BUHISESK FOHMS, Cl'STOMS AND ACCOUNTS
—By Seymour Katon, director of Department
of Business, Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, pub
lisbe^l by American Book Company, New York.
An exercise manual (lit pp.i and a book
of blank forms make up a unique plan oi
teaching bookk« cping, business forms and cu—
toms. In teaching t>ookkeeping, written jour-
natlzing is otnittvd and the student's thought
is connected most intimately from the trans
action it^ielf to the ledger. He Ifarns to do \<\
doing. There are 2(Hi exercises and as man.\
real buslnes'* like blanks in which the transac-
tions are to be written up. The instructions in
the manual are clear and couci'-e and cover a
wide range of very practical transactions. The
Itlanks include about everything used in the
largest of business hou«eR, such us bills, note!>.
drafts, checks. Utters, telegrams, bills of lad
ing, receipts, statemeuis, payrolls, balance
sheets, deposit ticketf, orders, etc.
Twelve Lesbons in Business Writing.—
E. E. French, prin. pen. dep'r, Draughou's B.
C, Nashville, Tenn., has recently published a
little pamphlet saving instructions about posi-
tion, movement, speed, form, etc., and copie.-
nnd instructions for business writing, i he
copies are pure business writing, the instruc
tions common sense, and the work is very
neatly gotten up. it should be a success.
A FiBST Yeab in Drawino —By Henry T
Bailey, State Supervisor of Drawing, Mass.,
nubhshed by Educational Pub. Co., Boston,
New York ond Chicaco. Cloth, V* cents. Mr.
Bailey first gave the chapters of this bouk as a
series of lessons in lYimaru Raucntion, and
they were so popular that they have been put
in book form, neatly and substantially bouud
and printed on heavy pH per of excelleut qual
ily from clear t> pe. It is n book that should Ite
in the hands of every primary teacber whn
teaches drawing. It is written in a bright.
chatty style and smacks of a love of children
and the true teacher's spirit throughout.
PRArxiCAL Drawino Port Six. The
Cylinder— By A. C. Webb and ii. W. Ware
Pub. by Southwestern Pub. House, Nashville.
Tenn. Every line in this little cloth-bound
hook of forty-eight pages is practical— ever>
drawing (and tijere are scorts of them) ditto.
It is fully up to the other parts, five in num-
ber, reviewed last month.
ThkTrocble of Living Ai.one.- By F. B
Hoffamn, of the iVnrod Bus. Training School,
Columbus. O. Puhli>hKl by Arena Pub.
Co. Boston. (Cloth ?l.i;5 ; paper. .'»0 cents)
"Thf Trouble of Living Alone" is one oi
the most recent ndditi)Ds to the Arena Series.
It is the work of a new writer aud is a verv
strange atd unusual story. The book isuently
priuttd and handsomely bound and presents a
handsome appearance. We believe that Mr
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are the best for leacherB of the BKN N PITMAN and
OKAHAM SveteTTH. Tn demonstrste their Biiperlorlty
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Adopted by ihe Public Schools of New York City. St. Louis, Mo., &c.
AN EXPERT OPINION.
The Hon. Jons L. N. Hunt. LL.D.. Ex-Presldcut Boani of Education, New York City :
" Your latest puhllcatlon, the 'ConinleiePhouoKraphic Instructor,' has beeu received, and I have esani-
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or better arranjierl material, hotfi in the beginner's part and also in the advanced course than yon have done
ill ttds book. A3 an old PhonoKrapher. I am particularly taken wllh Cliapteis XXI. iiud XXII.. and the whole
of Part II.. 'Speed Practice.'"
Specimen Pages Sent Postpaid.
ISAAC PITMAN A. SONS, THE PHONOGRAPHIC DEPOT. 33 Union Square, N. Y.
TAKE LESSONS at the Isaac Pitman Sletropoiltan School of Shorthand and Typewriting, 95 Fifth
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Want a Practical Education?
You can get it all here — the very best that is to
be had anywhere. For years the Chaffee Institute has
had a national reputation as the great representative
Shorthand School. Now we have the regular business
branches in addition, by no means neglecting the im-
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educated Spaniard.
No Exlras-
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Chaffee't Inslllute.
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What more could you ask ?
QUEER
What reasons are given by some shorthand publishers in
favor of introducing their systems. Queerest of all, per-
haps, the moss back claim that " Ours is best because it
has not been revised for over thirty years ! "
What a thing to conjure by in dealing with the live
schools of to-day ! Thirty years ago there \vere only one
or two business colleges in America that made a feature
of teaching shorthand. To-day, The Journal tells us,
shorthand is taught in nearly all of the 1500 such colleges
in the U. S. and Canada — and the rest are coming to it.
Day's Complete Shorthand Manual
(Columbian Revision- I6th Edition.)
Embodies the science of shorthand writing brought
strictly down to date. It preserves what is good in the
old systems plus additions and emendations suggested by
the experience of eminent practitioners of our time. It
is built to do the business of to-day. The Live Schools
— the Live Writers — are coming to it.
IT IX THE I'ERY BEXT SHORTHAyD BOOK THAT HAS EVER VET BEEN MADE.
10
PERNIN'S UNIVERSAL PHONOGRAPHY
Awanled the Medal and Diploma at the World's Fair.
Only a few years before the public, it is now used by thousands of Ste-
nographers and adopted into 40O of the Leading Schools and Colleges.
Most Popular, because it is the SIMPLEST, most LEGIBLE and RAPID.
NO SHADING. NO POSITION. NO FAILURES. FEW WORD SIGNS.
Vowels follow consonants in their natural order as in longhand.
Sentences written by it with less than an hour's study.
Speed for practical work with 6 to 12 weeks" study.
Superseding all others wherever impartially investigated. Trial lesson and cir-
culars FREE. Mail instruction. Text-book sent responsible schools for examination.
WRITE H. M. PERNIN, Author, Detroit, Mich.
• ^A Revolutionary Departure in Typewriters. •
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Legibility r^'^ the Acquirement of Speed in Stenography.
BY SAMUEL C. DUNHAM.
A work of Bvent value lo sienoeraphers and typewriter operators. A sure yuide to
legibility and speed in shorthand, and a revelation of tlie possibdUies of the typewriter. For the writer of
any system based on the Pitman alphabet.
The text was produced on a No. 2 RemluBton typewriter and then photo-ltthographed In the highest
style of the art. The only hook ever produced entirely on the typewriter.
Twenty-nine pages of beautiful shorthand, cotislstlng of an original contribution from every official
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key. The contributions were specially prepared for this work, and are written In the nhortband of their
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The No.
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A DEVELOPMENT—
NOT AN EXPERIMENT.
Many Notable Improvements
successfully incorporated into this
new model, retaining the essential
features of simplicity and durability
for which the Remington is famous.
WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT,
327 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
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W. T. Parks. Dixon, III.
TWO PAGES FROM "THE JOURNAL'S" SCRAP BOOK.
# School
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The Expert Rapid Calculator?
w] T Is an Epitome of Practical Short-Cuts in Business Calculations, intended to assist that large class of young men and young
Tjj, women who aspire to fill acceptably those positions of trust and honor where speed and accuracy in figures are ever at a
C^ premium, and a compendium of useful information for teachers, designed expressly to assist them in presenting the science
of numbers in such a way as to secure the best results.
'^■5 MapificBnt Photo-Engraved Pen and Ink Designs/^
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^ THESE DESIGNS WERE Wmm FOR OS AT UN flCTOm CASH OOTUY Of OVER $200.00. ^
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The designs are all new and works of art. They are printed on heavy plate paper, with wide margins, suitable for framing.
They have never appeared in a penmanship paper, and this is the first time they have been offered to the public.
OFFER— Until further notice we will send a copy of "The Export Rapid Calculator" and the five designs to any address
for $1.00 and five 2-cent stamps, Address,
c«RBN. I. N. s. KMDD. B. c. C. C. REARICK, Dixoti, III.
Note — The "Calculator" alone is $1.00. The designs arc not for sale other than as stated in above offer.
The specimens of prnmanshlp above mentioned are worth more, far more, than a dollar to anyone Interested In fine penraanshlp
They are very boiuuifiil. The Expert Rapid Calculator Is a very valuable work, one that every young man and young "
have. It la an up-to-duto work.— A. N. Pauibr, Editor Western Penman.
" Why, Mary, hare you come back to be a
hired girl again f I thought you left us to get
married and have a hoube of your own."
"So 1 did, muiu."
" Well, what have you come back for ; "
"Well, ye see. mum. John'sdonepurty well,
an' we kep" a bireii girl. too. and I'm kind of
tired av the way ot life. I thought I'd like to
come back an' be boss again fur awhile '— Sf
Paul Day.
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that you liuve enough
spHre time to become a
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matter on both sides may, of courae, be varied to suit purchaser.
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'iCL7tUr<XauiaS
THE EDITOR'S SCRAPBOOK.
CiNlTIAL MADE IN THE JOURNAL OFFICE.]
k. ROM all parts of the country
" lens for this col-
inth. In fact, so
great the variety
and so well executed are Ibey
that it causes us no little an-
noyance not to be able to give
each one a more extended no-
tice. But space is limited,
and we must not encroach on
that allowed to other feat-
— A. B. Capp, sup't of Heald's B. C , San
FraDcisco, although nearly h'i years old, still
has a swing to his writing that many a younger
penman would be proud to hove. 8ome recent
specimens prove this. Mr. Oapp has been out
of school work since March, owing to nervous
exhaustion. His thousands of friends all over
the country are hoping for his speedy re-
covery.
— We have a large photograph of a set of
resolutions executed with pen and brush by L.
M Kelchner of the H. P. N. C, De Moines,
Iowa . The work is well laid out, strongly ex-
ecuted, and embraces quite a variety of letter-
ing and writing. It is a very creditable piece
throuehout, and Mr. Kelchner has reason to
feel proud of it.
— Among the well written cards received
during the month were those from C. W.
Slocum, Columbus, Ohio: L. G. Egelston,
Rutland, Vt.; F. A. Curtis, St. John, Mich.;
Amos W. Smith, Warren, Fa. ; W. M. Engel,
Reading, Pa.
— Three cabinet size photographs of as
many different pieces of artistic pen drawing
in as many different styles have been received
from U H. Platto, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. Oneof I
the pieces is a copy of the portrait that appeared ,
in Wallace & Lockwood's lessons in portraiture i
in The Journal some months ago! The other '
pieces represent a binder and reaper in opera-
tion, and a tire engine. The work is remark-
ably strong, not in the least amateurish, and
would warrant Mr. Platto devoting himself to
artistic pea work.
— From E. L. Burnett, B. & S. B. C,
Providence, the old-timer who has kept him-
self in the background for some years, we have
received a large variety of unique specimens
of writing and flourishing. They are prints
from copper plates and show beautiful, accu-
rate work. Bro. Burnett is both penmau and
engraver and seems to be equally at home in
both lines.
— In the line of flourishing we have re-
ceived a large number. E.H.Robins, Wi-
chita, Kan., doesn't let business writing kill
his flourishing ability, if we may judge from a
late flourish. C. C. Canan, Ypsilantl, Mich.,
makes a few strokes tell a whole story. F. B.
Moore, Indianapolis, believes in simplicity and
shows it in hisdesign. H. L Saylor, College
Springs. la., like all Gem City boys, knows
how to flourish, antl he put some of his " kuow
how " on a sheet we recently received from
him. A. D. Skeels, Chatham, Out , has lost
none of his flourishing skill, as a batch of
dainty flourishes recently received prove.
.Tno. Rockwood, Los Angeles, Cal., always
sends out something odd, and the designs be-
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EXAMPLE OF llliJI
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'kLAL WORK Wl III I'LN A\I> KKUSll
WESTERN PENMEN'S CONVENTION.
Repoi
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^ The proceedings of the W. P. A. at Lincoln came too
close to The Journal's lime for publicatioD to admit of
more than a bare news report in tbis issue. More ex-
tended treatment of the various papers and discussions will
be given in subsequent is-ues.
The convention was well attended, enthusiastic, and in
every way successful. The official roll shows the follow-
ing members as present and paying dues, except those
designated by an *, who sent their dues with regrets at en-
forced absence :
Enrolled Members.
A. N. Palmer and Hattie Cook, Cedar Rapids. la.; C. A.
Fnust, Chicago: P. A. Westrope and A. L. Gartner, Albany,
Mo.; E. H. Robins. C. D. Look and F. E.Reppert, Wichita.
Kan.; A. C. Webb, Nashville, Tenn.; * J. O. Gordon. Rocky
River, O.; * C. P. Zaner, Columbus, O.; ♦ J. S. Merrill, SprinK-
tleld, O.; H. Champlin, Cincinnati. O.; G.W. Brown and * G. E.
Nettleton, Jacksonville, 111.: E. E. Gard. E. M. Coulter and
Isaac Mulkins, St. Joseph, Mo.; Chaa. A. Smith, Wellsville,
Kan.: Dan. Brown, J. C. Olson, Mary A. Corbett, E. H. Hen-
ningrer and E. E. Ferris, Lincoln, Neb.; H. K. Noel. Tarkio,
Mo.; Henry Clausen, Scribner. Neb.; Alice Cary Couffer,
Aburn, Neb.; F. F. Roose, G, H. Lockwood and Ella HuKhes,
Omaha, Neb.; J. H Schoonover, Denison, la.; George F. Og-g
and James S. Curry, Fremont, Neb.; Carrie Tobey and Frances
Tobey. Oakland. laj Prudy L. Allen. Broken Bow, Neb.: W.
F. Giesseman and * J. M. Mehan, Des Moines, la.; * O. A. Whit-
mer, La Porte. Ind.: ♦ Miss Lillian Forde, Clinton, la.; Miss
Harriett Blood. Council Bluffs, la.; Miss Josie Norton. Miss
Viola Waller. Charles aty. la.; Mildred McGowan, Big Rapids,
Mich.; Cora Oppenheiraer, VilHsca. la ; Dora Davis, Sterling,
111.: W. N. Simpson, Baldwin, Kan ; W. S. Haynes, I^enox. la.;
H. E. Reister. Centerville, la.; W. C. Stevenson, Emporia.
Kan.; C. C. Lister. Cleveland, O.; R. H. Peck and S. G. Stemen.
Shenandoah, la.; E. E. Utterback. Salina, Kan.; C. A. Bern-
hard. Effingham. Kan.; C H. Shattuck, Holton. Kan.; F. L.
Haeberle. Normal. Neb.; H. E.Byrne. Brunswick, Mo.; A. E.
Parsons and E. E. Gaylord, Creston, la.; A. F. Stolebarger.
Ottumwa. la ; Emma Martin. Beaver Crossing, Neb.; N. S.
Westrope. Harlan, la.; W. J. Kinsley, New York.
First Session—fVedneaday, December VC, 1894,
Convention called to order at 10:30 a.m. by President
A. C. Webb.
First paper on programme was by W. C. Stevenson—
*' The Origin and Development of Writing." Mr. Stevenson
treated of writing from the earliest records on stone, lead,
papyrus, the picture-writing (or drawing) of the Indians,
etc. The paper showed careful research. It touched inci-
dentally ou slant, as found in the writing of 228 students
of the State Nor. School, Emporia. Kan. They wrote
at the following slants: 40'-, 2 students; 47^.3; 49° 2-
50^.4; 52% 12; 53^,8; 54^,2; 55M0: 56'^.4; 57". 10:.58%4-
5^,16; 60% 14; 61%8; 63M6; 6.3«'.20; 64%4; 6.5%8: 66',2-
tiT^'.ia; 68% 16; 69% 6; 70% 16; 71%4; 73%8; TS'^.S; 76% 1 •
VT**, 3; 78"^, 6. Mr. S. thought that these figures repre-
sented the students' natural impulse, as no restrictions as
to slant are made at the above named school.
K. L. Haeberle presented " Forearm Movement in Public
Schools" in a way that showed he had studied the subject
closely. Tbis paper and most of those delivered at the
convention elicited discussion, freely participated in by
the members.
"Theory vs. Practice in Bookkeeping" was ably pre-
sented by H. E. Wilson of Lincoln Nor. Uni., who be-
lieved in a great deal of practice and but little theory.
W. N. Simpson, on very short notice, handled the topic
" Rapid Calculations " in a manner that brought out many
strong points.
A paper, "Scientific Investigation of Fraudulent Hand-
writing," by D. T. Ames, was read by W. J. Kinsley.
Mr. Ames holds that in nothing else a man does and leaves
of record is his personality so shown as in his handwriting.
Thursday's Sessions,
The first topic Thursday was, " When to Introduce the
Pen in Public Schools," and was ably opened by Miss Har-
riett Blood, Supervisor of Writing and Drawing in Coun-
cil Bluffs, Iowa. She advocated the use of the pen in the
first year, and said that in the Council Bluffs school it was
first used nine weeks after the opening of school. She ad-
vocated tpacbing movement in the first grade.
Being put to a vote it was unanimously decided that the
pen should be introduced the first year.
The question of teaching " muscular " or forearm move-
ment in The lower grades was discussed by Miss Blood,
Messrs. Kinsley, Utterback, Champlin, Stevenson andMul-
kins, and brought out the point that nearly all the mem-
bers having had experience in teaching children were in
favor of it.
" Will Penmanship Become a Lost Art ?' was answered
in the negative by J. W. Warr, who argued that the inva-
sion of the pen's old domain by the typewriter tended
to emancipate the pen from the old time drudgery.
" Tbe Metronome, Row to Use It in Public Schools,"
was the subject handled by H. Champlin. He sets the
metronome so as to tick once for each stroke of the pen.
For the more advanced grades the metronome is set faster
and ticks for down strokes and long slides.
" Writing Lesson for Advanced Commercial Students,"
by E. H. Robins, brought into play music as an aid to
keeping the rhythm while writing, and Prof. Lichtenstein
of the Western Nor. College presided at the piano to the
satisfaction of all. A variety of ways of counting the same
exercise were developed during this and Mr. Champliii's
lesson.
Inauswer to a question as to why he didn't whistle for
the students, Mr. Robins replied that ' ' Robins don't
whistle."
" A Cieneral Education " was the topic treated by G. W.
Brown of Jacksonville, 111. It was an excellent talk and
Mr. Brown made a strong plea for a higher educational
standard. Pres't Webb added a few words of commenda-
tion.
"Intercommuoication in Business Practice," a subject
that had been assigned to S, H. Goodyear of Chicago, was
well handled at short notice by J. G. Perkins of the W.
N. C, owing to the absence of Mr. Goodyear.
A letter was read from the chairman of the commercial
section of the Natl. Ed. Assoc, asking the co-operation of
the W. P. A. toward having a writing section added to the
N. E. A. It was unanimously voted to render all influence
and aid possible.
The members were tendered a reception and entertain-
ment in the evening, at which a hearty welcome from the
city of Lincoln was extended by Hon. N. S. Harwood of
the Lincoln Commercial Club. This was appropriately re-
sponded to by President Webb. A delightful programme
of music and recitation was enacted by Prof. Lichtenstein,
Miss Lucia W. Raines and Miss Florence Worley. The
pleasant hospitality of President and Mrs. W. M. Croan of
the W. N. C, extended in their parlors, rounded out the
evening in a way the members will not soon forget.
Friday's Work,
Friday forenoon was devoted to the Shorthand section
and many instructive papers were read. Among them :
"Shorthand in Public Schools," Miss Julia M. Fay;
"Typewriting, How Best Taught ? " H. W. Lowe; "How
to Teach Shorthand?" paper by A. J. Barnes, read by
A. P. Barnett ; " Shorthand as a Science — Theory," Dan.
Brown: " Shorthand as an Art — Practice," Myron E.
Wheeler and T. P. Wilson; "Typewriting Correspond-
ence," F. E. Van Buskirk. There were also interesting
discussions participated in by those above named and
others, including C. H. Rush, "A. C. Webb, Bert Betts,
Walter H. Stephens.
Later in the day there were interesting exhibitions of
speed writing on the Remington typewriter by T. P. Wil-
son, and speed writing in shorthand by Messrs. Wilson,
Barnett and Betts. In the latter a maximum speed of 287
words was developed by Mr. Wilson.
The Convention voted unanimously to make the SbortK
hand and Typewriting section a permanent feature.
Vertical Mas an Inning— A Fietd-Day for Say.
A stirring time was had at the afternoon session, led off
by Rev. George A. Ray. with a paper on " Vertical Writ-
ing, the Writing of the Future." Mr. Ray is well-known
as the author of Ray's Rapid Round-hand system. He
made a strong plea for upright writing, especially the kij^
that is exemplified in his system. The resulting discussion
was very generally participated in. Mr. Ray's ready tongue,
prime fighting qualities, infectious good humor and un-
doubted sincerity won round after round of applause, even
from those who are " unconverted," as he puts it. The
Convention gave him a unanimous vote of thanks.
Other interesting features of the closing session were :
" Discipline, In and Out of School," skillfully handled by
F. F. Roose.
" Copy-books : Their Use and Abuse," in which A. E.
Parsons prodded the copy-book advocates with a very
sharp stick and crossed lances with H. Champlin, who de-
veloped equal enthusiasm on the other side of the ques-
tion.
" Movement Drills," a careful and helpful paper, hj W.
F. Giesseman.
" Caricatures : Their Use and Abuse," which gave G. H.
Lockwood an opportunity to exhibit his pencil facility to
advantage.
Chicago was choseq as the next place of meeting, to be
held in holiday week. 189.5, Wichita, St Joseph and
Cedar Rapids were also represented in the voting. The
following officers were elected for the ensuing year :
President, AV. J. Kinsley ; Vice-President, E. H. Robins ;
Secretarv, Miss Harriett Blood ; Asst. Secretary, C. C.
Lister ; Treasurer, C. A. Faust ; Executive Committee :
C. A. Faust, Chairman ; A. N. Palmer. G. W. Brown.
A stenographic report of the proceedings was made, and
J. W. Warr designated to edit the same for pamphlet pub-
lication. Retiring President Webb "was made happy by a
gift of the gavel, unanimously tendered.
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LESSONS IN RAPID BUSINESS
WRITING.
BY L. M. THORNBOROH, EVAKSVILLE, IND.
No. 3.
1 9.— The ground work upon which an excellent
handwriting is built in the shortest time has been
laid out before you in the two previous lessons, and
your future success depends npon how well you have
done your part. Any attempt to avoid the work or
to do it your way may lead you onto disappointment
\\o\J TO
27 c/' (^ a- a
'6^ ^ a ^ ^^
and failure. Never scatter your forces with the ex-
pectation of bunching your harvest. Muscles must
be : exercised on one thing at a time until they be-
come tired, for this is the best symptom of develop-
ment. Trained muscles are not easily fatigued.
Review frequently. Put up at least two pages of
any two exercises in plate one each week and make
lines as fine and thick as the hair on a dog's back.
Two hours or more to the page. Test your muscles
each week to see how much in extent you have
gained on compact ovals and straight lines.
l*olnt» on Practicing Capitals,
20. — Since you are familiar with the capitals pre-
sented you should establish a record per minute and
increase rate of speed each week. In practicing any
capital make it not more than two-thirds of a space
in height and let spacing between capitals be the
same as would be suitable in writing one's name.
Vv^J C)..
\i.^V^
.V^KX,
<iN5;^Ms;f)s«>«.«\>-^ '(!\S^« \\
Begin this lesson by practicing capital C combina-
tion. Pause at the end of short straight line .at the
top, then throw down curve well to the left and this
will give body to the capital and help you over the
most difficult place in this letter. Keep arm light,
rolling and work with the greatest freedom and zeal.
In doing this do not allow movement to become
wild and unmanageable.
One of the most important combinations of lines is
found in the form of A. The shape of this letter is
unchanged for the small </, figure 9, g, q. and first
part of ^ as may be seen in Plates 10 and \i.
Fix every detail of form in mind. Begin on re-
traced capital A and tire the arm before leaving it.
Count on down strokes and make slight pause at
cross on base line in order to get a good angle. If
loops appear, the up and down strokes curve too
much and should be remedied by pausing above
letter at check mark before joining to straight
down stroke. Write pages of this before going
further. If you get the exercise well in hand you
can easily avoid errors, as shown in line four, cnt 10.
The practice of form beneath faulty letter forces a
change of action in muscles and produces the de-
sired result. Don't be afraid to exaggerate.
If a round turn should occur where an angular
joining should be, as in last part of A, pause at base
before ending. This destroys the influence of curves
on straight lines. On the other hand, if angles
should take the place of round or semi-angular
turns, increase speed at that point and a round turn
is the result.
Cio'i'M on TTp Strohcs o/ n anil u.
2 1 . — The exercises given in January lesson to
force curves on up strokes of n and «, like some good
the latter part of last line, is one for each line, as
indicated by small figures Be sure to get the cor-
rect time, for upon his alone must we depend for
lasting results. The same form does not come
from different rates of speed, as may be seen by
comparing the turns in first and last parts of last
line. Begin line 6 by counting one, two left,
straight, etc., gradually increase speed, and drop
count on up strokes. Look well to location, union
and spacing of these lines. A glance at lines 1 and
2. Plate 11, will convince you of their importance.
You cannot understand too well or value too highly
the training up to this point.
22. —The work to follow is simply a product of
the foregoing. You will be retarded rather than
advanced by attempting to do something for which
you are not prepared. You cannot reap a harvest
before the ground is turned and the seed planted.
Time is an indispensable element in any develop-
ment, yet you have had enough time to enable you
to reach this fairly well. If you still have a heavy,
ragged, muddy line, no union and poor spacing, yon
have fallen far short of your duty. It is possible
that you have practiced with the elbow off the table,
medicines, contain a little poison. They were not
labeled when prescribed for the reason that I
wanted you to get a good dose. The influences of
up curves when written rapidly is so great that
they sometimes affect the down strokes in such a
way as to curve them to the left, and thus iinder-
mine the letters, as may be seen in line A. Should
you get an overdose don't feel alarmed, for pow-
erful antidotes to counteract the effect are before
you in Plate 11. and it applied vigorously with coi'-
rect time your letters will soon be self-.«upporting
in appearance and will bear a speed of from seven
to ten strokes per second.
In practicing the exercises in this plate (11) break
influence of one line over another by disjoining or
pausing at place of union. Do you get the point ?
It is difficut to explain without your presence and
the use of the blackboard. Use your eyes well on
illustration, and reason on these things. Do not
tolerate slow movement or allow hand rest fingers
to stick. The count in all these exercises, except
hand resting on the side and tight fitting coat sleeves
and your movement keeping pace with a snail.
Test your ability on lines in Plate 13. At tliis point
every letter should be individualized through proper
spacing and union. If deficient in either respect re-
sort to remedies prescribed. If safe, a speed of from
forty to fifty words should be made on inn, and from
fifty to sixty on am. In order to reach the highest
order of development in business writing, reserved
ability in speed is essential. Your letters should
always possess the characteristics of standard con-
struction, and in order to reach this you must be a
merciless self critic and an untiring worker. The
The small i never begins beneath the line, and the
beginning of a is the highest point in that letter.
The additions in the way of loops, etc., on words inn
and a»i are not to be practiced.
Shorthnnit \ot Iniurlotti* to Lonfihand,
23.— It is generally believed that the practice of
shorthand ruins one's longhand. This should not be.
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The sttnographer io bngiDess will have occasion to
nae longhaocl maoy times, and the better he writes
the better chance he etands for promotion. My
shorthand stndents are amonfr my best and most
rapid lontthand writers. This is due to the fact that
shorthand characters are small and limited in dis-
tance and feed the nerves with the best of food. A
■imilar resalt may be obtained from the practice of
/^ /^ /^ /^
"f^C/Ui
figures. Right here is a harvest for the s'enoCTupher :
if he will practice Plate IS in connection wiih Plates
1 and W In Df'ceuiber Journal, he can increase his
salary from 50 to 100 per cent.
/•(,/,. .■<■».
24.— The relation between fignres and letters
presented thus far is so close that little need be said
as to their foruintiou. The lengthening of first line
in 6, last line in 9 and 4 gives the innscle needed
strength and reserve power to be used in speed drills
later on. Crosses are placed whf re errors are apt to
appear. The figure 1 is the unit of measurement,
and should be used with every figure to regulate its
'/-iff / o' / ^ / i^/a/o'/'^/ii'/a'/
y<!p/ ^ / ^ y 1!^/ <^/ & / ^/ i^y ^
/^ / ^ /a^ /^ /^ /a- /^ /^ /O' /
/ if & ^"^ ^ '*' <^ ^^ ^^ &^^ /
height and proportion. Never lengthen or shorten
the 1 to accommodate another figure. The count is
indicated by the small figures. Write pages of each
line in Plate 13. Use a medium rate of speed here
until figures are safe in spacing and location.
Unlike letters, figures that cannot be identified are
lost forever, and with them go loss of time and
money.
Speed drills on figures, words and capitals begin
next month.
Criticism and Answer Column.
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tolk'S^'. r.vmisvule. Iiiil.
C.B., Newburgh.— Your first specimen of ovals
heads this column, and oh 1 what a feeble eflfort yon
put forth I and yet manv a one does no better If
you were told to run out and plav, would von play
the baby act by creeping oa your hands and knees;
bend me your latest specimen.
C. H. B., Lawrence, Kans.— What class of stu-
dents make the most improvement in the shortest
time and which the least? Ans.: Boys and girls
who have widowed mothers to support. Least im-
provement comes from dudes and cigarette
smokers.
.^■.?- ^■' Sturgeon, Mo— Your writing is "out of
mght —I. ,-., I cannot see it. Imagine your own con-
dition if you were as pale as the ink yon use.
^CrTzy,
^ i:Z<f<n,'-g:rKi^
Miss J. G. P., Woburn. Mass. — Letters take shape
of ovals. See cut 4, .3. No space between ovals, re-
member. Heed instruction for approaching small
letters,
G. E. T., Grand Rapids, Mich. — Can you make
a rapid writer out of a slow boy? Yes. of course I
can. The fastest ride I have ever had, by muscalar,
steam or electric power, was on the back of an ox.
A thunder storm was raging in the timber close be-
hind us,
A. ?. G. H , Losantville, Ind.— Money for ink
and holder received, but cannot even guess your
name. Try printing it once.
A. L. S., and others.— About how fast should I go
on " f/icm " ovals and '* xtrait" lines? — Ans.; Look
up adjectives and spelling, read my December lesson
seventeen times, take off coat and cuff, lay down
pen, make a fist with your hand, and move as
rapidly as a wheel does when you cant see the
spokes.
STUDENTS' SPECIMENS, SHOWING IMPROVEMENT MADE IN THREE MONTHS BY FOLLOWING THE METHODS EMBODIED
IN THIS COURSE OF INSTRUCTIONS.
E. L. C, San Francisco. — The ink, which is the
best I can find, will be sent yon upon receipt of
price, ,30 cents. This ink and Gillott 604 pen were
used in making Plate 1. All other plates were writ-
ten with Esterbrook Professional Al.
W. B., Windsor, Canada. — How fast should one
write? Ans.: How fast should one walk ? He should
never crawl, nor run so fast as to break bis neck.
It isn't fashionable any more to even teach a baby
to walk by allowing it to crawl. If mfe in union
and spacing as per lessons 2 and 3. you should reach
a speed of from sixty to seventy am's and from fifty
to sixty inn's per minute, or from ten to twelve
strokes per second,
F. H. F.,Haddam, Kan.— Specimens showing what
can be done in changing from one hand to the other
will appear next month.
Many good questions must go over until next
number.
money Plenty at Laat.
Dear Readere :— I went West determined to make money-
fast : invested in real estate tn be safe, got in debt, gave a
mortgage, times hard, crops failed, property sold for taxes
and interest. I left Kansas and started East, met an agent
plating jewelry and tableware who claimed to make $10 per
day. I secured the address of H. F. Delno & Co. of Colum-
bus, Ohio, and ordered a S-i plating machine. I made $2ii the
first week plating and sold two platers, making !58 profit.
'OU^-^^.
STUDENTS' WRITING-REGULAR CLASS WORK.
^ ^.^^nmaM(i:^Li£'CLna.tnaj&
3aF-
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANER. COLUMBUS, O.
No. 2.
I wish I could tell you, one and all, just how I
write, I wish I could tell you just how our tinest pen-
men write. I do not care to tell you how many o£
us say we write, for that might prevent you from
learning to do aa well, but how we iictualhj produce
the forma that are so universally admired. I know
that it is so easy to say, " I use the muscular, com-
bined or some other movement," and let it go at
that, as though that e.tplaimed all. I have heard
many say that they used the muscular movement.
I have seen them write, yet all wrote differently.
All used the fingers some ; f ome used them consid-
erably ; all used the arm and shoulder muscles : each
one used all the muscles a little ; yet one or two
words could not express their manner correctly.
What is true of the mufcular is true of auy other
general movement. Now, the object of these lessons
is to tell you, as best I can, how to learu to write-
to write as does Spencer, Flickinger, Bloser, Ma-
darasz, Taylor, Dakin, Courtney. Doner and many
more who write the ornamental style.
And now, in beginning, do not fail to secure the
positition we have illustrated. The angle cf the
paper is essential. The forearm should be held at
right angles to the connective slant. With the arm
and paper in position as described, little finger rest-
ing— gliding on blotter— you may place the pen one-
tenth of an inch above the base line on the paper
and draw it to the line at an angle of about 50°
without slipping the little finger or allowing the
thumb and first and second fingers to act. This will
cause the joints of the little and fourth fingers to
act slightly. Now this will seem diflicult at first.
but nine out of ten of our best penmen use more or
less of this movement, many doing so unconsciously,
as did the writer for 3 ears. In fact it is aim 1st im
possible to write a very fine hand without this
action. The little finger will therefore not need to
slip vp and doicn very far, not more than half the
height of the letter. In producing Nos. 2 and 3 the
little finger should slip freely to the right— the
length of the line. In 4, 5 and C the action should
come from the elbow, the latter serving as the cfnter
of motion. In fact all motive power for these small
letters should come from the bicep and tiicep
muscles between the elbow and shoulder. The arm
should rest on the muscle in front of the elbow. Let
the elhoiv serve as the center of creative motion, and
the littlefinger rest as the center of control. Let the
little finger glide freely to the right in making up
strokes, and let it rest or glide less freely in making
down strokes,
Now do not confound it with the finger movement,
as it is )!o< finger action, for the thumb and first and
second fingers need not act. See that the forearm
acts like a hinge at the elbow in making up strokes.
The hand must not roll, nor the wrist work. In pro-
ducing the up stroke (retrace) of /• the little finger
need not slip ; this will cause a perceptible action of
the members of the hand. You may (should) raise
the pen at the dot and in making e. Check the motion
at the shoulder of the second style r but do not stop
it. Raise the pen as suggested in (.-. You should make
the down strokes in s and o more quickly than the
average down strokes in order to curve them well.
The little finger need not slip in making the small o
but it should slip in producing the down stroke of s,
especially when the pen is raised as I advise. Draw
the first down stroke of a gently to the left, making
it more deliberately and longer and more slanting
than the average down stroke. Notice carefully
that the down strokes of s and of a are quite slant-
ing, but that of the u is less curving.
In producing turns that are very short and angular
the pen should stop, but if you prefer round, full,
free, graceful turns, the pen should be kept moving
at a livelier pace. In fact, I like a free, easy and grace-
ful motion, because that means, when under control,
free, graceful, beautiful forms. Master the prelimi-
nary exercises, elements and principles before begin-
ning on the letters. Take one form at a time and fill
at least one page (be ween lines included) before be-
ginning another. Don't hnrry. but do not sleep. Study
your movements and your forms. Criticise and cor-
rect. Turn your writing upside down and examine
it critically. When your movement is stiff, practice
preliminaries and wide spacing between forms
Raise the pen and shift the elbow to the right or
pull the paper to the left, or both, from two to six
times, in writing across the page. When you desire
to improve in form (after practicing movement)
select principles, letters and words with normal
spacing. Raise the pen whenever the movement
becomes cramped. If your movement seems wild,
jerky and nervous, push on the pen on the up
strokes. If your movement is sluggish and your
touch heavy, practice long line exercises and free,
light, graceful movements. You should make the
shaded strokes more slowly than the light ones.
You should make the «'« (singly) at the rate of about
thirty per minute. Not that many every minute,
but at that speed. You should make abuut three,
then pause and criticise and observe. Use your best
judgmeut as to just what peculiar action or move-
ment is best for you. If you can use the fingers a
little without weakening the line or producing ir-
regularities and nervous kinks, there is no reason
why you should not do so. Most of our finest pen-
men use more finger action than I think best, but
whether it is their usingoi my thiyiking that is wrong
you must determine for yourselves.
Ask questions and send on your practice if you
want a lively and profitable time ; but be brief. To
the one sending the best duplicate practice of this
lesson I will give a copy of "Gems of Flourishing."
I will consider neatness, arrangement, movement
and form in making up my decision. Who will be
the lucky one ? Now come on ; we want to hear
from all practicing from these lessons.
Ci-f(irisiii».
Mr. W. B. C, Gallatin, Tenn. — Your stationery
is too poor to do justice to yourself or the lessons.
Your practice is number one, considering disadvan-
tages, luk is too thin or touch not delicate enough ;
cannot say which on account of softness of paper.
You can make a fine penman if you persevere.
Send on your practice regularly.
H. C. K., Summitville, Ind. — Your work is ex-
cellent, but too small. A little more firmness will
add to your skill and form. Come again.
Zaner.
PROFESSIONAL NOMENCLATURE.
Never " too thin " — Stout.
Has a grip— Holt.
Well developed— Musselman.
A late arrival — Newcomer.
A good packer — Stowell.
Never too high — Lowe.
Eight quarts— Peck.
A rising penman— Penrose.
His work lasts — Ware.
Best appreciated — Admire.
The most fortunate of our craft — Lucky.
Sometimes a trump— H(e) art.
A good landlord— In(D)sbeep.
Always the same— Place,
On the throne— Eing.
King's successor-Prince.
A strong penman — Lyon.
As good as his word — Bond.
The most religious penmen— The Parsons and Bishops-
The most classic figure— Heeb(e).
Takes water — VVaiie.
Thirty years in harness — Sadler.
Vertical, or up and down— Teter.
Never false, always true — Steele.
The "Great" penman — Alesauder.
An expert on hair lines— Barber.
The father of us all— Washington.
Good on light lines — Lampmau.
Always on the griad— Miller.
At sea— Savior.
Bird flourishes on toast, served by— Cook.
Useful in a leaky biat- Bayless.
A red hot penman — Byrne.
Not a farmer, but raises— Kane.
No wheel in his head— Ferris.
His motto : " We never sleep"— Koapp.
Digs for what he gets— Miner.
Good on flourishing a "goose"— Taylor,
The man who guards the gate— (St.) Peter(i).
Believes in a single standard — Gold.
Success always meated out to him — Butcher.
Gives sound and weighty arguments— Smith (117 of him).
The penman who can do work up in style — Brown.
Sharp and to the point— Pierce.
Ought to make barrels of money — Cooper.
*' He's after me"— Fish said about Fisher.
Partial to green ink— Patrick.
Never wrong and writes Wright right— Wright.
His work stands above all others in a climax — Canp.
Not a bock number even if his name indicates it— Dennis.
Duck-legged — Webb.
Rumored that he has adopted the pump-liandle shake—
k
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rir. Hoff's Lesson.
It was oar intention to give the condading lesson
■of Mr. HofT's very interesting graded public school
series in this nnmber, bnt a press o£ circumstances
has delayed it and it will not appear until the March
if sne. While this lesson will ccnclude that particu-
lar series it does not by any means deprive our read-
ers of Mr. Hofl's helpful advice : he will present
from time to time hints and helps for the teacher
that have grown out of his experience.
T^'^enman^ QyCiC Q>&a caxlL^
1.ESS0NS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. M. WALLACE, STEELINCl, ILLINOIS.
No. 1.
XJHATKRJALS.
THE teacher should see that the school board pro-
vides all necessary stationery, bnt if the board
does not <lo so, the teacher should keep a suf-
ficient supply fur the needs of the school, and should
sell it, or give it to the pupils, as needed. This will
be found expedient because of the indifference of
most school boards, as well as that of the patrons,
.And because of the distance from towu.
Pen*.
In most schools, Esterbrook's No. 135 will be sat-
isfactory, but where the school is unusually large,
and circumstances eeem to demand it, young ladies,
•and others over ten or twelve years of age, may use
Esterbrook's No. 128. Much experience in country
schools has confirmed my good opinion of these pens,
as both numbers are very durable, are much alike
except in size, can usually be purchased at any drug
fltore or stationer's, and, moreover, they are especially
adapted to the work outlined in the lessons which
*re to follow.
Ltad PenolE«.
Pupils under ten or twelve years old should use
Dixon's Secretary No. 3, with the rubber tips re-
moved, to prevent erasures by the pupils.
Do not permit a pupil to use short pencils, nor to
dampen his pencil by putting it into his mouth, nor
to dampen it^in any other manner.
Never allow a child to sharpen his pencil — the
teacher must attend to that, and in no case should
the writing point be sharpened — simply cut away the
wood. The pencil must not be held in the pen posi-
tion—which will be explained hereafter.
Slata
clla,
This relic of a by-gone rigime should be banished
from your school, but if you must conform to the
will of thoss in authority — i. e., the school board —
and suffer the children to use them, see that they all
have long, woad-covered pencils of small size, and
always do the sharpening yoaraelf, cutting away
nothingjjut the wood.
Papils must not hold pauoils in the pen position,
nor must they be allowed t > uss short pencils. This
will be fully explained later on.
Int.
&.\\ should use the same sort of ink, which should
flow easily, write black, and stay black. " Carter's
Koal Black," will give good satisfaction. Any ink
having alcohol as its base will not be materially
injured by freezing. Ink exposed to the action of
the air will evaporate and form a sediment in the
bottom of the bottle. Thin it by using a little water.
Do not use ink-wells in the desks, but keep the mk
in the bottles. This will prevent no end of " muss."
Pen Wiprrs,
Make one tor each desk, of six pieces of cloth hav-
ing a good absorbing surface, about 3x •'i inches, and
securely tack the farthest corner at each end of it
to "the Hat top of the desk eiiaally distant from each
end of the desk, aud at the back edge of it
Pei»AoM«r«.
Pupils over sixteen years old and others with large
bauds should use the cork and wood straight holder.
They are made in two sizes, and having a cork
auger gr.isp. the fingers and hand do not tire in
using them.
Scholars from six to ten or twelve years old
and those whose hands are small would better use
small, straight celluloid holders, or wooden ones
with robber finger holds.
All other pupils will use pencils as previously
noted.
renmanthip /"o/xr.
Foolscap paper, both sides ruled, having ■■ correc-
tion lines" to regulate the slant, the paper to weigh
about 12 pounds to the ream of 4yO sheets, is good —
if cut to the proper size. Cut each sheet along the
fold ; then cut each half sheet cross-wise. This
will make pages about 6j>^ x 8 inches, and as the
ruled lires extend the long way of the paper, when
cut as directed, it will give better satisfaction than
any other siz? obtainable, since, when writing, it
will not be crumpled under the front edge of the
desk, and will prevent waste of paper, as each pnpil
should use the entire surface of both «ides of one
such sheet during each regular writing lesson.
Do not use copy-book?. Loose paper, cut as di
rected, is far better aud so mucti cheaper that a
trial of it will settle the copy-books for all time in
your school, since any pupil can and will accomplish
at least five times as much in the same time witli
loose paper as can be done with the copy-books.
Copybooks have their place, but that place is not in
the average country school, particularly your.«.
Do not sew the paper, but keep each pupil's pen-
holder and paper in a small paper sack, one that just
fits the paper, with his name on the sack, which will
avoid "unpleasantnesses" as to the ownership of
paper, etc.
For "busy work" the little pupils may take np
the sacks, with paper, pens and holders in them, at
the close of the lesson, and distiibute them at the
opening of the next lesson.
Statt»,
These are relics of the " stone age." Avoid their
use if possible.
Should you be required to use them, rule one side
thus : Break off the points of a large pen as far back
as you can. Lay your ruler crosswise or lengthwise
on the slate, as desired, and rule with the broken
pen. which will produce two lines, just about far
enough apart for short or one-space letters to be
written between them.
Rule back and forth several times in the came
place to make deep lines.
Leave a space three or four times the width of the
lines made by the broken pen, and rule again. Re-
peat as often as necessary.
One side of the slate should not be ruled, as it will
be needed fur practicing movement-drills, etc.
BLACKBOARD DRAWING, PUBLIC SCHOOLS —ACCOMPANYING LESSON BY LANGDON S. THOMPSON,
431^^^
V^CO^tcaiaS
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Ttlarltboard ^
Since yon will be judged more from the work
yon do on the board than by all other writing you
may do, diligent practice thereon will be necessary.
Faithful wora will enable you to do excellent writ-
ing on the board, without having it ruled.
If you prefer it ruled, lay ofiE two chalk lines aboat
one and one-half or two inches apart, the lower line
being on a level with your eyes. Make the lower
line red. upper one blue. Put another line about
four inches above the blue one. the red and bine
lines being two inches apart. Short or one-space
letters may be written between the red and blue
lines ; loop letters and capitals will extend from the
lower line to the extreme upper one. Paint the
lines, and mix a little pumice stone with the paint
to keep the chalk from slipping.
Imptrtaiit SuijyegtionK,
Tu keep i7ik from freezing : Line a box of suiflcient
size with several thicknesses of carpet or heavy
cloth, packing three or more inches of sawdust on
the bottom, ends, and sides. Line again as before.
Put in some heavy cloths for ends, sides, bottom,
and for the cover. Little pupils can take uptheink,
place it in this box, cover it carefully, take it out at
next lesson and distribute it. This provides some
"bnsy work" for the small children.
Always have at hand a large geography, school
register, slate, or what is far better, a thin, dry,
smooth, poplar board, about U x 16 inches, oiled, to
prevent warping, which is for the teacher's use
every day during the writing lesson, for the purpose
of illustrating movements.
This will be a necessity to the average teacher, if
puccess is to be attained. See next issue of The
Journal for a description of its use.
To cause the ink to flow readily from new pens,
stick the puns into a raw potato a few times, then
wipe them carefully.
Nothing tends more to preserve order and to pre-
vent nervousness while writing than plenty of fresh
air. Open the windows !
Pupils should be seated according to age, size, at-
tainments, height of seats, etc., etc. A prudent
teacher can do much toward making the writing
lesson — and all other lessons— a success by using this
point judiciously.
Require much practice on the blackboard by all
pupils, particularly the little ones. They can use
the board while the others prepare their regular
lessons at their desks, and such work projierly man-
aged is of great value. Have them practice the
lesson, of course.
If the seats and desks are of improper height, you/
can do as the author did. He procured some long,
wide boards, placed them on supports of the desired
height, covered them with several thicknesses of
heavy wrapping paper, provided long, low seats, cor-
rectly adjusted, and always had the little people use
that table for their writiag lessons and for much of
their " busy work." The results were very good, as
his next school increased his wages more than 70 per
cent., to say nothing of the benefit accruing to the
children and to the community as well.
Devote at least twenty minutes to the lesson — more
if possible.
Five to ten minutes' practice on movement drills
should precede each writing exercise.
Evfry pupil — and all visitors — must practice the
lesson at the time for the lesson. Excuse no one who
is able to write.
Require all to practice the same thing at the same
time.
Permit no one to write at any other time than the
regular hour for the lesson, except the little people,
who lll.^y write on the blackboard.
Chang-i the pupils' pens frequently and see that
the pens are properly inserted in the penholders.
Good work caunot be done if these points are neg-
lected. Attend to the pencils daily.
It will be necessary for the teacher to practice the
lesson on the board, preparatory to teaching it.
Work on one thing until you have mastered it.
Practice how to teach the lesson, going through all
the counting for each movement drill, etc. (See next
issue of The Journal.)
Do this work while the pupils are not present, and
carefully erase your work on the blackboard before
they arrive at the echoolhouse — and you will be sur-
prised to know how much prestige yon will gain, as
your pupils will feel assured that their teacher is
never at a loss what to do when teaching writing —
and the same should be true of all other branches
taught, since it is the key to your success.
This practice mnst be strictly followed ; there is
no other road, nor way, nor method ('0 to teach writ-
ing in any school.
Finally, do much personal work with each pupil ;
this is the main spring to each pupil's progress.
From 2 p.m. to about 2.30 p.m. will be found to be
the best time for the lesson, for many obvious reasons.
Xfite. — I shall be pleased to have teachers, and
others, write me conceraing the use of these lessons,
the first of which will appear in the next issue of
The Journal, and through this medium, I shall be
glad to give whatever additional information may
be desired. Also, correspondence resxiectiug the
cost of stationery is invited.
IllUstr^tjVe- i^^
L5W^€M^irailNW«;fKI
poiCJe/hc^^ERs
' Br LaNODOW S. jHOM'piON
JIRECrOROF^RTEDUCATJON.JERJEf Cny7
Practical Lessons. — II.
PLATE II is a continuation of the free, swinging
movements required in Plate I. Most of the
figures are the outlines of leaves, selected not
for their beauty but rather for the simplicity of
their outlines and the fact that in most cases their
outlines can be made with a continuous movement
of the crayon. For example, notice Figures 1, 2, 4,
."> and 9. Begin at the left lower end and swing off
a curve for the upper edge of the leaf, then (before
lifting the crayon) swing back for the lower edge of
the leaf and, finally, make the middle line for the
midrib. Remember, that one of the virtues of black-
board sketching is that it must be done rapidly and
with as few strokes as possible. In Plate I, the de-
sign is to secure economy of movement and yet se-
cure all that is essential in the outline.
In Figures 3, 6, 7 and 12, the movement may begin
at the apex of the leaf, proceeding first toward the
stem, then back to the apex, and finishing with the
midrib. These will be slightly more difficult than
the first numbers mentioned. In Figures 13, 14, 15,
16 and 17. which show perspective effects, it is csu-
ally better to make the midribs first. The arrows
will show the order and directions of the various
curves. A little shading, done with the broad side
of the crayon, helps to bring out the form. Figure
11 is easy, is made with a single, continuous move-
ment, and is effective.
The student should continue to practice the free-
movement exercises on Plate VI, in the previous
Lesson.
I'lair III.
In Plates I and II the movement should be light,
free and gliding. In Plate III the movement re-
quired is quite different, also the manner of handling
the crayon. The effective blackboard sketcher must
have many resources. He must be able to move
lightly, and on occasion to emphasize strongly and
quickly. For the exercises on this plate the crayon
should not be hard nor glazed. The side of the
crayon should be used throughout the plate.
For the first nine exercises use a piece of crayon
one and a half or two incnes in length. The position
before the board should be as described in the first
article. Now, with a firm, steady movement, rather
36
slow at first, practice Exercise 1, making the lines
twelve inches or more in length. When a little
power is gained t^e movement may he a little more
rapid and it may he regulated by counting or keep-
ing time in some other way. Then take up Exercises
2, 3 and 4 in a similar manner, drawing vertical
strokes downward, horizontal ones toward the right,
and the oblique ones usually downward. Exercise 5
is an aijplication of vertical and horizontal strokes.
Exercise 0 adds oblique strokes. No exercises could
be better for these broad-stroke movements, and the
ability to make these letters rapidly is very useful to
most teachers.
Figures 7 and 8 are easily done after the previous
drill, and they are always delightful to the little
folks.
For the little squares in Figure 8 place the crayon
at the upper right side of the square to be made, at
an angle of 4.5'', and move it downward and to the
left at the same angle, in distance eiiual to tie side
of the square. A little practice of this movement
will enable one to make these oblique squares iiuite
effectivi-ly and rapidly. Figures «, 10 and 11 may be
executed with a narrower s'roke than the preceding
figures. The teacher should now be constantly on
the lookout for objects that can be effectively drawn
with a few strokes, and she should make a note of
them for future use.
In Figure 13 make the squares as directed in Figure
8. For Figure 14, hold a piece of crayon, two or
more inches long, in the middle, press it against the
board rather firmly, and revolve it around the cen-
tral part. It is uoi so difficult as it may appear at
first.
Figures 15 and 16 represent stone or brick walls
very effectively to the imaginations of children.
Make short horizontal strokes with the side of the
crayon as directed for Exercise 2. Double strokes
can be mado for the corner stones in Figure 16.
Figure 17 shows an application of Figures 1.5 and 16.
A very faint outline of the house and windows may
first be made to regulate the form of the different
parts as they are built up; or rather as they are built
down, as it is perhaps easier to begin with thechim-
ACCOMPANYINC, LESSON BY A, F. NEWLANDS.
ney and work downward. When the bricks are all
placed, the outlines of the house and windows may
be emphasized.
Figure 18 represents a series of horizontal cylin-
ders or logs. They are not difficult to make with
single strokes if the student will
press against the lower end of the
crayon much more firmly than at
the upper end. Figure 18 is now to
be applied in drawing the log house,
Figure 19. The house and its parts
may first be outlined as in Figure 17.
Once more, allow us to emphasize
the suggestions 1. 3, 3, 4, h and 6 of
the previous article.
met with hearty welcome. His artistic and humorous
pen sketches appearing in The Journal have at-
tracted much attention. As a Supervisor of Writing
Mr. Webb has made a most pronounced success. He
won the Supervisor's certificate for prize offered to
city sapervisor haviug the greatest number of stu-
dents winning prizes in The Journal's public school
contest. He has placed the public schools of Nash-
ville in the front rank iu both writing and drawing.
WELL-KNOWN SUPER-
VISORS.
A. C. WEBB.
Iowa, that State of good penmen
and teachers, has reason to feel proud
of A. C. Webb. The first twenty-
oup years of his life were spent on
an Iowa farm. He attended the com-
ini.n schools, taught country school,
I < ti:)k literary and penraauship courses
at a normal college, and then
branched out for himself. In 1H83
he opened an Institute of Penman-
ship and Art in Nashville, Tenu.,
and has many prominent penmen
and teachers who owe their success
to his teachings. In 188.") he was mar-
ried to Miss Ellen Hanor of Bowling
Green, Ky. The two young penmen
shown in the accompanying por-
trait are the special pride of Mr. and
Mrs. Webb. Mr. Webb is the re-
tiring president of the Western Pen-
men's Association, and won the re-
spect of all members at the Lincoln
meeting by his courteous treatment
and impartial decisions. It is not in
I>enmanship alone that Mr. Webb
excels, as he is an artist as well. His
splendid course of lessons iu drawing
.iust concluded in The Journal is
one of the most practical ever
■ - printed. He is joint author of
ough to justify the surplus spiufttJlowanw. Sketch hcrewitb.— Ed.] pnblic and graded schools that has
good looking e
Fraternal Notes.
— We had a very pleasant call recently from Mies E.
A. McDonnell, Supvr. at Holyoke, Mass. She was ac-
companied by her brother, who is a prominent paper
manufacturer of that city. She has been very successful
in her work at HolyoUe and is planning with much en-
thusiasm for the future. Her sister. Miss Catharine Mc-
Donnell, is Supvr. at South Hadley, Mass.
— F. G. Steele is Supvr. of Writing and Drawing in the
schools of Newark and Xenia, O., giving two days a week
to Xenia and three days to Newark. Of course, this keeps
him busy.
— The Orlando, Fla. , public schools, owing to the present
financial stringency, have dispensed with their teacher of
commercial and shorthand branches, but be has opened up
a private school in the public school building and is doing
better than when working on salary. C. O. Meux is the
enterprising young man.
— A. F. Stolebarger. Supvr at Ottumwa, la. , has re-
cently taken charge of the newly created Public School
Dept. of the Western Penman.
— A. H. Steadman, proprietor of the Steadman B. C,
has been elected Supervisor of Writing in the city schools
of Toledo, Ohio. He is active and enthusiastic, and nolesa
we are greatly mistaken we think that the people of Toledo
will discover that the money invested in his salary was
wisely spent. There should be ten times as manv super-
visors employed as at present. Writing is not a fad. but a
bread and butter necessity and should be properly taught.
— J. H. Fulks of Leosburg, Fla., is superintendent of
the public schools there and is greatly iutf rested in writing.
He secures subscriptions for The Journal from his teach-
ers and pupils and in other ways indicates that he is going
to have writing taught as it should be in his schools.
Public School Work.
Supvr. J. O. Gordon of Rocky River and Lakewood, O.,
is responsible for ihe excellent writing in a large package
of specimens received from Lakewood. These pupils are
in school but five months each year. Every student in
one room is represented in this exhibit by capitals, small
and large movement exercises. The writing of these young
people is more than creditable. It follows closely Mr.
Gordon's own splendid business writing— and that's good
enough for anybody. Here is another case where it is
shown that business writing not only can be taught — but
is taught, and that, too, under adverse circumstances.
Among the best writers are : Hatiie A. Nevill, Edwin A.
Mastick, Shirley Dean, Tom Sanford, Dora Elton, Edna
Conway, Arthur Mastick.
A sample cf the writing of all the pupils in the ninth
grade of School Xo. 8, Buffalo, N. Y., after about three
'j^S^^'J'ain
I C^iC riXauuzS
moDtbs' drill with forearm movement, shows good prog-
ress. It is a pity that forearm moTement was- not iiitro-
duced into the Buffalo schools years ago. The woik be
fore us shows many traces of finger action that will
disappear under a vigorous movement training.
A large package of writing of the pupils of the sixth and
ninth grades in the Brattleboro, Vt., schools has been sent
us by Supervisor J. L. Howard. The samples represent
the average grammar grade work. Mr. Howard is work-
ing hard to arouse enthusiasm among pupils, teachers and
patron*", and his good work is telling. He has 1.500 pupils
uuder his instruction. Among the best writers are : Anna
Johnson, Laura Leitsinger, Dan. Maguire, Annie Turner.
Chas. E. Gould, Annie rhomas, Mabel Applin, Florence
Gondenoueh Elizabeth Bagg, May Stockwell, Meta Stolte,
E. H. Goortale.
BY A. F. NEWLANDS. .SUPERVISOR OF WRITING,
KINGSTON, ONT.
No. 2.
J5 — It has been objected especially by profes-
sional penmen that vertical writing? does not admit of
free movement. Judging by their explanations, it
is mpinly because they have not found the right po-
sition of the hand, nor do they understand the rela-
tion of the arm to the desk. The reason for this is,
all onr desks have been built to suit certain condi-
tions, the chief of which was sloping writing. For
years there has been an unconscious effort to adapt
the human body and school furniture to a system of
writing, and one of the results has been a gradual
lessening of the incline of desks, until now very few
have a slope of more than five degrees. The monks,
who used vertical letters in their missals, worked on
a surface that had an incline fully as great as the
reading desk of today. With the introduction of
italic letters the incline of desks was reduced a little,
and as the slope of writing increased the incline of
the desks decreased. In many of the business and
penmanship schools to-day the desks are perfectly
flat. Why? Because the movement for sloping
writing is much freer on a horizontal surface.
10. — As the incline of the desk was lowered the
front edge of it had to be raised to bring the paper
so uewhere near the proper distance from the eyes
without a complete doubling over of the body. If
the forearms are placed on the desk the height of
the edge necessitates the spread of the elbows seen
in Figs. 2 and 3. This may also be seen in any of
the cuts illustrating the position for sloping
wilting.
17. — It is just here that our friends the slopers
have made their most vigorous defense of the old
citadel. They claim that the paper must be turned,
as in *Diagram 1 , to bring the lines at right angles to
the forearm, so that when the arm swings from left
to right on its fixed rest at O it describes an arc of
which one of the ruled lines on the paper will form
a chord ; but if the paper be turned as in Diagram
2. the arm would have to be pushed back into the
sleeve in order to keep on the line.
18. — If there were no alternative as to the posi-
tion of the arm and hand, then their citadel, con-
sidering the style of desk, would be impregnable :
but. unfortunately for their cause, we have alterna-
tives. Fig. 4 represents the position many of our
pupils assume at this kind of desk, and Diagram 3
illustrates the movement of hand and arm. The
DIAGRAM 5.
paper is placed near the edge of the desk and the
arm rests lightly on the upper part of the wrist, the
elbows hanging easily at the side, the weight of the
arm being principally supported from the shoulder.
The wrist acts as a moving rest similar to the
service performed by the fingers in the old mus-
cular, forearm or combined movement, or whatever
it is the teachers of the slope use in their writing.
But some teachers may find special cases in which
the desk is so much too high that the pupils cannot
take this position and write freely. In this extreme
case the pupil may be allowed to place his forearms
on the desk and turn the paper a few degrees.
19. — The effort to get pupils to write with the
paper square in front of them with the arms resting
on the desk will result in mauy of the pupils push-
ing the left arm well up on the desk, as represented
in Fig. 'i. This is the worst position assumed by
any of our pupils, even under these unfavorable con-
ditions,
20. — What we propose is to adapt school furni-
ture and the system of writing to the human body.
Even with ttnsaitable furniture — i. e. , furniture
built for sloping writing — we are securing much
more rapid writing than formerly. That is the best
evidence of all essential movement.
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21. — The position for vertical writing at a desk
with sufficient slope has been describetl in paragraph
II. This, together with the illustrations Figs.
6 and 7, will make farther explanation unneces-
sary.
22. — In a class furnished with sloping desks of
the proper size, it wo\ild not be necessary to drill on
position for writing. The pupils natariilly fall into
an easy, healthful posture. We have tried this ex-
periment on our pupils who assume the worst
postures, usually the position shown in Fig. 5. We
arranged sloping tops for their desks and without
saying anything about position let them continue
their writing. At firs'; they placed the left arm in
the old position, but evidently finding it uncom-
forf;able they gradually straightened up quite near
the normal posture. The part of the forearm on the
desk rests lightly and moves with as much freedom
as did the fingers when writing the old sloping
style.
23.— The position of the hand is clearly shown in
Fig. 8. The hand turns well on the side with the
thumb on top of the holder, and the handle of the
pen points well to the right. The only instruction
it seems necessary to give pupils in pen holding is
to avoid letting the handle drop down between the
thumb and forefinger, with the latter bent to a
right angle, as shown in Fig. 9.
24.— To read this paper without honestly testing
the suggestions is time worse than wasted.
A Palace Business College.
A Journal representative receutly had the plea&ure of
speading a day in the Bryant & Stratton Business College
of Chicago. This is the school founded by H. B. Bryant of
Lbe original firm of Bryant & Stratton, and is now owned
and conducted by his son, W. H. Bryant, a brisbt, young,
well educated business man. In the thirty eight years of
its existence it has prepared 50,000 young men and women
for business. Tbe College is now settled in its new and
.'■umptuous apartments in the Bryant & Stratton BusineBB
College Building, 3!5 to 3:^1 Wabash avenue, opposite tbe
Auditorium. Nearly $40,000 have been expended in tbe
furnishing and equipment of these model school rooms.
The soUd mahogany banking fixtures in tbe banking and
office department are the Columbian Exposition prize
furniture of A. H. Andrews & Co. Exquisite carving,
onyx and superb metal work make this one of tbe finest
banking outfits in tbe country. Solid oak and glass parti-
tions, marble drinking fountains and washrooms, solid oak
wardrobe for each student, are a few of the incidentals
that go to make this a business college palace. The class
work is fully up to the lurnishing, and this, coupled with
progressive yet conservative business management, makes
this a model business school.
* In tbe diagrams tbe line A represents the Una connect-
ing tbe shoulders.
The Oswego Timts ha* a long and good article on writ-
ing. Tbe reporter visited the schools and found the position
bad, tbe mant.er of holding the pen worse, and concluded
that most teachers were incompetent to teach writing prop-
erly. Criticism cominK from the outside nuiit be beedeJ.
It is a fact that the penning in most of the schools is poorly
taught. Lately, samples were laid on the desk from 47
schools in all part? of the Union; some of these mode by
children of ten were fine; others by boys of thirteen no
better thin Alaska Indians would make.— iV. Y. School
Journal.
Tbe reports of city superintendents on the teaching of
vertical writing are crowded out of this issue, but the pub-
lication will be resumed next month.
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Editorial Comment.
A Sirmon In I'luKjirrtlrr Coiiiiiieirlnl TiachiiH.
Every few weeks The Journal's emplojment bu-
reau receives a poorly written application from some
young man who desires to become a member of the
agency. As we write we have the last one received
before us. The writing is of that scrawly, tangled-
up style that brings discredit on business schools, but
it is not against the writing that we want to protest
80 much as against the general slovenly appearance
of the letter. The arrangement is very poor, it is
entirely unpunctuated, has several blurs and the in-
evitable jiostscript. After saying : " Iwould o/ regis-
tered sooner," etc., he does " siocerely hope" that we
■will get him a position " in a first-class business col-
lege." He promises to send ' ' some recommendations
from prominent people"— and no doubt he has them,
because everybody has 'recommendations from
prominent people."
We want to say a word here abont the abuse of
giving recommendations indiscriminately. Some
months ago we had a call from a " first class" bus-
iness college for a " first-class " teacher. We selected
one having "first-class recommendations from prom-
inent people," and these prominent people were well-
known Ijiisiness college men. Upon the strength of
these we recommended the young man for the place,
and ho was engaged. A trial of a month or two
proved to the satisfaction of the school proprietor
that the teacher was not capable of filling the place,
and he waf, as a consequence, discharged. A few
days later we received a sharp letter from the school
proprietor criticising us for recommending such a
man. A day or two before this letter was received
the discharged teacher had been in our office and had
shown us a strong recommendation from his late
employer, the man who had just discharged him for
incomi)etency !
But to return to oxir young would-be teacher. He
wanted a first class place to teach shorthand, type-
writing, letter writing and the business branches,
yet he wrote a poor hand, sent a badly arranged
letter containing errors in grammar, blots and
scratches. But to rouud out this comedy of errors
the letter was signed " Prof." with a flourish on
the P that would put Bro. Peirce to shame !
Why is it that joung men get the idea of teaching
with so little preparation ; why is it that schools
encourage them in this idea and recommend them,
and why is it that such poorly prepared young men
are recommended by prominent people/ It is an in-
justice to everbody concerned, but more particularly
to the young would-be teacher himself.
No first-class business college will engage a teacher
unless, in addition to a thorough preparation in his
specialty, he can write a fairly good business hand,
understands the English language, has at least a
common school education and enough common sense
to keep him from signing his name with •' Prof."
WHAT A "JOURNAL" HAN SAW
llu n Trli> Hn'l Wny Acrons tlie CoiilineDI.
As The Journal decided to have "its osyn corre-
spondent in the midst of hostilities " (a Id metropoli-
tan dailies just .it present), and the "midst of hos-
tilities" was the meeting of the Western Penmen's
Association at Lincoln, Neb., the said Journal man
decided to stop at a few of the most important points
en roi<?c to meet some of the brethren. As the AU-
tance traveled was 4,OflO miles and but two weeks'
time could be spared for traveling and sight seeing,
we were obliged to forego the pleasure of stopping
at scores of cities where there are hundreds of good
friends of The Journal.
The first stop was at Albany, N. Y., where we
spent the time with Messrs. Carnell and Bartow of
the Albany Business College, a prosperous, well
equipped and well managed school. At the Troy
Business College Messrs. Shields and Hall were hold-
ing forth.
Late the same day we reached Rochester and the
next morning dropped in on Brothers Williams, Rog-
ers, King, Osborn and S. C.Williams at the Rochester
Business University. The first three were found busy
in the publication office reading proof, revising old
and preparing new books, and opening letters con-
taining orders and checks, preparing advertisments,
etc. We were received most kindly and were shown
through the large school rooms by Mr. Osborn. The
" R. B. U." has been known for years as a training
school for commercial teachers— a high grade busi-
ness school. It is splendidly equipped, has a fine
corps of teachers and a good attendance— about the
average at this season. Under the guidance of
Brother King (royal by nature as well as by name)
we saw the printing and publishing plants where
the mechanical work was done on the 300,000 copies
of the Williams & Rogers Bookkeeping and the
hundreds of thousauds of copies of their other pub-
lications, and the mechanical part is well done, too.
We next saw the town, and a pretty town it is. We
are inclined to think that Mr. King is in the employ
of some real estate firm, or possibly the Board of
Trade, because, judging from the groiind covered,
we were led to believe it a bigger place than New
York, and Mr. King wasn't backward in help-
ing us to believe it. Mr. W. H. Halicy has recently
purchased the Flower City Business College and we
found him planning a vigorous campaign. Mr. B.
S. Underbill is proud of his shorthand work and is
just bpginning to push the commercial department
in the Underbill Business College.
At Buffalo we found so many schools and friends
that it was hard to tear ourselves away. Dr.
Bryant of the Bryant & Stratton Business College
very kindly showed us the new college building
which was then nearing completion, and has since
been entirely finished. It has a good location, and
is well planned. Bro. Stephenson was hard at work
conducting his big writing classes. At the Caton
College we found Mr. Caton himself and Messrs.
Trainer, Crumb, Hurst and Smalley. We are under
many obligatioas to Mr. Trainer for hospitalities
extended. He knew the best theater, the best play,
and "the best is none too good," he said. At the
Buffalo Business University were found the proprie-
tor, Mr. Johnson, and the penman S. K. Burden.
Mr. Burden is an inventor as well as a penman, and
has several office specialties on the market. At the
College of Commerce we were shown through the
rooms, but as school was over for the day we did
not meet the teachers. Our old friend, schoolfellow
and bedfellow, G. K. Demary, is now assistant super-
visor of writing in the city schools, and, of course,
we could not miss seeing him and his good wife.
While students under Flickinger in 1884 we were
roommates, and the only dispute we ever had was
over the space to be occupied by each in the bed.
Bro. Demary said that while we took but half the
space, we managed to take our half in the middle.
Mr. Demary is making a success of his work in Buf-
falo : he works hard, and gives value received for
his salary.
At Cleveland we spent a very pleasant half day
with Messrs. Spencer, Felton, Loomis, Lister and
the Spencerian faculty. Bro. Lister has plenty to
do with the large writing classes. The college was
to have an entertainment the next day which we
were sorry to miss. This school occupies its own
building. Mr. Loomis of the Practical Text Book
Company was found opening the morning mail and
handed us some of the letters beginning: " Noticing
your advertisement in The Penman's Art Journal,"
to show that advertising does pay. This company
have spent a fortune in their series of books and they
are gratified at their success in introducing them.
E. L. Glick was in his element at the Euclid Avenue
Business College. He believes in muscular move-
ment and lots of it. He runs things at a telegraph
speed, too, and is very enthusiastic. We reached
the Ohio Business University after hours, but found
Manager L. L. Gatewood still on duty. He is a con-
scientious teacher. At the Cleveland College of
Shorthand we met Albert Day, the aathor of Day's
Shorthand, and found him a very pleasant gentleman.
Chicago was the next stopping place.
The Bryant & Stratton Business College is more
fully described in another column. Through Mr.
Bryant's kindness we enjoyed the hospitality of the
Union League Club and were otherwise delightfully
entertained. Messrs. Reynolds. McCaslin and Wil-
ley made our stay in the big school pleasant. We
found Messrs. Whigliam and Goodyear of the West
Side Business College making improvements and
preparing for a larger school. The Metropolitan
Business College is housed m its own fine building,
the property of Principal Powers, and is enjoying a
prosperous year. The Chicatro Business College,
where the "automatic man," Faust, holds forth, is
owned by Gondring & Virden, and reports a good
attendance. Jones' Business College and the Lake-
side Business College were visited out of school
hours. At the latter were found B. M. Worthington
and A. D. Taylor, the latter busy on some beautiful
script.
Owing to the convention we were unable to visit
any of the Lincoln schools, but learned that because
of the drought and consequent failure of crops in
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota, that tlie
attendance was below the average.
In Omaha the Omaha Commercial College is nicely
fixed again. They were burned out last spring.
The Rohrbough Bros, have been in the business for
years and have built up a big school. That superb
penman, J. W. Lampman. is very enthusiastic over
business practice work just at present : he has a
plan of his own that is producing good results.
Some of his prize writing is remarkable for its
delicacy and accuracy. The Omaha Business Col-
lege is presided over by F. F. Roose, who has for
his right hand men Frank Longwith and J. E. Mac-
Cormac, while G. H. Lockwood. the artist penman,
looks after all the interests of the pen. J. T. Dailey
of Dailey & Lawrey's Business College is preparing
to enlarge his school. This is the newest business
college in Omaha.
We made New Year's calls at Kansas City, and
while the business schools were not " receiving,"
yet all were "at home," and made us feel ditto.
President J. F. Spalding of .Spalding's Commercial
College, and his fine sons, made us welcome at
that well-known institution. We would scarcely
know F. B. Courtney since he shed his mustache.
He told us that some one called it a baseball mus-
tache (" three out — all out"), and that it was too
tender to stand such remarks, so it has gone in again
until spring. Courtney is still turning out fine wri-
ting— and to the matinees. P. S. Brown has a young
but flourishing institution, Brown's Business School,
and reports prospects good. At the Kansas City
Business University we met Mr. Will J. Wheeler,
now president of the Springfield. Mo. , "Business Col-
lege, and were very pleasantly received. Henry
Coon was found at his old stand conducting Coon's
Business College.
St. Louis was next on the list. At the Bryant &
Stratton Business College, Dr. Carpenter, the pro-
prietor, and John F. Stockton, penman, made it
pleasant for us. Dr. Carpenter has employed some
noted teachers in his time and has educated hun-
dreds of St. Louis' prominent business men. We
found E. H. Fritch of the Southwest Business Col-
lege busv registering a new student when we en-
tered. This school is but a few months old. but is
doing well. Fred. Torrence, the gentlemanly pen-
man of Jones' Business College, showed us some fine
examples of the skill of W. H. Wiessehahn. At
Hay ward's Business College we had a good chat with
W. E. Hartsock, a fine writer.
Indianapolis was reached early in the morning and
there seemed to be a sort of a brilliant glow in the
direction of the " When " block, where is located the
Indianapolis Busine.ss University. On stepping into
the office of the college we saw the reason — there sat
the "Electric Light of the West"— C. H.Pierce,
formerly of Keokuk. Iowa, but now of the United
States. ( He gets his mail at Evansville, Ind.) We
received a warm welcome from Messrs. Heeb and
Moore. To furnish diversion for the students Bro.
Pierce and ourselves were placed on exhibition. At
the Spencerian Business College we found Mr. E. E
Admire holding the fort, and incidentally a good
sized school. The College of Commerce took onr
breath away — the elevator in the handsome new
Jonmal building was out of order and we lost it
(our breath, not the elevator) — climbing the four
flights of stairs. But we found plenty of room at
the top and a good school and warm welcome as
well from proprietor Stossmeister. M. D. Fulton
the new penman of this school had .iust taken hold
when we were there, but as he had a good grip we
don't think that he will let go soon.
Anderson, Ind., was the last stop. Here wefound
the Indiana Business Institute, conducted by J. A.
Payne. Anderson is a thriving manufadurlng city
in the heart of the natural gas region and Principal
Payne feels encouraged at the outlook.
Financial depression and bad crops have been the
causes that have cut off the attendance and revenue
of some schools, more especially those the furthest
west, but we found that the commercial schools were
doing fully as well as any other kind of business.
EDITOR'S Calendar,
Mills's Compendium of Vertical Writing. Pub-
lished by E. C. Mills, Bushnell, III. Price, 50 cents.
Mr. Mills has presented a full series of copies (movement
exercises, words, sentences, etc.), cuts of position and quite
full instructions. It is well arranged, nicely graded and
presents a very sensible style of vertical writing— a style
that will allow of the use of the forearm movement and
speed. This compendium contains much material for study
and practice and should be owned by all who are the least
bit interested in writing— either sloping or vertical.
Roderick Hume. Story of a New York teacher. By
C. W. Bardeen, editor of The School Bulletin. Sec-
ond edition. Published by C. W. Bardeen, Syra-
cuse, N. Y. Paper. Price, 50 cents.
We picked up this book to review it and finished by read-
ing and enjoying it thoroughly. It is a well written novel,
depicting the incidents in the life of the average principal
of viUage schools. It is worth reading by those who are
not teachers, and no teacher should be satisfied till he has
added a copy to his library. The teaching proiession should
be proud of Mr. Bardeen.
Because I Lovk You. Edited by Anna E. Mack. Pub-
lished by Lee & Shepard, Boston. Cloth, white and
gold. Boxed. Price, $1.50.
Poetry is the language of love. Miss Mack has given a
rare book to con over with a sweetheart, or from which to
select sentiments to accompany a gift of flowers. It is just
the bonk also to present to the " nearer one, dearer one yet
than all others," who has given comfort and encouragement
to the rough ways and steep ways of life, or to the aged
friend, or the bereaved one, cherishing yet the memory of
days of love, and remembering that love is still the promise
of the future. No person who wants the best thoughts on
this sweetest of all themes can atford to do without it.
Isaac Pitman's Complete Phonographic Instructor.
Published by Isaac Pitman & Sons, 33 Union Sq,,
New York.
This is a new edition of the American text-book of the
Isaac Pitman system, and has been carefully revised. The
first edition was sold in eighteen months, a circumstance
that speaks well for the growmg popularity of the Isaac
Pitman syst«m on this side of the Atlantic.
Handbook of Standard or American Phonography.
By Andrew J. Graham & Co., 744 Broadway, New
York.
This is a new and revised edition. The author in his
preface states that the changes made tire in the presentaticn
of the principles and not in the principles themselves. Tbis
edition contains many more engraved examples of short
hand than in any previous edition ; some changes have
been made in the reading and writing exercis^es ; chapters
on phonetics have been almost entirely dispensed with and
a brief phonogiaphie dictionary added. The late Mr.
Graham was wont to boast that no change had been made
in the text book of his system since it first appeared a third
of a ceutury ago. We believe, therefore, that the new
Handbook is the first to point out any change, however
shght.
Prom the same publishers we have received samples of
Writing Exercise Blacks, which should prove a valuable
aid to students of the Graham system.
Vaile's Vertical-Writing Copy-Book and Manual.
E. O. Vaile, Oak Park (Chicago), author and pub-
lisher.
There are five books,'a manual and a set of alphabet wall
cards in this series of vertical writing books. There are
many good points in the books. The principal one, we
think, is the size (6 x '.) inches), making the book conven-
ient to handle on an ordinary desk. There are many
other points claimed by the author-publisher in which we
fail to see any advantage, one in particular, where he has
four diffeient copies on a page, and says ha regard to it :
" It gives the child more practice in real writing, and does
away with copying a line twelve or fifteen times, nith the
result that the nearer the child gets to the bottom of the
page the worse his writing is." The reasons that cause poor
writing at the bottom of the page are poor teaching or no
teaching, and the fact that each additional line gets the
pupil tbat much farther away from the copy. But there
are systems that have slidmg copies, aud others that repeat
the copy two or three times on each page. A teacher who
cannot keep her pupils interested long enough to write the
same copy twelve or fifteen times should prepare a new
series of writing books and be in style. '"The most dis-
tinctive feature of the books is," to quote the author's own
words, "the abandonment of the tine art, painfully en-
graved copper plate copies on which the last two or three
generations were drilled. One of the severest criticisms on
our public schools to-day is that our children do not acquire
in them a practical business hand. The copies in these
[Vaile's] books are actual free-hand writing^ made with
a pen and ink just as the pupil has to make them in school.
The writing in these books shows that it is genuine writing
reproduced by the photographic process." We do not
believe that Mr. Vaile, or whoever prepared the copies
*' wrote them free-hand, just as the pupil has to make
them in schooV His tirade against finely engraved copies
with tbe plea that copies should be prepared " just as the
pupil has to make them in school " is meaningless when
his own copies are drown out and not written. We shall
be glad to publish a few lines of Mr. Vaile's copy writing,
written with the speed and after the manner that the aver-
ago fifteen year old boy should write. It is generally safer
to leave the writing field to its own specialists because they
have had the experience, have been able to give it time and
attention and their books, as a rule, follow out some par-
ticular method.
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Thk Philosophy of Book-keeping. By W. T. Boone,
M.A. Published by the author. Pamphlet form, 44
pp.
Mr. Boone is president of the People's College, South
Bend, Ind., and this little book is the result of his experi-
ence. "It is designed to present in an easy and ct.m-
prehensible style the science of accounts," is what the
preface says, and he certainly has condensed his work into
the smallest possible number of pages.
The Teacher's Mentor. C. W. Bardeen, Syracuse,
N. Y. Paper, .50 cents.
This is but one of the many excellent books that Mr.
Bardeen is bringing out monthly in his " Standard
Tfacher's Library." In this volume are contained Buck
ham's First Steps in Teaching, Huntington's Unconsoiou:
Tuition, Fitch's Art of Questioning, aud Fitch s Art ol
Securing Attention. Every teacher of penmanship di
ing and the bU'slness branches should have a professi
library, and this is an excellent and cheap book for the
young teacher or prospective teacher as a starter. Young
teachers in special lines must learn that he who achieves
the most pronounced success as a true teacher is the one
with the best pedagogical training, and the one who keeps
pace with the rapid development in educational matters.
Answers to Correspondents.
A. B. and others. — Is a fine pen as good for vertical writ-
ing as a coarse pen 'l
No. A medium coarse, or coarse pen is much better
than a fine one, and those who have had the most expe-
rience in writing the vertical recommend and use coarser
pens than for the ordinary slant writing.
William H. Greville, London, England.— Your "Com"
pendium " aud The Journal are of great service to me. I
am glad to see that you have again opened a column for
" Answers to Correspondents" Here is one thing I cannot
get on with: How do you get the shade so low down (really
underneath) on the egg-shaped oval in the old style capital
stem ?
It seems to me that the pen must be held very much on one
side to get the shade so low.
Use a fine, elastic pen, press the nibs squarely ou the
paper, and keep the holder, so far as possible, on the same
slant as the shaded stroke. The oblique holder's greatest
use is in just such places as this. If you use the oblique
holder it will slant the pen at a different angle from the
forefinger aud will aid iu making a smoother shade.
COMMERCIAL SCHOOL HUMOR.
It " J'trdr"
fVt
ir<7/.
A widely known teacher of writing, while conducting a
"pay-in-the-middle-of-your-term" writing class in an East-
ern town, on the evening coming at the middle of the term
after a neat little speech, informing the class of his efforts
in their behalf, etc., stated that the settling point had been
reached and he hoped to be able to write this legend on the
bill now in each pupil's hands. Suiting the action to the
words, he stepped to the board and this is the legend he
wrote; "fade."
/^^f^t^;/,^ 'miil;M~E MlfRNAL'S "^u¥&'GRkPH REGISTER'. V^ ■"■ ""^^^^''^^
40
\,^^^nj7ian^C2^^tU>Cl^atAjitC?
nODERN PEN LETTERING.
BY J. F. BRILEY. JOURNAL OFFICE.
f:oinutfrcUU Script.
HIS style of script is applicable to
many practical purposes and is
worthy of the most careful study
and practice.
Tabe a sheet of good paper
(bristol board preferred), and rule
head and base lines to govern
height of the letters. Make your copy twice the size
of the one s^own herewith. Draw each letter in
ouMine with pencil, never leaving a letter until you
are satiflfied that it looks .inst right, then go over it
with ink, and laatly, fill in the shaded strokes. Do
not attempt to write these letters, bat draw them—
study and treat them .lUst as you would Roman or
any other style of lettering. It Is well to write this
style of script when used in small forms for body
work, but when used for large display work it should
always be drawn.
Western Normal College, LIdcoId, Neb. She wasuntiriog
in her efforts before the CoDventioD and left uothiag un-
done while the members were there to see that they were
comfortable and bapny.
A very complete report of the Association was taken by
Dan Brown, the official stenographer, and this, together
with all papers read and contributed, will be printed
shortly. Due notice will be given when the report is for
sale. Aa it will contain some very fine pap>ers and interest-
ing discussions, it will be of great value to all interested in
the topics on the programme.
By addressing C. A. Faust, treasurer, 45 Randolph street,
Chicago, III., Chicago Bus. College, and informing him of
the number of copies desired, it will aid the officers c£ the
Association in determining how many to print. It is
thought the price will be $1 a copy.
By the way. but few banded in their names, and what is
still more important, the very necessary dollar for that
photograph. Those desiring the photograph can obtain it
from W. D. Kilborn, Noble Studio. Lincoln, Neb. Mr.
Kilborn took the trouble to take the photograph, and we
trust that members will patronize him so that at least he
will not be the loser by the operation.
A greeting from the Nebraska State Teachers' Associa-
tion was rather tardy, but it was appreciated, nevertheless.
The delegations from Kansas and Missouri were especially
ItYJ F. HRILEY, ACCOMPANYING LESSON IN LETTERING.
This alphabet is not given as a standard copy, but
as one o^ a thousand and one variations of which
commercial script is admissible. Nest month we
will present a variety of pretty and practical sugges-
tions which will show you one way of using this
style of script to advantage.
WESTERN PENriEN'S CONVENTION
NOTES.
A Fi-w ArtfT-lhouHhu.
The hot«l accommodations were the best ever offered at
any convention, especially considering the prices. Every
convenience was provided.
The rooms providiHl for the use of the Convention were
ideal for the purpose, except that the larger meeting room
could not be well heate<I, owing to the low temperature
and the high wind. The cold snap reached Lincoln with
the convention, and it was the only thing to mar the meet-
ing.
It seems too Imd that more of those who were beneeted
by the Association did not become members and pay the
fee. At the Lincoln meeting there were many who came
long distauces to attend the convention, many who took
part in the discussions, and some who, upon request of
friends and associates, were placed on the programme and
who were there and deUvered their talks, but did not be-
come members of the Association— at least the treasurer
had no official notice of it.
The success of the shorthand section and the enjoyable
entertainment gott*>u up for their benefit are mainly due to
the extra bard work and tact of Miss Julia M. Fay of the
large and enthusiastic. With true Western enterprise
they got their heads together and were bound to land the
Convention in one of those States for the next year, but
after reconsidering the matter they saw how unjust it
would be to Eastern members to hold it in the same locality
two consecutive years. This was heaping coals of fire on
the heads of those who, because they had votes enough,
held it East for several years, but we hope the sacrificing
spirit of our Missouri and Kansas brethren will be duly
appreciated by the Eastern members.
The recitations of Miss Lucia AV. Raines of the depart-
ment of elocution of the Western Normal College were
greatly enjoyed.
For the first time in the history of the Association the
Executive Committee placed no one on the programme
who had not signified his intention in writing to be present
and take the part assigned. There were but two or three
exceptions to this, and it seemed as if they might make it
possible to attend until the last moment. The majority of
those who failed to put in an appearance notified the offi-
cers of the Association, but there were mauy who didn't
think any notice was necessary.
The receptions and entertainments were pleasing feat-
ures of the Convention, and the kind hospitality of President
and Mrs. Croan was most thoroughly appreciated by all.
The best orchestra in the city was engaged and daintj'^
refreshments were served ; and, in addition to President
aud Mrs. Croan's efforts, the faculty and students of the
school aud the citizens of the town did everything they
could to make the stay of the members of the Convention
pUasant.
At each Convention Bro. Faust manages to get the
members together, and taking the middle of the floor, asks
with tears in his eyes, if they have ever heard his dog
story. A chorus of noes is the usual response, aud then he
takes time to ask each member individually, because he is
very particular not to have the same person bear the story
twice. As he tells the story at each Convention in the
same way and asks the same question, of course no one
ever heard it before. This time he told it just before the
picture was taken, and the photographer didn't have to say
*■ Look pleasant " once after the meiubers were in position.
Evidently Bro. Faust was in collusion with the photog-
rapher.
The members of the Association owe much to J. G. Per-
kins of the Wtstern Normal College, wboat the last moment
took Mr. WalluCL's place on the Executive Committee and
did much of the disagreeable work falling to the lot of the
Committee.
The exhibit of shorthand, typewriting, commercial and
writing supplies, specimt?us of pupils' work, etc., was a
surprise to most members, as tbey had anticipated but
little from this, the first attempt to have a regular exhibit.
One large room was devoted to Ibis purpose and was filled
during a large part of the day by teachers aud others
interested in the many interesting things on exhibition.
We bad hoped to be alile to give a detailed account of the
exhibit, but it proved to be so large that it is beyond
our space. The work of the pupils in public schools at-
tracted, perhaps, the most attention and contained hun-
dreds of thousands of specimens. It was well worth the
effort it cost to get up this exhibit, aud the success of this
one augurs well for the exhibits at future meetings.
Hundreds of letters have been received from people who
bad hoped to be present, but were unable to make arrange-
ments to come, who regret that tbey were not there, but
all eyes are now turned to Chicago for '95, and it looks as
if no room In any business college there will be found large
enough to hold the crowds who will attend. Make your
plans early and douH let anything keep you from being at
Cbi(
1 '95,
THE BUSINESS MANAGER'S CORNER.
[IMTTAL BY WM. U. HAINES ]
TIllilN anssvering an advertisement do
\ >m mention that yon saw it in The
.louRNAL? I wish you would in the
I uture because it helps both the adver-
,j tiser acd The Journal and doesn't
hurt jou. The advertiser likes to
know if his advertisement is read, and how many
read it. H« gets information on these points if you
mention in your reply that you saw the advt. in The
Penman's Art Journal. At times advertisers ex-
periment with particular kinds of ads, and they are
particularly anxious to know whether they are good
or bad. Then this mention helps The Journal.
Advertising is the life blood of any paper, as the
subscriptions do not pay running expenses. Adver-
tising patronage is based on results ; by results I
mean the amount of trade that can be traced to the
advertising. Plenty of trade from the advertising
means plenty of advertising : plenty of advertising
means a bigger Journal— a better Journal. Isn't
that worth saying a good word for?
And by the way have yon noticed how we are
growing ? Big subscription list; results from adver-
tising, big advertising — and as a consequence big
Journal.
That stick pin premium was a happy idea. If you
didn't get yours within a few days after ordering,
please excuse me ; it was my fault. I didn't know
that they were going to be so popular and didn't
have enough made in the first order, but the second
"edition "is ready now. and we can serpe all. In sil-
ver for one sub. and $1 ; in gold for two subs, and
$3 ; or one sob. for two years— $1 now, .$1 at begin-
ning of second year. (You get the pin at once.)
Read the advertisements carefully this month and
send for catalogues, circulars, etc., to the various
advertisers. You will get some splendid literature,
and may find just the article you have been looking
for. I think my part of the paper (the advertising
pages) just as interesting as that turned out by the
editors. Don't you ?
My pet, The Penman's Art Journal, like all pets,
js a little jealous of our new baby — The Business
Journal. The baby is getting a great deal of atten-
tion just now, and thousands of people are writing
words of praise about it. Have you seen it? If
not, send ten cents for a sample copy.
I often wonder why ink makers don't advertise
more. Scarcely a xlay passes that some one doesn't
write and ask the editor where thic, that or the other
ink may be had, or what is the best ink. And it's
abont the same story with pen holders, and fine pen-
manship sDpplies.
How did you like onr new dress last month ? We
feel 80 well pleased over the " bnshels" of congratu-
latory letters received over our change of costnme,
that we have been obliged to sew the buttons tighter
on the said costume.
BUSINESS WRITING FROM BUSINESS
OFFICES.
» lull Ibe BuDinenn World Conaiilci'8 (.'ood Busineaa
AVritinx.
The Remitt of" The iloui-nal's " InvesHnatiDn,
[INITIAL MADE IN " JOURNAL " OFFICE.]
OR over a year The Journal has
been carefully investigating the
handwriting of business and at
the same time industriously col-
lecting samples of writing that is
considered the best for business
purposes. The first installment
of the result of that investigation is presented here-
with. The investigation has extended to all civilized
countries of the world. Samples received from
American business houses will be presented first.
As professional penmen we are a little prone to
dictate to business men just the kind of writing
that they should use. Business men, however, have
ideas of their own, and as they pay to have these
ideas carried out they have a right to be heard.
As nothing of this character has ever been
carried out on a sufficiently comprehensive scale to
make the results deduced of any practical benefit,
we decided to collect these specimens from the
loading houses in the leading branches of business
and present them systematically.
Following is a copy of the letter mailed to the
head of each business office, from -which we asked
for specimens :
Manageb American Express Co.. New York City.
Dear Sir: The Penman's Art Journal i.^ collectine
material for a series of illustrated articles showing the
styles of writing that are cunent in large business ettub-
lishnients at home and abroad. An important feature iu
this series of illustrations will be the writing of American
clerks, bookkeepers and general office help.
We write to ask you to do us the favor of securing two
lines of rapid business writing from each of the three or
four of the best business writers in your establishment.
Please do not let them know that these specimens are for
publication, as that would destroy their value to us. We
don't want dress parade writing, but genuine everv-dav
business writing.
For the sake of uniformity we suggest the following lines:
"Received of A M Martin, one package, value unknown "
Will you please have the writing done with good black
mk on the inclosed slip of paper and mail at earliest con-
venience in inclosed envelope without folding ;
Ilespectfully yours.
Penman's Art Joornal.
The responses were numerous and prompt and
have been carefully tabulated and arranged. The
samples as presented are exactly as received, and
show what is considered good writing in the various
lines of business. Those shown this month are ex-
■ ^ fnc-swiiles of the writing of the clerks in the
uthces of the large express companies, and were
^eleoted sdely becau.se they were the most charac-
teristic in the lot, and not because they are any bet-
ter or worse than the remainder. They fairly repre-
sent the entire number.
New Business Practice Apparatus.
Business educators everywhere will be interested
to know that there is another Richmond in the Busi-
ness-Practice field, with a brand new apparatus and
method in which the performances and duties of the
practical bookkeeper are shown by doing business
from the start. Word comes to us that a patent on
such an apparatus has just been issued to Mr. War-
len H. Sadler of the B. & S. Business Col-
lege, Baltimore, for many years one of the best
known business educators in America. The name
of Mr. H. M. Rowe. also an experienced business
educator, late head of the Curry Institute, Pitts-
burgh, IS .also associated with the invention in the
brief circular we have received. Of the details of
the invention we have no particulars, beyond the
statement that the entire affiair is of the utmost
simplicity and totally unlike anything that has been
Mtl' ^r'''!'^ ™».v be looked for in these columns
thitRrn ?! .?,'*■ We have known for some time
sct4^%^nl;^ro„tet^
'hu^nrtL-^lL'rl^'^''-^ ^"' '" '° thousands'-of
WRITING AS DONE IN EXPRESS OFFICES.
THIS IS THE ARTICLE API'ROVED IN THAT LINE OF WORK AS GOOD BUSINESS WRITING.
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WRITTEN BY CLERKS IN EMPLOY OF NATIONAI.^EXPRESS COMPANY, NEW YORK.
WRITTEN BY CLERKS IN EMPLOY OF AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. NEW YORK.
(^X^^..^
WRITTEN BY CLERKS IN EMPLOY OF WELLS, FARGO & CO.'S EXPRESS, NEW YORK.
'c!/enmaA!d (i:pfit> h/catnalP
School and Phrsonal
|l\rri\L MADE IN JotRXAL OFFICE.]
ilN Friday evening, Dec. 21, the Peirce
7 C.illeKe of Bus., Pbiladelphia, held its
q1 craduating exercises in the
rican Academy of Mosif. The
<lar« of the evening were Hon.
B Reed and that witty Frerch-
Max O'Rcll. We retmn thanks
r. Peirce for tickets and beauti-
engravtd invitation.
_ <1 Milkman. Pawtucket, B. I ,
ha» recently opened a b,isine>s college at Taunton, Mass
^d l« to open others at Woonsocket, It I., and Worcester,
Mass, E. N. Henninger, late of the Metrm.o itan B. C .
SiouxClty. la., is the right hand man at Taunton. Ihe
student, of Mr. Milkman's Pawtucket school presented
bim with a silver water pitcher lately. „ „ „ „ ,
— H F Crumb, until recently of Cnton's B.C., Buffalo,
N.Y., has purchased an intcre.st in Wood's f-.C-, i^™"-
ton Pa I'his school has lately strengthened itself mate-
rially bv adding J. C. Bowser, late of Erie, la., B. U.,
and C. M. Cook, Conneaut, O., to the faculty.
_ 1) McLacblnn, Chatham, Ont., has added another
school' to his llst-the Columbia Coll. of Com, Grand
Rapids, Mich A. D. Skeels, for many years at the
Chatham BC.,and a fine all around penman, assumes
charge of the Grand Rapids school.
— The many friends of E. W. Bloser of the Zanenan
Art Coll., Columbus, O., will be pleased to Icam that he
hjs entirely recovered from a very severe siege of typhoid
— C Rutherford, sole agent and teacher tor New York
and Brooklyn of Gregg's shorthand, has moved his school
at 10(1 East Twenty third street, New \ork.
— A new inventor in the ficlil has made his appearance
at Lockport, N. Y. His name is Wm. Edison Mackenzie,
and he arrived Dec. l:), IH.H, at the home of Mr. and Mrs
W A. Mackenzie. Mr. Mackenzie is assistant teacher of
shorthand in the Com'l \>e\A. of the Lockport Union
School.
— Free classes in phonography for the public schools
of Brooklyn, similar to those now being held in New York
City, have lately been organized by Isaac Pitman & bons
at the Burrell Metropjlitan School of Shorthand, 591
Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn.
— I'rosperity has fallen to the lot of SuUiva
ton's B. (;., Atlanta, Oa., judging by the 1
names of students and patrons in their lastluxv
ten up catalogue. This contains, among olhei
flnosani|>lesof penwork. There are two pennic
with the institution. J. J Sullivan, associate proprietor,
nnd.l. H.Smith. E. C. C'richton is associate proprietor
and principal of the shorthand dept.
— We are under diligations to Bro. Childs for invitation
and tickels to th.> tenth anniversary reception Class of '9S
of Iho Childs li. C., held at the City Hall, Springfield,
Mass., evening of Jan. 10 The Philharmonic Orchestra
was the )irincipal attraction.
— The TriCity IV C, Davenport, la, has been pur-
chased hy F. J. Tolland, who has been booming the Wiscon-
sin B II LaC'roi-sP, for several years. He will conduct
both schools. He bus won the good will and support of
the people of La Orosse, and we expect to hear the same
story from Davenport soon.
— We have been favored with tickets to a public address
totheMctro|jnlitan Nor. ArtScbool l^f^ P''^°;,j;^"K'j°;; S-
1 & Crich-
rge list of
riously got-
cuts, some
a connected
Thompson. 'The subject, " Why should teachers lei
draw.'' Mr. Thompson is making a s
iNe
J York 1
1 his
-KM. Kenney has purchased the interest of his part-
ner Mr. Leadbeater, in the Woodstock, Ont. B. C and
is now sole proprietor. S. T. Willis of Carleton Place
Ont., has been added to the faculty of this school and will
have charge of the shorthand department.
— Two new teacher's have recently been added to the
faculty of the Atlanta, Gi., B. U. The Secy, of theschool,
R J Maclean has patterned the course of study after
that of the Rochester, N. Y., B. U , of which school he is
a graduate He has a good model and is doing good work.
An elocution recital by Prof. Shepherd and class recently
drew a large audieuce and was a success in every way.
— Brown's Bus. Colleges, located at Jacksonville,
Bloomington, Galesburg, Decatur, Ottawa and Peoria
III have fastened themselves securely to prosperity; at
least they are ■' chained " to it. Bro. Brown knows what
business men want, and thot is what he is teaching in his
various schools. Although having so many institutions,
he impresses on each his inilividuality, and this of itself is
enough to make them succeed.
— The Muscatine, la.. B. C. is enjoying a successful year
and they evidently know how to advertise, judging from
the splendid writeup in the annual review of the dally
News Tribune of that city.
— F. E. Cook, manager of the Fresno, Cal., B. C, was
recently admitted to the bar after a very thorough exam-
ination by the Supreme Court of California.
— Jno. K. Beck, prin. of the Dayton, Ohio, C. C.,j~
ports a successful school. Mr. Beck :"
pioneer business college r
the Saturday normal classes
work in the 'Jersey City imblic schools.
— W. n. MorlHnd. for several years at Leavenworth,
Kan., has purchased the Clark B. C, Youngstowu, U., and
changed^the name to the Youngstowu B, C.
— The Washington, Pa , B. C , W. J. Musser, propri-
etor, had a most delightful time at a recent nut-crack and
social, to which we acknowledge receipt of an invitation.
— Lewis Muzzy, Worcester, Mass., accountant and au-
ditor, makes a specialty of high-grade instruction in ac-
counting, both personally and by mail. He has instructed
some very prominent jieople in his time.
— We have recently received, through the kindness of
H, W. Jennings, Prin. Jennings B. C . Nashville, Tenn.,
/cio simi/cs of the largest anil smallest checks ever issued.
The former is for *i«.119:i,2")0, and was issued, in pounds
sterling, however, nt Kiuiberly, Africa, on the Cape of
Good Hone Bank. The smallest is for 1 cent on the Amer-
ican National Bank, Nashville, Tenn.
— J. Howard Baldwin is conducting the Home B. C,
Bennington. O.. for instruction by mail.
— Recent callers at our office were; S. S. Packard.
New York; A. C. Swenson, Waterbury. Conn.; N. H.
Prouty, Athol, Mass.. B. C. ; Clareuce A. Pitman, nephew
of Sir Isaac Pitman. New Y'ork ; H. B. Lehman. Sadler's
B. C, Baltimore; J. P. Byrne and E J. Malany, Erie, Pa.,
B. I'.; H. C. Shattuck, Medina, N. Y.
— Woodworth s Shorthand & Com'l Coll., Denver, Colo.,
is adding to and strengthening its com'l dept. They will
make this work more prominent in the future.
— F. L. Dyke, formerly of the Spencerian B. C, Cleve-
land, O., has, in counectiou with a partner, opened a
private school in that city.
— We ai-e in receipt of an invitation from proprietor
A. C. Jennings to the twenty ninth annual meeting of the
Alnmnat Association of the Iowa B. C. at Dcs Moines, la.,
which was held recently. An excellent programme was
lendered and an address made by Hon. W. M. McFarland,
Secy, of State
We acknowledge
nd a handsomely
incipal and W. C.
of the oldest
He commenced his
^».^. .;ith Julius DyrenfurtU of Chicago, in 18.')7. A copy
of the new catalogue of this school has been received and
contains numerous cuts and some strong home indorse-
ments.
— C H Waller, late in charge of penmanship dep't of
Eaton. Burnett & Durline's B. C, Washington, D. C, has
opened Waller's Select Writing Academy in the Lenox
Building in that city. Some well extcuted engraved flour-
irhes have baen received from him.
— The Class of '94, Drjke Bus. CjU., Jersey City, held
its exercises on the evening of December 20 Eighteen
young people grndaated from the commercial
seventeen from the amanuensis coursi
the receipt of a ticket of admission
g-inted invitation. W. E Drake is
amsdell penman of this school.
—The original of the portrait presented herewith, R. M.
Jones, the well known penman of Pittsburgh. Pa., is a
self made man, but he does not spend his sp.ire time show-
ing people how proud he
■ of the job. He doesn't
ive any spare time auy-
ay, as be says he works
about twenty hours each
ly." His first penman-
ship venture was at the
age of 19, under Mr. Gas-
kell, at Manchester, N.
H , in 18S0. Next he tried
his hand in a cotton fac-
tory in that town. From
that beginning he has
worked his way up till he
has a trade that keeps him
very busy. He is happily
married and is a member
of many secret societies.
He gives some little attention to accounting and typewrit-
ing, and aims to be an ''all-round" man.
— Business College jollifications seem to be the rule re-
cently. The Richmond, ind.. Bus. Coll, not to be behind,
held Its annual social on the evening of January IS. Music,
recitations and a well acted farce were followed by re-
freshments. Principal Fulghum is proud of his flourisbiag
school.
— Will J. Wheeler, tor some time at the Kansas City.
Mo., B- U., has receatly assumei the management of the
Springfield, Mo., B. C.
— The Oklibomi Com'l Cdl., OTilihoma City, with E.
H. Robins as presidlnt and Geo. b' Beuz as pi incipal, is a
new arrival. Bro Ribius will still conduct his Wichua,
Ean., school.
— Eugeue Rucker, formwly principil of Wild?r Farm
College and Business Inslitule, Wilder, Minn., is hard at
work in tlie position to which he was re.'eutly flecti'd— that
of Clerk of the District Court of Jackson County, Minn,
— W. H. Dryden, late of Auburn, Calif-, Nor. Coll..
has returned to Wilder, Minn., and become associated with
F. F. Joubert in the management of the Breck School.
— A fire in the oflioe and supply room of the Omaha,
Neb., B. C. destroyed all books and supplies and caused
Pres't F. F. Roose f 3,500 worth of damage; insurance,
Jn.OOO.
— From Williams & Ro-ers, R Chester and Chicogo. we
have received a handsouely engraved New Year's card.
— Boru to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Staley, Salem, Ore , on
Dec. 23. a daughter— Lucile.
— The Marinette, Wis., B. C, has changed owners, Miss
Perkins of that city being the new proprietor. Our friend
and former student, G. S Mason, will remain at the helm
as principal.
— The Practical Text Book Co., Cleveland, Ohio, sent
out a very tasty Christmas greeting.
— We have received a very nicely printed programme of
a musical and elocutionary recital given by Misses Nellie
Ross and M. Belle Davis, at the Du Bois, Pa., B C. Prin.
Woolfington sent out a very neat Christmas greeting.
— The twenty-ninth anniyersary social of the Spalding
C. C, Kansas City, Mo , drew a large audience to listen to a
fine musical and literary programme. Hon. Webster Davis,
Mayor, and Hon. R L Y'eager, Prest. Board of Education,
were among the speakers.
A souvenir received from the Metropolitan B. C,
Dallas, i'ex , is from the pan of F. F. Wildish.
— E. S Stafford will open the Kittanning, Pa , Coml.
Uni. on Feb. 15. Miss A. S. Wbltmyre is secretory of the
new school.
— Having been born in the same county in Vermont as
the editor of The Journal, Mr. L. L. Tucker, penman of
the New Jersey Bus. Coll., Newark, N. J., thinks may
have had something to do with inclining him to a love tor
beautiful penmanship. When he left the farin (were all
penmen farmers <) to attend a neighboring boarding school,
his father told him to find some good penman and take
lessons from him, otherwise the father would feel asliamed
to take his son's letters from the post office. At Mr.
Tucker's solicitation a young student organized a class to
work on whole arm capitals and museum freak birds. Ihe
paper bill was so large
that his father almost
repented hayiug made
the suggestion. In an-
swer to letters from
home asking how he
was getting along he al-
ways answered, " Flour-
ishing I " Ho did his
tiist teaching that win-
ter, and some circulars
from the editor of The
Journal, then conduct-
ing a business college in
Syracuse, N. Y., falling
into his hands gave him
the idea of becoming a
penman. In 1875 Mr.
Tucker took a course in the Troy B. C, Jno. R. Cai-nell,
prin., and A. J. Taylor, penman. After graduating ho
conductef the commercial dep't. of Troy Conference
Academy, and while there saw a copy of the first issue of
The Journal, immediately subscribed, and has not
missed a number since. He says : " I count The Journal
my chief source of inspiration and my able assistant among
my pupils." Mr. Tucker is an all-round penman, a fine
teacher, and has the respect and contidence of all who
know him.
Movements of the Teachers.
I. W. Saunders is the president ot the Arkadelphia, Ark..
B. C, succeeding G. F. Clarke. Amos W. Smith, late of
Warren, Pa-, is now connected with the Coll. of Com.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Reynolds & Brown have purchased the
Coll: of Com., St. Catharines, Ont. J. C. Olson is the
new penman at the Chamberlain Bus. Acad., Lincoln, Neb.
The Aurora. 111., B. C. has strengthened its faculty by
the addition of W. S. Haynes, formerly of Afton, la., N. C.
The Hartford, Conn., B. C. has infused a little VVestern
blood into the faculty by adding J. P. Krogh, who taught
Isst year at the W. N. C, Shenandoah, la, O. D. Wescott
is now taking a medical course in Chicago William N.
Smith has charge ot the Com'l Dept. of Willis, Tex., Col-
lege. L. M. Holmes has recently purchased the Port-
land, Ind., B. C. The Southern Normal School, Bowling
Green, Ky.. has secured the services ot W. W. Merrlman,
late ot Nashville, Tenn. Charles L. Dry has charge ot
the Pen. and Com'l Depts. of the Union Christian i.'ollege,
Merom, Ind. A. V. Leech has succeeded H. M. Rowo at
Ourry Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa— Frank W. Martin, a
bright young man, has been added to the faculty of Gray's
B. C, Portland, Me. W. I. Magee is itinerating through
Texas. Miss Mamie Mosier, a student of the Sterling,
111., B. C, has been elected teacher of shorthand and type
writing in the Oitumwa, la., B. C. Mr. M. W. Tobey,
lately a teicher in the -Sterling. III., B. C-, has accepted a
position in a hank in that city. M. M. Link, alter _a so-
louru in Chicago, is once more counected with the Sioux
City, la.. Nor. Coll. and Bus. Inst. R.J- Bennett, lately
connected with the Ottawa, Ont., B C is now doing art
work in .San ia,i, Cal W. W. Fry, is now prm. of
the pen aud shoriliand dept's of the Atlanta, Ga., B. C.
G K rane has resigned as prin. ot the pen. dep't of Ab
inedon. III., Coll. to take a course at the Cedar Bipids, lo..
B C. The Eiver City B C, Portsmouth, O . has added
D. T. Walker, formerly of the Walertown, S. D., C. C, to
its faculty. F. F. Price, late a pupil of the Dixon Nor-
mal, is now teaching in the Bradford, Pa,, B. C. J. H.
Drake is prin. of the com'l dep't of Avalon, Mo., Coll.
Wm Priogle, formerly penman ot the Sf. John's, N. B.,
B C is now engaged in school work in Port Arthur, Ont.
ssociated with J. T. Thompson in the
He went from the Bradford, Pa.,
Jos. Leming is now e
Hazelton, Pa., B. C.
B. C.
llijx
On December 85, 1S94, at Plymouth. N. Y., Mr. Grant D.
Anthony and Miss Mary Victorene Cushman were naarried.
Mr. Anthony is the principal ot Martin's Business College,
Brockton, Mass.
The Odessa, Mo , Moon devotes a column of space to the
account ot the wedding of Mr. G. W. Moothart and
Miss Blanche Grosshart, which occurred, at Odessa, Mo.,
December 27, 1894, Mr. Moothart is president of the River
City Business College, Portsmouth, Ohio.
In the president's parlors of the Western Normal College,
Lincoln Neb., on Monday evening, December 24, 1894, Mr.
H E Rose and Miss Margaret Spencer were united in
marriage. Both are students ot the college. Last year
BUSINESS WRITING BY L H. RICHARDS, NAT L NOR. UNI., LEBANON, O.
/en/ruuid
(2^iCQ^ii,tnaS
Mr. Elose was priacipal of tbe commercial and shorthand
departments of the Olariuda, Iowa, Educational Institute.
At Omaha, Neb,, on January 19, Mr. R. H. Peck, pen-
man of the Western Normal College, Sbeoandoah, Iowa,
was married to Miss Ethel Fluramer of Craier, Neb.
Mr. E. W. (rold, principal of tbe Emporia, Kan., Busi-
ness College, was married to Miss Sallie C. Higbee, of that
city, on December 25, 1894.
A neatly written card from the pen of Brother Buzick
himself invited us to be present at the marriage of Mr. F.
M. Bu2ick to Miss Susie E. Seese, at Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Tuesday, December 25, 1894. Mr. Buzick is the penman in
tbe Oskaloosa Busmess College.
The Journal's old s.hoe, accompanied by a shower of
rice and good wi&bes. follows our young friends as they
start on Jile's journey together,
Nvw t'ntalogues. School Journals^ etc.
Neat, well printed and well arranged catalogues have
been received from the following schools : Kansas City,
Mo, B. U. ; Poucher B. C, Ionia, Mich.; Beaver, Pa.,
Coll.; Sweet's Coll. of Com.. Sharon, Pa.; Capital B. C,
Salem, Ore.
Attractive college journals were received from the fol-
lowing schools ; Armstrong's B. C. Portland, Ore. ; Uni-
versity of Notre Dame, Ind. ; Louisville, Ky., B. & S. B.
C ; Los Angeles. Cal., B. C. ; Cle£iry Coll., Ypsilanti,
Mich. ; Chaffee's Phonographic Inst., Oswego, N. Y. ; State
Nor. School, Emporia, Kan ; Oklahoma City, Ok., Com'l
Coll. ; Columbian B. C, Evansville, Ind. ; Spencerian B.
C, Owensboro, Ky. ; Teazewell, Tenn., Coll.; Shenandoah
N. C, Reliance, Va. ; El Dorado, Mo., Nor. & B. C. ; Au-
burn, N. Y.. B. C.
Vol. I, No. 1, of the Southern Penman, "published in
the interests of penmanship, practical education and Wal-
den's Texas Business College," has been received. L. R.
Walden is editor. This is the paper started several years
ago, but which was denied admission to the mails at that
time, as second class matter. We wish the new paper
success.
Obituary.
On January 18, Thomas Kinsley, father of W. J. Kinsley
of The Journal, died at his home in Lincoln. Neb., aged
60 years. He was a native of Manchester, England, of
Irish pareuts. Like most of bis race he posse.'-sed to a
marked degree the keen wit, intense patriotism, love of lib-
erty and hatred of tyranny that distmgruish the Irish peo-
ple. His loyalty to his adopted country caused him to vol-
unteer his services during tbe late war, and when sent home
from tbe navy as incurably sick, the same loyalty caused
him to smuggle through the physical examination again
and enlist in the army.
He was a devoted, home-loviug husband, an idolizing
father for whom no sacrifice was too great for those he
loved. Those left behind take up the burden of life again—
a burden made heavier by his death, yet they continue the
journey with renewed strength and courage, buoyed up by
the good example of his life and the memory of bis many
kind acts and words.
We have just learned of the death of tbe bright four
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. MacCormac of
Omaha, Neb., which occurred January 15. Mr. MacCor-
mac is a teacher in the Omaha B. C. We extend our
sympathy to the stricken parents.
It has just come to our notice that on January 29, E. W.
Smith, the founder and proprietor of the Commercial Col-
lege of Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky., died at his
home in that city.
THH EDITOR'S SCRAPBOOK.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL
VEN with the best of system a meritori-
ous specimen will occasionally escape
tbe eagle eye of the man who looks
after this column. There are many
departments in the business of which
The Journal is a part, and often-
times a finely written letter is received
that has to pass through the hands of
several clerks before reaching the
apbook editor's desk. Sometimes such a letter may
be filed by mistake before reaching the Scrapbook. We
aim to mention every good specimen received. If we fail,
please call our attention to the matter.
— In the line of vertical writing, the most representa-
tive specimens receivedcame from A. F. Newlands, Kings-
ton, Ont.; C. P. Zaner, Columbus, O., and F. W. Wiese-
faahn, St. Louis. Tbe styles of these three artists are as
widely different as one could imagine. With the work of
Messrs. Newlands and Zaner our readers are more or less
familiar, and to let some of our younger penmen see what
that old warhorse Wiesehahncao do weshowed a sample of
his vertical writing in the Dec. issue. Years and years ago
Mr. "W. iigured very prominently in the profession and
penmanship papers but has dropped out of sight lately.
— Some magnificent, dashy writing by that master pen-
man, A. P. Root, Philadelphia, shows that he still retains
his seat on the front row.
— J. AV. Hazlett, Mulberry, Ind., sends some graceful
and dashy business and artistic writing,
— From J. M. Schillig. Canton, O., comes card, busi-
ness and professional writing — all good. His work is accu-
rate and pleasing.
— G. aiilkmau, of Pawtucket, R. I., should be able to
"cut a dash" and carve out bis fortune. He sends some
artistic examples of knife work, and photograph of a large
frame of tbe same kind of work which was exhibited in
London and received the commendation of the Prince of
Wales.
— F. B. Stem, Laola. Kan., sends samples of business
and policy writing used by him in the insurance business.
He writes an excellent business hand.
— F. S. Heath, Concord, N. H., has the old vigorous
swing in his writing, as was evidenced in a recent
greetmg received from him.
— A photograph of a well executed set of resolutions
comes from D. L. Stoddard, Indianapolis.
— G. W. Harman, Classical and Com'l Inst., New Orleans,
pends a variety of penwork— plain and ornamental writing,
flourishing, etc., and all excellent. Bro. H. is an all-round
penman of no mean ability.
— C. W. Jones, the card writer, of Brocton, Mass., is
represented by several beautifully written letters and a
bunch of graceful, dashy cards, fle is doing a good busi-
ness and satisfying his patrons.
— We know of no one who has made so much improve-
ment in the past twelve months as F. B. Moore of the In-
dianapolis, Ind.. B. U. Some delicate yet vigorous writing
in the form of letters, signatui-es and capitals has led us to
believe this.
— Frank Button of tbe Jasper, Fla., Nor. Inst, is equally
at home in plain or oniameutal writing or flourishing.
Some samples of his work recently received are fine.
— J. W. Lampman of the Omaha, Neb., C. C, drops
some exceedingly graceful and accurate signatures on our
desk.
— H. B. Fleming of Humeston, la., sends a specimen of
his automatic penwork that is well done.
— \V. W. Fry of tbe Atlanta, Ga., B. C. bas a swing
that adds a charm to his work. He sends signatures and
a flourish.
— W. C. Bostwick, New Sharon, Conn., sends a dozen
different styles of script — something that shows his versa-
tility.
— A Christmas and New Year's Greeting to The Jour-
nal's editors, from E. L. Wiley, Chattanooga, Tenn., is
a fine bit of artistic writing.
— Good business and artistic letter writers are on the in-
crease and we receive almost a deluge of tbem each month.
From A. McMichael, Lexington, Ky., we have five, written,
and well written too, in as many different styles. One
from S. E. Bartow, Albany, N. Y., in a te mi -professional
style, is beautifully written. — A. D. Skeels, Chatham, Ont.,
writes one in his usual artistic style. H. D. Allison, Dub-
43
ing that will not need to have a particle of change in it
when it is turned loose in the counting room. Bro. Thorn-
burgh must possess some magic wand in order to produce
such uniformity in the writing of an entire class.
— G. H. Gymer, studentof the Hutchinsou, Kan., B. C,
is a good business writer.
— About 100 full pages of the regular class work of the
students of L. M. Kelcbner, Highland Park Nor. Coll.,
Des Moines, la., prove that Bro. Kelchner practices on his
own students what he preached to others through his ex-
cellent series of lessons in The Journal during the past
year. He has sensible ideas about business writing and
carries them out in a sensible manner. All of the students
represented by these specimens, with few exceptions, have
been under Mr. Kelchner's instruction but six weeks and
had never us^d a free movement before. At least fifteen
out of the hundred are able to turn out business writing
equal to that of many professionals. The college, students
and Mr. Kelchner are to be congratulated on being able to
send out such magnificent business writing.
— L. J. Egelston sends from tbe Ferry B. C, Rutland,
Vt., a package of excellent business writing of bis students.
It shows good movement and good teaching. Among tbe
best writers are Amy Marsh, Marie Slason, J. E. Leany,
Marie Wheeler, G S. Perry. J. E. Parker, E. C. Jaquith,
Alice Russell, Mr. Griffitts.
— W. E. Gibson, penman Ayedelotte's B. C, Oakland,
Cal., hpd us select, from among a large number, the two
specimens of students' writing showing tbe greatest im-
provement made in two months. All were excellent
writers, but in our opinion the greatest improvement was
made by D. G. Jacoby ; the second best was W. H. Hol-
land. Messrs. Hughes, Mott and Koenig are splendid
business writers.
— J. W. Wells, prin. of tbe West Grove School, Virden,
111., a student of J. P. Byrne's, of Erie, Pa., submits some
flrstclass writing.
BY J. D. VALENTINE, BELLEFONTE, PA.
lin, N. H., is master of a strong style that looks well in a
letter. C. M. Lesher, Lebanon, Pa., puts a few words
in a strong, bold, accurate style on a sheet of paper in a
way that produces a pleasing effect. Other well written
letters come from F. J. Fielding, Keokuk, la. ; H. W. Bern-
theizel, Brickerville, Pa. ; F. H. Vail, Auburn, Cal.; J. F.
Siple, Cincinnati. H. C. Ditmer, Potsdam, Ohio ; H. B.
Slater, Fort Smith, Ark. ; W. H. Hensey. Columbus, Ohio ;
H. G. Reaser, Connersville, Ind.; L. J. Egelston, Rutland,
Vt.; A. R. Little, Romeo, Mich.; A. A. Clark, Cleveland,
Ohio; E. E. French, Nashville, Tenn. ; J. H. Smith, Atlanta,
Ga. ; C. G. Prince, Buffalo, N. Y. ; S. S. Purdy, Des Moines,
la. ; R. G. Laird, Poughkeepsie, N. Y ; J. O. Brunet, Reau-
harnois, Canada; C. C. French, Bloomer, Wis.; R. O.
Waldron, McKwsport, Pa.; A. R. Merrill, Saco. Me.;
S. N. Falder, AVeatherford, Tex.; J. B. Mack, Nashua, N.
H.; Harry L. Bartlett, Calais, Me, Miss Ida E. Shatzla,
Saratoga, Cal.; B. Marnii, Columbus. Ga. ; E. F. Timber-
man, Decorab, la. ; G. G. Wagner, Zaneriau Coll. ; J. H.
Schoonover, Denison. la. ; J. W. Washington, Salem,
Mass. ; J. W Hooke, Muncie, Ind. ; W. D. Chapman, Cone-
wango, N. Y. ; Jno. M. Harkins, Calhoun, Ga.
Cards in the regular professional band come from J. A.
Wemple, Gifford, N. Y., and T. J. Risinger, Utica, N. Y.
P. T. Benton, Green Bay, Wis., sends some beauti-
fully written ladies' cards, and J. L. Hayward, a Zaner
boy, sends some in various styles, all elegantly written, •
I. N. luskeep. Los Angeles, Cal., sends some dashy ones.
R. M. Jones, Pittsburg, Pa., a large pack iu all styles.
Other well written cards were received from: Miss
Kate Seaman. Big Rapids, Mich., J C. Webb, Pittsburg,
Pa., J. E. Smith, Winfield, Kan., Miss Ella E. Calkins,
Lacell, la., August Fischer, Philadelphia.
StudentB* Speeimtna.
— From L. M. Thornhurgh, Spencerian B. C, Evansville,
Ind., we have received a large package containing 100
sheets of fools'-ap paper, showing specimens of writing of
as many different students. The work is all done with a
coarse pen and is purely business writing. It shows a large
variety of movement exercises in the unique style made
so prominent by Mr. Thomburgh, capitals and body writ-
ing. The students writing these samples submitted have
been under the instruction of Mr. Thornburgh from one to
five months only, and the work shows remarkable results
for so short a time. What is still more remarkable is the
uniform eicelleuce— at first glance the work resembling
that of one writer. It is the every-day schoolroom drill
and was not written "for exhibition only." It is pure
business writing from the word "go," movement andl
speed showing in every line of it. This- is the style of writ-
— Miss Maud Thom, Rome. N. Y., age sixteen, sends
some practice work on Mr. Briley's modifled Old English
text that is very creditable.
— Miss Nell Davis, Galloway Coll., Searcy, Ark., a
pupil of G. A. Hinchee, won a year's subscription to The
Journal as a prize for writing the best page in her class.
It was a close contest. By the way, the prize was a very
sensible one.
— W. M. Engel, Reading, Pa., age seventeen, turns'out
some writing that is excellent— better than could be ex-
pected from one of his years.
— C. S. Richmond, prin. of Richmond's B. C, Savan-
nah, Ga , is proud of the improvement in writing- made by
his students. Several samples shown us indicate good
training.
ALL LIKE THE '* JOURNAL."
Wordd of PraiBe on All Siden.
Itro. Brown rhinhs lit' Are On the Riifht T^tnck-,
To THE Editor of The Journal.
i have recently received from your office two announce-
ments that please and interest me very muob. One i^ the
announcement that you propose publishing in your paper
duringthenext year numerous samples of " Writing a» it
is actually done in business " This is an important move-
ment if carried out liberally, without bias and with the
single end in view of showing in a general way bow writ-
ing is done in business by a large number of persons who
are fairly representative of good business writers as the
businpss world regards them. If this be thoroughly done,
lam satisfied it will administer something of a quietus to
the crankism of muscular movement run to seed so much
heard of these days.
Theother point is the announcement of a new publica-
tion, The Business Journal, to be commenced In Janu-
ary. This, in my judgment, is a very impoi-tant move if
y»umakeitas representative of the field it proposes to
represent as the Art Journal is and has been of its
field, and it will, I am sure, deserve and secure success
from tbe start
Wishing you success in your enterprises, and offering the
compliments of the season, I am very truly yours,
G W. Brown,
Dec. 24, 1894. Jacksonville, III., Business College.
THE IPENMAN'S LEISURE HOU^R.
B\ F. F, WiLDlSH. »ETi>OPQLnAN BtTSZMCaS OjUiEOE. ltlALU«, T«)iAS.
"t^enf)
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
[CootributlODS for this DepRrttnent mai- be
»diire«8ed to H. P. Kelley, oHIce of The Pen-
man's Art JotTRNAL. Brief educational items
■olid ted. 1
Faeta.
The income of Oxford University is t3.«),-
The Normal College of New York City con-
tains 2,300 students.
The salaries are 65.4 per cent, of total ex-
pense of schools.
North Atlantic States have Ihe largest pro
portion of female teachers— TSjl.W to IS.S.'i.'J,
r nearly four to one.
There is a school in New York to teach little
Syrians the English langaui^e.
The South Central is the only division of the
United .States with more male than female
teachers— 28,520 to 20,9.';7.
A Dip into Statistics.— Over 50,000,000
people spealj Freocb, not couuUug those who
think they .'peak it, but don't.— Boston Tran-
soripf.
The London School Board has engaged ten
dentists at a salary of J750, whose duty it is
to examine the teeth of the different school
children of London.
Sweden has but fiiur-tenths of one per cent
.f ilhtei-acy, while England has nine per cent
and France nine and one-half per cent.
The educational budget of Spain last year
.ras 15,500.000; of Italy, $8,000,000 • of France
»35,000,000; of Great Britain, *35.000,000 : of
Germany, *40,000,(j00.
The United States now spends S;lTO,000,OOOa
year on its schools, not including over ?I0-
000,(100 annually spent in its colleges and uni-
■sities.
fancies,
A Kentucky teacherresigned because all the
boys earned revolvers. It was unnecessary to
teach the young idea of that town how to
ihoot.— Jouj-nai of Education.
Uncle : " Well, Robbie, how did you stand
at school last terra ?"
Robbie : " Sometimes with my face in the
corner and sometimesup at the teacher's desk."
— Lxcnange.
Teacher • " I gave you three examplos in
arithmetic, and you have not done one of
J'upil : " No; my father told
tbuu bad examples."
Tr r,r'"'?tr •' . " '^°"' ^oald you describe Henry
VUI of England I"
ShidetH : •• 1 would describe him as a pro-
fessional widower."— Warijcr's Hazar.
" Tommy," said the teacher on the first day
.? m ■? • " """^you forgotten all you know !"
»ell, replied Tommy, doubtfully. "I
don't exactly know all I've forgotten."
Ma," said a discouraged urchin, " I ain't
IE to school any mure."
Why, dear f " tenderly inquired his mother.
1 ,?'"*1,""°''^ "° "™ I <^aa'' never learn
to »pell The teacher keeps changin' the words
I'ery day."
" Well, Elizabeth you are at the head of
°'.' w, '* to-day. Sow did you manage it ? "
_^ Why, the teacher asked Mary Small how
many are 5 and 7 and she said 13. He said
hat was too many ; then he asked Josephine
ilttle and she said 11 and that wasn't enough,
|0 I thought I'd try 12 and I guessed it right."
T^dcAer • "Sammy, in the sentence ' I have
u'liK, VI bat is the case of the pronoun ' I ) '"
9'"""'U (promptly); •■ Nominative case."
tooT.lfr-' "NMtboy, tell me in what case
w> put tpe noun • book ' "
p,.',,"'' *pi/ (thoughtfully): "
'^<l''>Mgh Curoniae-Teleyraph.
t>,d°, ''"e'ifh schoolmaster said to his boys
that he would give a crown 1,0 any one of them
would propound a riddle he could not
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cinwf '■ «» aus^^^"-. l>ut could uot guess the
coriectone. At last he exclaimed :
„^?'"^m-el don't know.-'
in„ f •\' ' ''"l''>Pd ilie boy, " because I am wait
log for the crown."
' liow easy It fa (
^yby it. After you'v
thousana dollars you'v
toliise money by it. j
[■lit ttiousands, knows the beat me-
im.s. can write good ada. and can
•f ailviee on many points? A very
yimr advertising, paid to us for
!p will (linil)le the drawing power of
=■ average ad- Copy for newspapers,
oklets, cataloEues, etc., prepared.
3 wTlte all kinds of ads., but school
I, for particulars, '
W. J. Kinsley, Manager,
I Broadway, - - New York.
Williams & Rogers
Rochester - Business - University
s acknowledged to be t
ol for commercial t
t the school are fllltng responsH
departments throufihoi... ._
the demand for graduates t
Circulars and Informatk
Kpllcltly their wishes. Addn
Rochester Business University,
Rochester. N.Y.
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p Inspectloi
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r one for only 50 t
monthly' educational i)aper, de-
AMERICAN PEN ART HALL, Wooster, Ohio.
unclng that he
, Steel,
nly Copy-lines, Flourished Signaturi
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plc - -_.
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ns CarilH. WeddiuR Stationery, Invil
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Bus In
Will Teach You
BUSINESS AT HOME
Book-keeping, Shorthand, Penmanship,
Law,
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Amusing Arithmetic,
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How to Detect Counterfeit Money,
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For Window Signs^ Price Cards, Notices, Pnek-
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ickel, will not wear out.
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ly 2.'> cents.
t case for
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Schools.
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,t/,ry- ImJlvKlmil IriHinirll^n. 6U-> Pt-J-
iinually. Open all veiir WrIU- Tor full
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TEejas.
ALAMO CITY BUSINESS COLLeQE. Normal
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TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
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Connecticut.
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reasonable. Send for catalogue. M.A.MERRILL
CaltfornJa.
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h *';'"''''K"- 12,000 fomier (juplls now prosperous
Ikentucfts.
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COMMtRCIAL COLLEGE of KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
iMEiD-A-r. And xjiploivia.
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% n ^
/IDicbiaan.
FERRIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. English,
iOTU^ClMunaS
[nansblp, Bustnc^ and
-oi me leading proirresslveschi "
- .N. FEKKls.Tjlg RapMs, Jllcb
meat iDtcflfnia.
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lilUPHIC SCIUXIL AMI SCHOOL OF ENGUSH,
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tar- THE VSE OF CUTS on Ihia page or any
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COJI W per cent, exiro.
(S>bio.
THE NEW PENROD TRAINING SCHOOL. For
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F, M. CROOriLL. Miniuer, Clutiibus. Ohio.
: before at t^PdlDK i
lette. Full
well known inxtitutiOD can oe
dressing J. T. HENDERSON, PrlD,
., eipeeilng Cw enter a business
. .'ait^PdlDK any school, a care-
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2-y
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LONG ISLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE. I43 to
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free r.n application, personally or byletter. HE^RY
r. WRIGHT, Principal.
1Rbo&e irslan^.
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»L OF SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING
(■ National BankBuflding , Pawtucket, Rhode
The handsomest, best equipped and most
ral Hufiliiess College In the State. Course of
* ; Bookkeeping, Banking, Commerce. Math-
's. English, Penmanship, '"' "— ""■ *
hand and Typei
ndence solicited.
Eaton. Bnrn.eit & Unrll
1 doz. cards, 22c.; 3 do;
ilgnatures, 25c, Resolu
:o tlO. Ten writing lessons by
Resolutions engrossed for from J2.^
the
thousands. LEARN TO WRITE YOtlR
NAME. Send nie vour name, written In full, and
2r> cents, and I will send you one dozen or more
ways of writing It, with Instructions : or send me a
2-cent stamp, and I will send you, addressed In my
own hand, price-list descriptive of lessons by mall,
extended movements, tracing exercises, capitals,
need apply.
W. S. HISER. Sup'i
Artistic letter
(10) CHrds. sciEN-
letter, analysis and
Recipe for Standard Duplicator
d Ink, II. Samples of printing FREE
C. R. RUNNBLLS, 9630 Bell Avenue. Station P,
Chicago. An elegant C. E. Pledge, 14 x 18 Inches
zinc etching from penwork, 10c, 12 cards, any
name, 20c. My record In 8 years 100,000 cards.
Terms,'one-hali' In advance. Address A
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R. M. JONES, Pen Artist, i8iJ Mary St.. S. S.
Pittsburgh, Pa. One doz. assorted cards, 25 cts. ;
unique specimens of pen work, 25 cts.; resolutions,
etc.. engrossed.
^ j9 C JO SS^
BY S. B. FAHNESTOCK, McPHERSON, KANSAS.
Colorado.
WOODWORTH'S SHORTHAND AND COM-
MERCIAL COLLEGE. Masonic Temple, Denver,
Colo. Combined Course. Practical Shorthand
Office. W. A. WOODWORTH, President. W. A.
McPHERSON, B.A., Manager, 12-y
Miscongtn.
THE GREEN BAY BUSINESS COLLEGE AND
SCHOOL OF SHORTH.tVND. Wisconsin's leading
commercial training school. Issues catalogue free
of charge. J. N. UcCDNN, Pres.. Green Bay, Wis.
Xoutslana.
THE COMMERCIAL ATHENEUn OP THE
SOUTH.
S0UL£ COMMERCIAL COLLEGE 12-y
and Literary Institute, New Orleans, La.
IRortb Carolina.
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Ipcnmcn.
FREE. For three <
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, , ised, 1 will mall .„
any reader of the Art Joitinal a specimen of my
most accurate- Automatic Pen Lettering, my own
^^^page circular and Sample sheet of Automatic
Inks and Oruaments used with the automatic
. B. CUSHMAN, Auto, Shading Pen Artist
I Writer, 20 Pleasant Place. Chicago, lU.
iy you saw my advertisement In the Art
: with 1 do«. cards. 30 c
Martin's College, Brockton, Mass.
15 cards, 35c.; Bird Flourish, 25c.; Capitals
w__,._.^ „.._ ■■(lue holder, lac ; ;;
:fc Copies, Sl.li6; 10 Sam-
, 27c.
Business Capitals, 20c.
neas Copies, 75c. ; :tO
ple.s card writing, 12c. All previous aids, void
P. B. S. PETERS, Storm Lake, Iowa. Send two
fear's subscript
sh ; Ink Recipe . _ _
Cards ; total value 91,00. 13 lessons in plain
Flourish : Ink Recipe : Method Ruling
value 91,00. 13 lessons in plain pen-
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exchange for books or anything of value. Send
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ARTISTIC PENWORK.-EnsrosBlns of Resolu-
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lutions engrossed from 93.60 upwards. Corre-
spondence solicited. A. E. DEWHUHST, Utlca.
S. B. FAHNESTOCK, McPHERSON COLLEGE,
•r, Bvi
I Of Writing,
3 Baetlett's Bcs. Col..
Cincinnati. O,
W. WASHINGTON, Artist, Penman and In-
(Prlnclpal.The Washington Correspond-
for y
Ichool I . Bo
I quick and (
lethod.
; addition made t
Washing
ethlng
ngtou's
Qourlshed
. . .. M Ink, 40
practice, 50 cts. ; Washlug-
9^1
Favorite Penholder, 1:. ,_
with name and flourished ___, ,
cards, with name, tlluniluateU with gold Ink, 40
ton's Popular Writing" Lessoni
(12* lessons, one lesson per «reek, »o.«ir.
ment guaranteed. From Prof. O. B.
Prln. Saltonstall School, Salem. "I consider your
penmanship remarkably fine."
, OILMAN, Penman. Redington. Nebraska. A
fine sample of my ornamental penmanship, and
one dozen written cards for 25 cts. All penwork
B specialty. 1-1 yr
■ mall, twelvt
r week, 93. 00 . Improve
' ~ STC ~
T SQUARE WANTED.-I want to buy a second-
hand Day Shading and Spacing T Siiuare. State
length of blade, price, how long in us*' and condt-
"Mant" a&s.
In aiinwering advert ixtmentjutifjiieii by a noiH-de-
plum<, delays and mUntake* are avimlM dj/ .it-trKng
and gtamping the reutKn readu for maiiinti no"
writing the ntmi-de- plume in a c/inier, then incUnh
ing stick sealed rculiw in on eniW(n>e addressed to
"Die t'entnajCs Art Jrmmal, toi Uri*ad\vay, A'«i>
YnrH. Postage must he sent /or foruxirding Coto- '
logues, Neu'»iXiper», PhoUiijraphs, dec.
Situations *Caante6.
TXAVE TAUGHT PSNItlANSHIl*. bookkeep-
■*-■■ ing, arithmetic and common English branches
for four years in private, business and normal schools.
of the leiullii
plication. "NORMAL AND 1
i's .\RT JotmNAi..
penmanship and commercial
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118. Good health : single : references upon appli-
T JOUR-VAJ
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brandies and the
application. ''^BUSINESS AND PENMANSHIP,"
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r AM A C3RADIJATE of the commercial.
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known college and have had experience teaching the
1 college and have had experience t
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Journal.
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ERN.'
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T JOtmNAL.
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TEACHERS WANTED.
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WRITING.
BY L. M. THORNBUEGH, EVANSVILLE, IND.
No. 4.
25 —Since the lessons thus far are within the
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NEW YORK, MARCH, 1895.
appear between the two parts of N, a slight pause at
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and large and small U combination as per cuts 17
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E. M., 220
F. E , 190 c
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your practice of alternatiog capital letters with small
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and worde in Plate J2, February number, la these
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Jteriew IIliils.
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and figure. Tests of from 10 to 80 minutes on each
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27. — We now come to the second group of capitals
which requires a change in muscular action. Make
the necesfary preparation by returning to Plate 1,
December number of The JouRXiL. Reverse move-
ment by beginning on the left side of ovals and make
up strokes first instead of down strokes. With this
exception the same instruction applies as was given
for direct ovals. Let your page work consist of
Plates Nos. 1, 6 and 9. Stay right with these exer-
cises until regularity and ease are the results. From
these we go to line one. No. 1.5, and when ovals are
uniform as to size, shape, spacing, etc., it would be
well to review Plate 9 in connection with line two.
No. 1.5; also enlarge exercise line three, Plate 11.
If your practice up to this point has been well done,
the ;\' and .V should be easy ; 60 A's per minute is
fair speed until the letter is well set in the arm. If
large loops, sufficient to endanger legibility, should
will give you excellent results. If this speed prac-
tice alternated with the exercises for forcing good
union and spacing be kept up all through your
course of training, your writing need never " go to
pieces " when put to the test in the office and count-
ing room.
Criticism and Answer Column.
Send all specimens and conjmunicatlons intemlecl f"r thte
column to L. M. Thornburgh, cave of Spencerran Busmcss
Collcsje, EvansviUe, Ind.
H. A. H., St. Louis -Hold on, my boy. You can't get
it that way. You must not handle a good thing m a bad
way. A caterpillar can work himself over surface
faster than you move. Time is too precious to be wasted
in this manner. You are using finger movement with hana
resting at the wrist. Get oil that cost and tight under-
clothing. Look at your arm. Close your hand and movo
out as though you were mad.
B. B. H., Philadelphia, Pa What would you do for a
boy' who doesn't practice the exercises? A. I certainly
would have him do something for me and that something
would be a page of compact ovals every day untd he
reaches a grade of at least W. I would then have him to
apply his arm movement in a time drill to the capitals O
and C. From this on he must raise bis grade on every plate
of exercises as they are outlined in The .Journal.
Miss A. L. Q., Denver, Col.— Can the average pupil, the
poor writer, in a business college taking the full course,
get a good business hand in six months' time i Yes, ma am,
if he has the right kind of teacher— one with a level
head and a fired heart. I might add, that same average
pupil should have from nine to twelve months' time for
preparing tor the duties of business life such as they are
to-day.
Teacher, Milwaukee.— Ovals and other pages of studentii
wi'ttidg grading above 90 will be sent you for 10 cents s
page. The ink 1 furnish is a dead black and the best to be
had.
County Superintendent, Iowa.— Yes, you can learn to
write from my method. You may be on the " shudy side "
of life, but no matter so long as your nervous system has
never been poisoned by tobacco and alcohol. Spend a good
deal of time on plates 1 and 3. Send in your work once a
month. Twenty-five cents insures a personal criticism and
advice by letters. The ink is the best made, and will not
freeze.
L. M. B., Maine.— It would require too much space here
and too much time by letter to reply to all your questions.
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Nos. 17
-Such illustrations as given
and 18, are for study and not for practice.
The cut of student'3 figures was made up from pages
written during our regular speed drills, and gives one a
Read Mr. Park's talks on itinerant teaching in the 1893
Journals. Never, never prefix "Prof." to your signa-
ture. It leads me to think you are not a good one. Do not
abbreviate the word respectfully.
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A, S. D., Des Moinee, la.— What should you do with a
pupil who does not talie to jour eierrises, in fact refuses
to writs u|) your ovals ) A. The reason for such refusal
would determine my action. If he proved to be a " smart
Alec " I lose no time in promoting him to the Actual Busi-
n«a Department, where his first transaction is to receive
hia tuition money in exchange for ;his lifetime absence.
Now, answer my question t What would you do with pu-
pils who resjKjnd with half a dozen pages daily when only
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illegible writer/ Ans. You should have sent his specimens.
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using *'oue, two " time until hues are well located. Spacing
comeH next iu order. See that he practices no advance
work until safe in u's and n's.
Miss K. W., Hartsville, Ind.— You can become a fine
writer if you apply yourself properly. Don't be in a hurry
to leave ovals. The improvement made on ovals will be
•een in j'our letters. Work plates 0 and 7 at a high rate of
•peod. Do uot lift pen while writing any word. The first
part of figure 9 is placed on base and is same length as fig-
H. C. 8., Toronto, Out. — Your farm work need not inter-
therefore your writing is wttxk in union and will not bear
a high speed.
[Note. — We have received so many requests from sub-
scribers for personal letters of criticism from Mr. Thorn-
burgh and for samples of his work, that he has upon our
suggestion undertaken to do this. As he is a very busy
man he cannot afford to do the extra work for nothing, but
the fee charged will barely pay for his time. He will also
fiend sample pages of students' work for a small fee. He is
too busy to respond to all these calls for full page samples
of his own work, even if paid for them. — Ed.]
EDUCATION AND SUCCESS.
The Editor of ** The Journal** Talks on This Theme lo
Vouns People.
From a column and a half review in the Elizabeth.
N. J., Dailij Journal, of a lecture delivered recently
by D. T. Ames, the Editor of The Journal, before
a large audience composed of young people, their
friends, and teachers and his fellow members of the
Board of Education of Elizabetli, we clip the fol-
lowing :
Students of to-day can look forward to possibilities o f
attaining to enviable positions. Nothing is more certain
than that every place now occupied is to be vacated in a
few years, at the latest, also other new and desirable posi-
tions to be discovered or created. This success will not be
attained by the laggards iu school.
Professor Ames then spoke of the elements entering in
the equipment for success in business. It is the fitness,
and the surest, faithful and capable performance of every
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Washington, Lincoln and Grant, who through their own
persevering and thoughtful effort placed themselves in
readiness.io perceive and avail themselves of the " tide at
its flood."
Students should devote their spare time to the reading of
useful books, listening to lectures, and in pursuit of that
knowledge and experience which will most help to equip
them for successful pursuit of their chosen calling.
The student should reflect on what he reads, and culti-
vate the habit of thinking. The greatest and best thinkers
are the greatest and best men. There is nothing made by
human hands on earth that is not a thought. Books are
only thoughts eushriced iu type. A beautiful landscape
painting is a thought expressed in paints aod colors. Skill-
ful hands are so only as the servants of educated and
thinking brains. The inventions of Watt, Stephenson,
Fulton, Franklin, Morse, were all thought out. So all the
great leaders of the world's progrtss have been thinkers,
and there is still ample opportunity tor all new thinkers to
distinguish themselves.
The speaker told how it is so easy for even a large in-
come to be frittered away for insignificant trifles, often
for things useless, if uot harmful. Said he: "Suppose
you smoke two or three cigars a day and pay for
them 5 cents; soon they will cost 20 cents. It is a trifle
of which you think nothing. But multiply that by 365
and it becomes §73. Put that anuually at compound inter-
est at 6 per cent, from the time you are fifteen until you
are sixty (forty-five years), and what do you suppose it
omounts to ? There are many good citizens who at the age
of sixty would like to possess the sum it would yield. The
figures will astonish you — $24,246. Thousands of men in
this country are spending 40 cents a day for cigars and
whisky or beer. And we have a nice little sum of $48,492,
saved simply by abstinence from two utterly useless
habits."
The lecturer then spoke of strict integrity as an element
of success, and showed the fallacy of the idea that success
consists in driving a f^harp bargain. Honesty is the best
policy, but It should not be put on the ground of pohcy.
It is the best thing because it is right.
Iu summing up, Mr. Ames said it would be a grand
thing for every one on frequent occasions to take account
of stock, get a statement of their moral resources aod lia-
bilities just as they should iu their financial affairs, reflect
on their ways, recount the most important act of their
lives and estimate them in the light of the present — have
they made for success or failure ? Take reckonings and
make them a lesson for future guidance. The young men or
women who will do this will ultimately attain to a charac-
ter and to a place that will make them the envy of all who
know them.
fere much ivith your business writing. Many of my boys
who have been ou the farm for two and three years write
a much better hand than when they left school. A pei-sonal
letter will be sent for 25 cents. Unload your shade on
small p, t and k while working plate 1. The strength of a
chain Is not tested by its heaviest link.
J. K. S., Taylor's Island, Md. — You write a smooth busi-
ness hand. Your farm work will not injure your nerves
and cause your writing to go to pieces if you keep up prac-
tice on plat«?s 1. 8, 6, 7 and 8. You misspell nervts.
N. A. N., Yankton, S. D.— Reread the first column
directly beneath the "unhappy family group." page 188,
Decenil)er lesson, and act accordingly. From more than
1.000 sptfoimens received I have found onhj eight that have
followed my instructions on this one of the most essential
points in the entire course. One of the best writers I ever
turned out spent seven hours on a single page of ovals.
J. A. A., Whitehall, N. Y.— Exchange your tangled up,
flourished, illegible capital letters for the plain, common
eenae, Quakerstyle capitals given in these lessons. Your
op curves on n and u do not retrace the down strokes.
duty that may devolve upon them that leads to success.
He mentioned as examples of success in life Roebhng, the
engineer who built the Niagara Falls Bridge ; his son, the
architect of the Brooklyn Bridge; Cyrus Field and others,
who became masters of good achievements simply because
of their own industry and perseverance, and because when
the opportunity came they seized it. So it
'^fotn Cotiipetetit f'rittcs.
Journal was the finest ei
The Christ
lication coming to our office.
Permit us to congratulate you
improved form of The Journal, i
number. It does you great credit,
D the new and greatly
> shown in the January
th
WiLLLAMs & Rogers^
Rochester, N. Y.
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANER, COLUMBUS, O.
No. 3.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOUEKAL OFFICE.]
jRACEFULNESS of line and sym-
metry of form are among the
chief essentials of ornamental
■writing. Lines should be deli-
cately curved and forms should
he full and well rounded to be of
the grtatest value. Lines, too,
should be smooth and delicate and strong. They
should be faint, yet firm. Contrast of light and
shade is still another essential. All fine lines are
pretty, hut when they are illuminated by an occa-
sional brilliant, black shade the beauty is still
greater.
Mow to Make t, d and p.
The t's, d's and p's seem to be specially suited to
this condition. Let us learn how to make them.
Begin the t muuh as you would an i. But instead
of stopping the pen on reversing the motion at the
head line, as in i, the pen is raised while the pen is
still in motion and on its way to the top to come
down again. When about three spaces above the
base line it stops, pauses in the air, then suddenly
strikes the paper firmly enough to jar or jog or
force the teeth or points of the pen apart and then
starts toward the base line, to be lifted gradually
and dexterously and swiftly from the paper as it
nears the head line and to be raised clear of the
paper somewhere between the head and base lines.
Either this or to be carried almost to the line, where
the action is checked sufficiently to allow the turn
to be made on the line as delicately as in the i.
But it is not done. The top is not yet square. It
must be " retouched." This must be done by mak-
ing the top level and sharpening the corners. The
crossing is usually added by making a compound
curve over the letter or a short line following it.
Simply a matter of taste. The movement comes
from the hand and elbow. The action comes from
the elbow, but is subdued by the little finger resting
firmly on the blotter and acting in conjunction with
the arm and perhaps the other fingers. If you do
not raise the pen near the line, it is necessary to use
the fingers more than described. It is not a sin to
use the fingers, but it is to use them to excess.
The d is made so similarly to the t that additional
instructions are unnecessary unless the other is not
plain.
The little finger should slip freely from the
time the pen starts until it stops in making the first
two strokes inji. The action should come from the
elbow as a center. It should act like a hinge. After
making the up stroke come to and below the line
with a Tush, stopping abruptly two spaces below the
line. The pressure of the pen on the paper will be
sufficient to check the motion. Square similarly as
the t and finish like an n.
Jloiv T.nops Are Made.
Loops are usually considered difficult. I cannot
say that I find them very much more so than many
short letters. I do not think that you will find them
so, either, if you will observe the proper position.
Remember the paper should he so held that the fore-
arm will be at right angles to the connective slant.
If, with the paper in this position, you will cause
the pen to move to the right and upward, causing
a slight backward and then forward action of the
arm in the sleeve, in conjunction with the hinge
motion, and then without stopping the pen at the
top allow it to turn abruptly and descend toward the
line, rising from the paper somewhere between the
crossing and the base line, you will no doubt find, in
due time, that loops are not so difficult after all.
But you are not done. Place the pen carefully on
the unfinished stroke and complete as in i or n and
you will have lor h.
If you do not wish to raise the pen at or near the
crossing, then let the fingers act in conjunction with
the hinge action of the elbow and check the motion
as you are coming down at the crossing by letting
the little finger drag less freely or rest. You cannot
make loops successfully if your forearm is at right
angles to the base line without a good deal of finger
action. Whereas, with the paper turned as before
advised, you cannot use the fingers much, but the
muscles of the upper arm instead. This hinge like
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action is the real movement for producing long,
slender, substantial loops. In fact, it is the best
movement we have to counteract finger action.
JPreliminanj Exercises Come First.
Of course the preliminary exercises must be
mastered before attempting the letters. The letters
must be mastered before attempting words. The
pupil must rely upon his better judgment about the
little things. Now, don't work too hard at this loop
business. Simply let the little finger slide freely,
and let the arm act as a hinge at the elbow, and
you will find loops to be pleasant to practice. You
may find them hard at first, but the longer you
practice in this manner the easier they will be, and
the better you will like them.
A Word About Movrment.
Keep in raind that a light, easy, graceful, yet firm
and delicate movement is essential at all times. Do
not screw your muscles down so tightly by nervous
anxiety that they cannot act. Nor must you let
them be so loose that they flop around rather than
dance or waltz. As we would say in Pennsylvania,
make them dance " juper," which means make
them do their "level best," but do not let them get
excited.
Crtticisnts.
O. E. O. , Minneapolis, Minn.— Your stroke is a trifle
heavy ; the ink is too thin — add gum arable. Send last
effort instead of first. You write well.
J. S. M , Springfield, O. — Your practice is just about
right. Down strokes in ovals a trifle straight.
Mr. L. B. D'A., Danville. Va. — Your work on the first
lesson is up to the copy. What more can be said ? Sorry
we cannot find space to reproduce some of it. Zaneb.
We will pay postage (one cent for each four ounce
and will send copies of another issue to take their
place, if desired. Whether you have one or more
surplus copies of that issue, prompt compliance will
be greatly appreciated.
The Sultan Wants an American
Business College Man.
The Secretary of State has received a letter from
the United States Minister to Turkey stating that the
Sultan desires the services of a professor for a busi-
ness college in Constantinople who can lecture in
French and is proficient in the business methods of
the United States. The letter has been sent to the
United States Commissioner of Education, who wiU.
communicate with the heads of various institutions
in this country with a view to securing the person,
wanted.— jYeui York Herald, February 13.
Call For January Journals.
Notwithstanding the unusually large edition of
The Journal for January — 20,000 copies — the de-
mands for that issue and the flood of club subscrip-
tions received since then have reduced the number
on hand to the danger point. As many of the cur-
rent features of the paper begin with that issue and
a great many clubs promised to be sent this month
will want to be dated back to the beginning of the
year, we ask all of our friends who may have surplus
copies of the January issue to send them at once.
The Care of Ink in Public Schools.
To THE Editor of The Journal :
Our ink has always given us trouble The wells do not
olose tightly enough to prevent rapid evaporation and
thickening of the ink. We have watered it as a remedy.
I have used a small medicine dropper for the purpose, and
have succeeded fairly well in supplying the water in the
right quantity. But some pupils, determined to have their
lines appear light, have smuggled in more water, and you
know the result. Above all things else 1 would like to see
The Journal give us a good round on the quality and
management of the ink in public schools. What make
IS best ? What well is best ! What do successful teachers
use t Where can it be obtained and what does it cost ? I
cannot keep any good ink for my own use.
Our janitor uses a medicine dropper of large size — that
is, a glass tube with a rubber bulb on one end— to fill the
wells. I mention this because I first thought of it, anil
others may not know what a convenience it is.
Sarah A. Frank.
Carthage, Mo.
A YounK nionev maker.
In these hard times, your readers of failures and misfort-
unes may like a change and be pleased to learn of a way that
any industrious person can make money. I am plating? ana
renlatinfr jewelry, watches, knives, forks, spoons, etc. I made
$17 last week and gl3 in tour and one-half days of this week.
I think this good for a boy. I bought my machii
iH.
F"D'eino i"Co. o^ Columbus, Ohio, for $.5.' Any '
circulars by writing to them. If this passes the waste basket ,
I will write again ' ""■■ " "■
A Boy Keadeb..
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LESSONS IN WRITINQ FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. X, WALLACE, STEELING, ILLINOIS.
Ko. 2.
(INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.)
J/vw to Start— Taking Sprctmeiut.
T EQUIRE each pupil who can write,
-- j toprtpare a specimen for yonr
j scrap book, thus:
On tlie first ruled line fnithest
from tlie top, beginning ntar the
luidtJle length of the line, write
the name of the school, or your
post office, name of State, month,
day ot the uiouth and year.
On the second line have the student write : " This
is a specimen of my writing." On the third line,
near the right tide, the pnpil should sign his name.
Pass to each .student, take up the sheet having his
specimen and lay it on your desk.
At your leisure trim them to a uniform width, say
two inches, and paste them in a scrap book in alpha-
betical order, leaving a blank space after each speci-
men, 80 that another one may be pasted in that
apace, for comparison, later.
Any large flat book, with alternate leaves re-
moved, will answer for a scrap book, if you do not
care to purchase one for that purpose.
rrillmlMinj DrIII-l'oslllon.
■Having secured t he tpecimensand having laid them
aside, give the students a drill in taking the correct
pohition for writing, thus: The top of each desk being
cleared of everything except paper, the pupil will
ait facing his desk, resting both arms on the desk,
and at nearly right angles to each other, the left
hand being above the base or ruled line on the paper
when it is in use, fingers extended but not spread,
and palm and fingers resting lightly on the paper to
keep it in place, the right arm being so placed that
the elbow shall be off the front edge of the desk
from one to two inches, and a few inches from the
pupil's side, the weight of the arm being sustained
by the muscles, as near the edge of the desk as pos-
.fible, holh feet JIat on thefloor. the left foot slightly
in front of the ligbt foot, the body iiidinlng forward
from the /n>s— hygiene makes this important— the
8ln)ulders being level, the head inclined a little di-
rectly to the front.
Drill on the above from one to three minutes, and
repeat at each succeeding lesson until all assume it
without being told to do so.
Moi'imriil Dri'iloprrn.
The students being in position for writing, take
your position to the left in front of the school, turn
a little to the right, so that you can easily see about
all the students, and holding a geography or board
(see last number of THE JorRXAL) in your left hand
and elevated at an angle of about iTt degrees, see that
each student carefully observes what you do. Now
rest your right arm ou the geography (we will pre-
sume that is what you will use. it being ■• so handy "),
with your elbow off the edge one or two inches, the
•wrist being about three fourths of an inch from the
snrfaco, open and shut yonr hand slowly and tightly,
t)eing particular not to lift the band from a straight
line with your wrist. The students will notice the
swelling of your arm near the elbow.
Face the class and have them try it, gradually in-
i-reasing the speed, while you count in a low distinct
full voice, "open," "shut," "open," "shut," and
then " one," " two," etc. All hands must move in
qnison.
Next, take your position as before,|have all observe
you. and closing your right hand tight, swing the
hand to and from yon, counting "left," "right"
••left," right," or "one," "two," etc. The arm
must not slide. Keep the arm from the elbow straight,
the closed hand almost rubbing the geography.
Now have the students try it, swinging the hand as
far as possible. Do not permit shaky, unsteady or
irregular movemen's, nor must the arm slide on the
desk.
Count, as indicated, and endeavor to have all the
hands move the same way at the same time.
Pupils under ten or twelve years old should be
A^cCOy^tUA^S
BY F. M. WALLACE, ACCOMMNYING WlClTINC LESSON.
allowed to swing the arm from the shoulder, since
the muscles of their arms below the elbow are not
sufficiently developed to practice as the older pupils
must be required to do.
Next, the teacher will take his position, close the
hand and push and pull it as far as he can without
the arm slipping, being, careful that the arm moves
in and out of the sleeve, counting thus: "up,"
"down," "up," "down," or "one," •■two," etc.
Have the school count aloud, you leading. Now
the students will try it, all counting aloud, in a low,
distinct tone. Repeat, with the hand open, keeping
it near the surface of the desk.
f^'oitntinff nn<t Ilhislrating thr J'Jj^eyctsi'S,
Teacher in position. Illustrate No. 3 first with
closed hand, counting "one" on every under pant
for each rotation. School try it. Repeat, hand
o^n, fingers extended, almost touching the desk.
Teacher illustrates N*. +, counting " one" for each
downward stroke. Practice work by the school.
Take the different exercises and illustrate theiu,
then rfquire practice by the school, as needed.
Make No. 1 on blackboard, then show from *' posi-
tion"' how to practice it with dry pen and pencil.
Pupils using pens will practice with dry pens,
placing: from ten to twelve sheets of paper under the
one on which the pen glides.
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At this point, teach how to get the pen properly
in the hand, thus :
Place the holder at rest over the right ear, the pen
pointing to the front and "right side up with care."
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Tell the student to take it down. Generally the pen
holder will be taken down in excellent position for
writing.
Teacher will, of course, illustrate this several
times before requiring it of the pupils. Repeat as
often as necessary.
Children using pencils will hold them thus. The
teacher illustrating : " Suspend the hand over the
paper (or slate), spread the fingers slightly, then put
the pencil between the last two fingers so that the
end of the thumb and the first finger will meet on
top of the pencil from one-half to three-fourths of
an inch from the writing point, grasp it firmly with
the second and third fingers, turn the little finger
well under the hand and keep that finger perfectly
Dry I*en Priirticf.
Practice the movements, commencing with No. 1,
without ink on the pens, and have pencils reversed,
so that there will be no lines made. Pens must not
make a scratching sound.
Repeat, using ink, working for free and regular
movements, and keeping in mind that light lines are
one of the first essentials ; therefore, work without
shading the strokes. Use as many of these _drill3
each day as may be adapted to your school's need.
Mntrrtitltt.
Have every pupil supplied with the necessary ma-
terial, before giving the first lesson, and see that the
supply does not become exhausted.
Each pupil's paper should be kept in a paper sack,
of proper size, with his name on the sack. At the
close of the lesson, all the paper not used in that
lesson should be carefully put into the sack, to-
gether with the penholder or pencil, and then they
should all be taken up and placed in the teacher's
desk. This will prevent any attempt to scribble dur-
ing the day, will prevent waste of paper, will tend
to keep it from getting soiled, and will avoid disputes
as to ownership, etc. Small children may act as
monitors to take up the sacks and distribute them
at the time for the next day's lesson. Take up and
distribute the ink in the same way. By pasting the
owner's name on his bottle of ink, possible friction
among students as to ownership, etc., will be frus-
trated.
J}aUy Spechnen Exhibit,
The written paper containing all the work of each
pupil sliould be collected by the teacher, about a
half-dozen sheets of the best work, and one or two
of the poorest, pasted together and hung up in a con-
spicuous place tor inspection.
See that each student is represented at different
times. As these papers are intended for visitors to
examine, pupils will endeavor to excel so that they
may secure compliments concerning their writing.
Do the above named work at each and every lesson.
Before commencing te practice the work of the day,
always have each student write his name at the left
on the first ruled line, the date at the right. When
the page is filled, turn the paper over, and write the
name and date as before, then practice the lesson.
Each student should have from ten to twelve sheets
of paper under the one on which he is writing. When
the page is about half filled, push the top sheet of
paper from the body and pull the others toward you.
This will permit the third and fourth fingers to glide
on the paper which has been pulled down instead of
moving on the desk, and it will be found that the
hand will move much easier than when the fingers
are on the surface of the desk.
The hand should not be carried more than one-
third the distance across the paper before stopping.
Move the paper to the left, about two inches, then
write half the remaining distance, move the paper
again to the left two inches, and finish the line.
Now move the paper to the right, four inches, being
careful to have it in proper position to begin a new
line. These directions should be rigidly adhered to
at each and every lesson.
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BY D. W. HOFF, ACCOMPANYING WRITING LESSON.
Methods of Teaching Penman-
ship in Graded Schools^.
BY D. W. HOFF — ADAPTED TO ANY SYSTEM.
Article 16.
Fir^t Lpjisons in Writinif for " The Babies."
^TTp ■ older readers of The Jodknal may
XIC/ recall an article by the writer
touching the work of this same
grade which appeared in the col-
umns of The Journal some months
ago. If so, do not conclude that he
has changed his mind, but rather
that the conditions under which
the present plan is being carried out
are dififerent.
Instead of being compelled to use slates and do an
excessive amount of written language work even
during the first year of school (the conditions under
which the former article was written), we are more
fortunate now as to conditions, in that we use slates
for no purpose whatever, not even for number tvork,
in any grade whatever, while only a limited amount
of written work is required in grades one and two.
The Plan in Jtriff.
First, the child is led to talk about something.
Second, the symbol standing for that something is
written upon the board. Third, the child's attention
is drawn to that " picture of its name " (the written
word) in such a way as to photograph it in his mind.
Fourth, he attempts to reproduce the picture.
Finally, after having learned to write a few words
he is allowed to write a " literal story " {a sentence
composed of those words).
Any progressive primary teacher knows full well
how well children love to talk. They, like we
growa-up children, like best to talk of things be-
longing to our own little world, yet how eagerly do
they grasp new objects and words to add thereto.
If possible, they derive even greater pleasure from
a twofold means of expressing thought — viz., speak-
ing and writing, or speaking and drawing, or from
all three combined. First, they may tell what they
have observed. Second, they may draw its picture,
and finally, they may " write a story " about it.
When they can do this they are happy indeed.
flflliny the Mental fojif/.
The process by which a child accumulates a stock
of words with which to tell his stories to the eye is
very simple indeed and not wholly new to the
primary teacher of the present.
First, he is sent to the window to take observa-
tions. The teacher next asks what he has seen. The
reply may be " A tree." " 'Very well," remarks the
teacher. " Now see me make a picture of its name."
As the word tree is being written upon the board
the attention of the class is called to the rate of exe-
cution. Then children are questioned as to wha1:
kind of trees they have seen. Each time the teacher
repeats after the pupil, " A peach tree," " An apple
tree," "An orange tree," etc., giving special em-
phasis to the word tree, also writing the word tree
again and again to push the impression deeply into,
their minds.
At first, nothing is said concerning the individual
letters, the object being to photograph the word as
the unit in the child's mind.
After a dozen or more kinds of trees have been
named and the word tree has been written as many
times, the teacher asks : " Who can write it for
me?" or, " Who can make me a picture of a tree's
name ? "
A miniature forest of little arms topped with open
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palms and spreading fingers, that wave from side to
side not nnlike the trees abont which they are so
eager to talk, are thrust ceilingwaid. They are
sent to the board. They are told to look again, care-
fully, to see just how the picture looks, as yon are
going to rub it out. They are also told not to look
at the work of their neighbors if they forget how a
part of the picture looks, but to turn and see you
make it again. This is to induce the child to really
see for himself, and to prevent the damaging habit
of copying the mistakes of others. Then, too, the
mere copying, even of correct forms, is of little
value when compared with that plan which teaches
the child to make the copy bis own mental property.
As soon as the class is set to work the teacher
Iiasses from pupil to pupil giving individual help.
Should a pupil's production show that he has taken
in but a portion of the picture, as shown by exam-
ples / and j, or that his concept is wholly bad, as
seen in examples o or c. the matter is treated in the
same way— viz., the work is erased without calling
attention to its defects and the correct form again
placed before him. When he has again exposed his
mental phllm to the correct form the copy is again
removed and he makes a new trial. The object of
tins i« to allow only the correct impression to take
hold of his minil.
To aid him in getting a better picture the teacher
may ask "Do you see these two little people (the
es)'/ Are they just alike? Is this little fellow any
taller (the ()''" t^tc.
Examples (/, c and g show that the mind has con-
ceived the nature of all the parts, but that their posi-
tions or relative sizes werenot clearly photographed.
Examjiles a, b and i show the most distinct feature
in the jiapil's mental picture to be the duplication
of parts, l»nt that his impression was very indefinite
as to selection or arrangement of the part to be re-
Iieated, or both.
How intensely interesting it is to thus watch the
developing of the child raind. How readily some
take impressions.
Remark.— All of the above mentioned examples
from u to J are faithful reproductions from the work
of a cluss of little people who were writing the
word tree for the first time, and demonstrate what
may reasonably be expected from first efforts. Be-
fore the lesson was over, however, every member of
the class, with but one exception, conld tvrite the
word again and again without error as to nature,
nnmbur or arrangement of parts. The exception was
not yet six years of age, and the drill lasted but fif-
teen minutes. The recitation was conducted as
above described and by the regular teacher.
Remark, — Another way of introducing the word
tree is to sketch an apple, orange or other fruit and
to ask where they grow. See examples. Numbers
may be taught at the same time if desired. See also
sketch.
The jironoun / and the words see and a are easily
learned. To these the pupil has but to add each new
word as it is learned to form his 'story." This is
styled sentence building. Upon the same plan word
building may be carried on, as already mentioned in
article II. Take, for example, such words as at and
an, prefixing or suffixing other letters, using the old
word as a foundation. The child has but to remem-
ber the old word and to leani the additions thereto.
Or suppose you take the th combination and build
out each way from it. See how many new words
the child will learn to know and to write within a
short time. As soon as the first few words are
learned, sentences multiply very rapidly, and you
are astonished to see how fluently their chalk talks.
The mainspring of this plan — that incentive which
arous^ all the childish enthusiasm and activity,
which alone can secure such success — is the inter-
est he takes in talking and writing his own little
"stories."
As soon as a child learns to write the new word so
that you know he has seen it all, then begins the
pruning or molding process. His attention is more
and more closely called to the details of construction,
formation, proportion, &c., as a means of improving
his mental copy.
I'ontlton of thi- Chfilk.
Have children hold the chalk under the palm, and
never permit it to be held as a pen, between the
thumb and pen fingers. To permit this malposition
of the crayon is sure to result in the child touching
his wrist to the board, thus effectually preventing
the freedom of execution so desirable at the outset.
Give them at least a half crayon. Keep stirring
them up and urging them to write as fast as you do.
You say "they can't do it," but you are mistaken.
Nothing is advocated in these lessons that has not
been accomplished in the schools presided over by
the writer at various time*. No experiments are
given here — only the results of such as have been
tried and proven.
Should a pupil say " I can't. " don't heed the
statement, but still kmdlv urge him on. even though
you are of like opinion, and you will soon be con-
vinced that he can, within a reasonable time, write
at a gait almost equal to your own. This habit is
worth everything to him. Even the results will
soon become more accurate as a result of the con-
fidence which freedom inspires.
fSt^'^' c!^nmaAi) (X^iCClKutAaS
BLACKBOARD DRAWING, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ACCOMPANYING LESSON BY LANCDON S. THOMPSON.
For the first two months the bulk of the work is
done at the board. Then for a short time the pupil
is allowed to use a lead pencil for his language
work. At the middle of the firtt school year the
pen is put into his hand. By this time the habit
of writing rapidly has grown upon him, greatly
facilitating his efforts with the pen.
WHILE the exercises of Plates I, II and III,
previously given, are practical and useful in
the highest degree, they have been placed at
the beginning of the course, because they are so
valuable in giving freedom of movement and the
different methods of handling the. chalk or crayon.
On the supposition that this knowledge and skill are
now somewhat available for other uses, we shall
present a series of exercises more directly applicable
to the common school branches of study.
And first, we will ta^ce up the sabject of geogra-
phy. In none of the common branches is illustrat-
ive sketching more useful in clarifying and enlarg-
ing the concepts of children concerning the outlines
and the surface modeling of different countries.
Where shall we begin'/ A beginning exercise ought
to have two attributes or qualities. (1) It ought to
be comparatively easy to execute, and (2) it ought to
be elementary and fundamental to the subject. We
find bo*h these qualities in water.
Water in its three forms — % liquid, a gas and a
solid, or rain, clouds and ice— has had a larger share
in sculpturing the earth's surface into the forms in
which we now find it than any other agency. There
wasa time when this earth was void and without form.
It may have been rolled and wheeleil through space
for millions of years "before humanity was formed
from its dust." But, at length, God commands this
" tormented and trembling ball " to be carved and
sculptured into its present form. But how has this
been done? What are "the mighty forces that
heave the hill and break the shore, and evermore
make and break and work their will ; " with its
hills—
" Rock-ribbed and aDcieot as the sun, the vales
StretcblDg in pensive quietness between ;
The venerable woods, rivers tbat move
In majesty, and tbe complaining broolts *
Tbat make tbe meadows green ; and poured round all,
Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste."
This has not been done by swift lightnings and
't^enjruuui Qyvit/ (XKuvulG)
hnge thunderbolts, but by the dropping and the
pouring and the running and the freezing of water.
By " teeth of glacier and weight of waves it was
engraven and finished into its perfect form."
A little reflection will convince us that a large
body of still water is not difficult to represent.
Hence oar first geography lesson, Fig. 1, shows us
an open sea, or the ocean, when the water is com-
paratively qniet. In all open water scenes first draw
a light horizontal line to represent the horizon.
Continue to sketch light horizontal lines below the
horizon line until the space to be need is evenly
filled np. Sometimes the darker shade should be in
the foreground and sometimes in the distance.
The horizontal lines described above may also be
need to represent any level plain ; but little devices
or auxiliaries may be used to help out the imagina-
tion, as the rising son and its reflection in the water
or a s' earner in the distance.
Fig. 2 still represents quiet water, with the device
of a boat in the foregrouud, and the reflection of the
snn. If desired, the clouds may be omitted until
they are taken up as a separate lesson, some time in
the future.
Fig. 3 represents the water as a smooth lake.
Fig. 4 shows an open expanse into which at the left
is projected a high peninsula ; at the right are shown
an atol, or a coral reef, and an island. The trans-
parency of the water is increased by the reflections
of the peninsula, sun, etc. In drawing the lake, the
htol and the island, the foreshortening from front to
back should be carefully observed and represented.
Beginners almost invariably draw such objects too
wide, as compared with their length.
Fig. 7 represents a strait between two land pro-
jections, while Fig. 8 is the reverse, showing an
isthmus between two water projections. Trees and
other vegetation help to indicate the land. Notice
the slight rippling of the waters near the shores.
Fig. 9 shows low, flat bluffs and the wearing effect
of water on some coasts. Notice that vertical lines
are used in shading these bluffs. Such lines carry
the eye upward and downward and help to give the
idea of height.
A PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTEST.
The
loDTnBl'a Prize Cerliflcales for Best WritlnK
from Each Grade.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
HE success in the past of the public
school contests inaugurated by The
Journal has encouraged us to of-
fer certificates for the best and
second best writers in each grade
in American public schools, and a
special certificate to the supervisor
whose students secure the greatest number of prize
certificates.
The eaperriaors and special teachers who desire to
take part will please read carefully, and follow
strictly, these
Conditiona.
The contest is open to all cities and towns in the
United States and Canada.
Any one or all grades may be entered, from first
to High School inclusive.
Send best two (only) specimens from each grade,
and see that the name of the writer, school, grade,
age, city and date is on each specimen. This is very
important.
Put specimens from each grade together, and fasten
all giades in one package, with name and address of
supervisor on outside. This prevents loss or mixing.
The age qualifications are as follows : First, or
lowest grade (if the numbers are revfrsed, as they
are in some cities, the eighth will be the lowest)
specimens must not be sent from students over seven
years of age ; 2d grade, 8 years ; 3d, 9 years ; 4th,
10 years ; 5th, 11 years ; 6th, 12 years : 7th, 13 years :
8th, 14 years ; High School, 18 years. This will put
all on an equal footing.
Each specimen must contain at leaat four different
lines — not same line repeated four times.
All specimens tnust be written in black infc.
Specimens to be in Journal office not later than
May 15, 1895.
It will facilitate matters if our friends will mark
all letters and packages pertaining to this contest :
'• For Public School Contest." Also put any special
instructions or information on the package itself
(and not on wrapper or in a letter).
The I'rtzen.
The prize certificates are handsomely lithographed
especially for these contests and state, over the sig-
natures of the judges, that they are awarded for best
(or second best) specimens of writing in that partic-
ular grade, in a national contest.
Two certificates are awarded for each grade, a
first and a second ; this will make a total of 18 cer-
tificates.
A special certificate will be given to the supervisor
whose students secure the greatest number of cer-
tificates.
We trust that every city or town employing a
special teacher or supervisor will enter the contest.
Whether prizes are won or not, the effort put forth
is beneficial to both students and teacher. Let us
hear of the preparations for the battle all along the
line.
Fraternal Notes.
— G. A. Transue, prin. of the Pottsville, Pa., Free Com'l
School, believes in good writing, and backs up his belief
by having many of his students subscribe for The
Journal.
— I. S. Preston, for many years located in Brooklyn, and
recently Sup'r at Medford, Mass., is now assisting Mr.
French in his Evening High School writing classes in
Boston.
— From the Akron, Ohio. Beacon and Republican, we
clip the following : Prof. James O. Wise has been granted
a life certificate to teach bookkeeping by the Ohio Board
of Examiners. This is the first special life certificate in
this branch ever granted in Ohio. The examination con-
tinued during four days. Professor Wise now has life
certificates in his three specialties, bookkeeping, penman-
ship and drawing.
— Miss Emma Byrne is in charge of the writing of
Selma, Ala., public schools. She is bound to succeed, be-
cause she is enthusiastic and starts right — by subscribing
for The Journal.
— In a recent letter received from A. H. Steadman, the
new Supervisor at Toledo, O., he says:
"I find public school work to be admirably adapted to
my want? and my ideas. I have a good field here with
every prospect of making a grand success of the work.
The writing has been neglected in our public schools and
is in very bad condition, but our teachers, I am glad to
say, are already very much interested and willing to lend
me all the assistance'! desire.
'"Much of the success I have attained in penmanship I
credit to the enthusiasm imparted to m** by reading your
most excellent Journal. I have been a subscriber for
this paper almost from the time it was first started. I
would not think of missing a number."
Public School Work.
— From E. E. Utterback, Supr. Writing, Salina, Kan.,
we have received several hundred samples of the writing
of the second and eighth grades. It is all good, most of
iz excellent, and proves once more what we have always
claimed— that students in the public schools, as well as
business college students, can be taught to write a business
hand. The writing of the older and more advanced
students, represented in these specimens, is fi^s^class,
rapid business writing. Mr. Utterback has good ideas,
and that he puts them into practice is evidenced by the
samples in question.
— Supr.O. W. Nottingham, Van Wert, O,, sendi a big
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package of samples of writiog or the pupils in his third to
eighth grade inclusive and the High School. Mr. Nottiug-
bam is a successful teacher, and we had occasion before to
comment od the uniform excellence of bisstudents' writiDK.
These specimens confirm our goot opinion. They equal the
work of tlie Cold water, Mich, (where Mr. N. is also Supr ),
In everything except freedom of movement. If a coarser
pea were used it would make the writing more business-
like. Among the best writers are : Olira Burgoou, Ger-
trude Longsworth, Norma Hiestand, Clitfnrd Jones, Mabel
Rice, Henry Staog. Mary Longworthy, Villa Grenamier,
Margaret Dippery, DoUie Berry and Emma Wilcoion.
Well-Known Supervisors.
Born in the early sixties aad reared in the penman's
nursery (the farm), R. P. Moore, the subject of this sketch,
left his native county, Shelby, III., at the age of sixteen
and located (if one who is constantly roving can be said to
be locattd) in the land of cowboys, horned toads and
tarantulas— Texas. On a cattle ranch he was initiated into
the mystery of whole arm movement and egg shaped ovals
with a lariat while balanced on the (hindl quarter deck of
a bucking broncho. His fii-st chirographic inspiration came
from L. Maiarasz ; next he graduated from the Ft.
Worth, Tex., Business College. After some remarkable
success in organizing classes in writing he was elected
Supervisor of Writing in the Ft. Worth public schools, the
first position of the kind in the State. Four years later he
became principal of the Dallas Business College, which po-
sition he held for two years. He was elected principal of
the commercial department of the Texas Normal College
at Denton. He spent two years in the latter place and re-
signed to accept his present dual position, that of teacher of
penmanship and drawing in the Hico, Texas, public schools,
and Hico Normal College. Mr. Moore is an all-round pen-
man and a good teacher and has thousands of successful
students in the Lone Star State. Elsewhere in this issue
will be found a specimen of his flourishing and a pencil
drawing made by one of his students.
Journal's Public School Prize
Competition.
By an inadvertance the ages of the students in the
Nashville public schools were omitted from our announce-
ment of the result of the contest. Here they are :
Rose Pringle, first year, first prize, age six.
Golda Lee Tugendrich, second year, first prize, age seven.
Ralph E. Bowden, third year, first prize, age nine.
Robert Edward Jordan, fourth year, second prize, age
thirteen.
Lillie Mai Kennedy, fifth year, second prize, age twelve.
Lethea Greer, eichtb year, second prize, age fifteen.
A. C. Webb, Supervisor of Writing and Drawing in the
Nashville public schools, was awarded first premium for the
largest number of pupils winnine pr ze certificate.
To THE Editor or The Journal.
I would like to use your columns to invite teachers of
writing in the public schojls, anywhere, to exchange slips
of their writing (by classes) with mine. This invitation is
made merely to stimulate emulation in writing and thereby
help to raise the standard of good writing in the public
schools. This is open to the Vertical enthusiasts.
Very truly, J. H. Bachtenkircher.
Supervisor of Fenmanthip, tHbtic Schoolt, f,a/ayette,
Jnd.
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i Q;'UCCL^cunaJ&
BV A. F. NEWLAJJDS, StTPEEVlSOB OF WKITINO,
KINOSTON, ONT.
No. 3.
StflUl of rtrUeal WrlUna.
26.— We are now prepared to coDsider what Btyle
of vertical writing will make the best copy for prac-
tice to develop habits of free, legible writing. I do
not refer to individual letter forms ; they will be
taken np 8ei)arately later on, but to the general
character of the writing copy. In discnssing this
qneBtion we mnst conHider the probable conditions
under which the writers will work when they leave
school.
aO.— Of those who use the pen a great deal, such
as reporters, telegraph operators, bank clerks, ac-
countants, store clerks, etc., how many, a« a rule,
are properly seated to allow the fleshy part of the
right arm to rest on the edge of the desk with the
writing lines at nearly right angles to the forearm
as is demanded by the defenders of the old system
as being absolutely necessary to free writing?
37. — A great part of the reporter's work is done
with note book in hand on the street or on his knee
at an interview.
28. — Several perwons have lately been trying to ex-
cuse the telegrapher for doing his work with the arm
free from his desk by claiming that his desk is too
narrow to permit of his arm resting properly, but
they forgot to explain why the desks were made bo.
21).— Bank clerks and accountants who write to a
great extent in books so large that they must be kept
with the bottom parallel to the edge of the desk
have littfe chance to write with the arms in the
regulation position.
;t<).— Oiir groat army of store clerks who make ont
their bills, checks and receipts at a counter not
higher than their hips would have to perform some
novel contortions to comply with the demands of
the confident teacher of sloping writing and of the
authors of some of the new vertical writing books.
nut no Per Ceiil. Write In School Peiltton for
.Slant ITrltliif/,
31. — From recent observations I have come to
the conclusion that during less than 20 per cent, of
the writing time of the people of this continent out-
side of the schools, is the writing in a position to
admit of that e.xtensively exercised bunch of muscles
near the elbow being placed on the edge of the desk
to do its machine like work.
112.— Is it fair to the child then, may I ask, to
train him throughout his school life for what he
may seldom have a chance to do afterward and neg-
lect that which is almost sure to be demanded of
him duriug 80 i)er cent, of his writing time?
33. — In correspondence and in copying, where the
regulation position may usually be possible, the type-
writer has come in and is freeing the pen more and
more from this too often drudgery.
riie Ileal IVidci! Cnl>!/ Hi-ltlllu.
34.— The best style of writing, then, for a copy, is
one that, will readily adapt itself to any possible po-
sition.
35.— One that may be written freely while stand-
ing at a low counter, while using a box for a rest at
a freight shed or without a rest with the book in the
hand. One that may be written, with arm extended,
at the top of a large account book or on the last line
at the bottom.
30.— Such a style of writing is, we believe, the re-
sult of our experiments in the Kingston schools. Our
children can write, not as machines, but as human
beings, each endowed with individual constitution
and intelligence,
37.— When we first introduced vertical writing
into our schools we used .Spencetian forms with their
semi-angular turns, as shown in plate 1, and while
the results were much more satisfactory than with
the same forms on a slope, we soon found, through
our experiments, that when using copies with very
round turns similar to those in plate 2. improvement
seem to come by leaps and bounds. In our smallest
school we expeiimcnted with the style shown in
plate 3, a style similar to which has been used in
some p:irts of Germany, but we found in every case
where we departed from the round, bold style, the
writing in the regular class exercises deteriorated,
and the nearer we approached the style in plate 1 the
worse the exercises appeared. In spite of all our
preconceived notions, our system has grown to the
style shown in plate 4, and now the regular class ex
ercises are practically as well done as the writing in
the copy books.
P'raetteol and Arltttie,
38. — Many will of coarse declare the last named
style clumsy and inartistic. But what does the ar-
tistic mean to the average person ? It means that
which they have been taaght to consider correct.
Printers and typefounders have for a long time
been trained to consider the more uniform and
exact the faces of type the more artistic the printed
page. But they are coming to reconsider all this.
They have abandoned the skeleton type and from
the delicately smooth faces are going back to the
old style, h,aving discovered that I he very irregular-
ity they formerly thought objectionable really pre-
served the artistic appearance of the page.
.*J9. — When speaking of the artistic, one turns,
not to the work of those who are bound hand and
foot by dogma, but to artists of international reputa-
tion who have given much attention to typography.
40 — When turning over the pages of a magazine
recently I saw a facsimile of the writing of Mr,
Geo. Wharton Edwards, who stands at the head of
American artist designers, and here, as usual, I
found vertical letters with strong lines.
From " Hammerton's Graphic Arts" I quote the
following; " Besides harmony letters often exhibit
allowed to examine any of the regular work tbey
choose, and all but one of the visitors so far has said
that the work throughout was beautiful. This is
where we want our beauty, not in the catalogue.
-1:4. — Now I take it for granted that those who are
interested enough to spend their time in reading
these articles have already made tests on my former
siiggestions, and will make some on the dififerent
style of vertical writing given here.
45.— In the next number primary work will be
illustrated.
Writing: as Taught in Public Schools of
Leading American Cities.
Reports for The Penman's Art Journal from
City Superintendents of Schools.
(I.NITIAL 5IADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.)
ESPECTING the teaching of writing
in American public schools. The
Journal presents herewith itsfifth
installment of the poll of superin-
tendents of schools. So many re-
sponses have been received to the
questions submitted that it is im-
possible to give them as fast as received. We are
selecting the replies from those who have the most
pronounced opinions, who have tried vertical writ-
ing, and have given the subjects under discussion
the most thought.
Below are the questions asked :
ci/O' AAJJJJ^ /oy /oAXMy AM^ ^tojjjX' XvujJx, AArvixXhy AVruruT;
JWuL yL/bOTKb Xruh /OuAAi/nX Xa Xfuy JiAxruimxy jm^ Auy. "
PLATE 3
Jx? .y^Axyiy xyC xO/rto aah/ Ay\AAXiX/ XXvLA/f ^oVyuX/i M/Y\An.\r;
PLATE 4-
1 0 uxaJJb 0+- cUxti u>e. ttux^X Vkxsuoxy ouixxXi k/rLcrur;
BY A, F. NEWLANDS, ILLUSTRATING HIS ACCOMPANYING LESSON.
marked artistic qualities of other kinds: some are
picturesque and others severe, some are delicate and
elegant, others sturdy and massive, qualities which
are all to be found in the highest kind of painting
and sculpture and which add immensely to the in-
terest and variety of nature itself."
4 1 .—The skeleton letters and mathematically ex-
act forms, as shown in nearly all the copybooks, are
considered artistic mostly by Pen Artists (?) who
spend a large part of their time flourishing all kinds
of reptiles, birds and animals, with a maze of lines
decorated with all sorts of gingerbread work, and
who attempt to improve their lettering by throwing
impo-ssible shades from them, and thereby violating
one of the first principles of decorative art. Some
have even gone so far as to throw what they call a
ray shade from script letters. These are the persons
who are most garrulous about the artistic and the
graceful, and set themselves up as leaders of taste in
writing.
miat Confititutea Grace anft Beauty In Writing?
42.— But to get right down to the bottom of the
matter, what is it they consider so graceful and
beautiful ? Is it the fine line and shade of the script
made by the engraver or by the penman who has
spent a lifetime practicing forms he has never at-
tempted to put to practical use? Or is it the ordi-
nary every day work of the school pupil or graduate ?
Every time you will find it is either of the first two,
and never do we hear them eulogizing the work in
the school pupils* scribblers or other ordinary school
exercises. The copy books and compendiums
printed with these so-called graceful hair line copies
are like many illustrated catalogues we receive— the
quality of the goods is all in tht^ representation ; we
rarely see it in the actual thing.
43.— The large number of U. S, and Canadian
visitors investigating this matter in our schools are
never shown even the special writing books, but are
Firat.-Have you invcniigiitod the rlnlma ol vertical
n riling to any vxteut ? It so, whiil ifi your opiuion
of it?
Second.— Has tliiH style of penniHUHfaip been tnllKht to
niiy extent in your scbools f II so, how louii and with
what rcMUltH f
Third. - Arc copy-bookK used ecncrnlly iu ynui-HchoolH f
It' so, on whiit dcsrcc ol slnnt arc the copies t (A sDccili-
cation of the books used will Kivr us the desired iufurinif
tion iu this connection.) And is the tcenernl tcudency
?opJ "
J^ort Smith, Ark.
1. Gave the subject some little attention at the World's
Fair. With this casual examination am inclined to be-
lieve the method has considerable merit.
3, No. Have been inclined to give tbe method a trial
In one or more of our schools, but will determine this later,
3. National copy-boobs are used. With beginners espe-
cially the universal tendency is to write more vertically
than the copy, J L. Holloway, Su.pt.
Padueah, Ki/.
1. I have investigated some of the vertical writing and
am of the opinion that it would be easier to make good
writers with that system than with the old slautiag one;
that it is easier to read, and also much easier to see at a
distance.
3, No. But I shall make an effort to introduce it.
3. Eclectic copy-books {^>'i°) are used from third to sixth
grade inclusive. The tendency of the pupils, 1 find, is to
write less vertical than the copy,
Geo. O. McBroom, SupH.
Bamlllon, Ontario.
1. Wo have to some extent. As to legibility It is a vast
improvement. This commends it highly for schools, espe-
cially in the lower grades. As to speed I am not yet in a
po»ltioQ to speak with any degree of contidence as to rela-
tive merits of the two systems,
a. It bas been tried as an experiment in all the classes
of our second book grade. Copybooks are not used in
this grade,
3. The vertical writing was introduced in the second
grade, November or December last. So far as I have
hesrd very few ot the teachers would willingly give it up.
The primary teachers say that with 80 or t»0 per cent, of
pupils beginning to write, the tendency is to -write almost
vertically. W. H. Ballard, Injector.
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OSQOODBY'S NkW PhONETIC SHORTHAND MANUAL. Pub.
by Williams & Rogers, Rochester, N. Y. Cloth",
125 pp., with manual. Seventh edition. Price'
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This book is a complete manual of Pitman's Phonogra-
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loac or all other works on this subject. The rules are pro-
mT/h?'^' ^"■'^"K^d ^^^ b*^e absolutely no exceptions,
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The book was prepared by William W. Osgoodby. and is
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^^L ^^ *^^^° ^^® official reporter of the New York
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St work^"*^^^^^^"' shorthand school, in addition to bis
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^venth SSft?' its merits and popularity. The present, or
»«venth edition, the preparation of which has occupied
more than a year of close study and labor, ia the author's
tioal revision. The work has been rewritten throughout,
and is printed from entirely new plates. By a new proc-
ess of engraving the exercises and illustrations present
the most elegant specimens of shorthand work. In this
edition of the work the reading exercises are given upon
pages facing the rules, while copious and well arranged
writing exercises are furnished, affording abundant range
for selection by teachers for the varying needs of their
pupils.
Test Questions in Commercial Law, with Answers.
Pub. by WiU'ams & Rogers, Rochester, N. Y.
Paper, 62 pp. Price, 25 cents.
This little book contains over 20 » of the more important
questions in commercial law, with full and explicit an-
swers to the same, arranged in convenient form for ready
reference. The questions have been selected with great
care, and they furnish an excellent medium to test stu-
dents' knowledge of the subject.
Bookkeeping Practice Guide for Business Practice
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Six sets of practical transactions, with instructions for
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The Phonographic Dictionary and Phrase Book.
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When completed, this book will include all the words in
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capitalization, phonographic representation, gramma-
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The Journal's Old Guard of Honor-
First '95 Roll Call.
This is the Nineteenth Annual Roll Call of The Journal's
Old Guard of Honor. We are proud to be able to say that
some of the schools which flfrure on the list below were rep-
resented in the tlr-st list of the kind, printed nearly twenty
years H*ro. Durinir nil these yeiirs The Journal's aim has
been to give the penmanship profession the very best that
could be obtained in all phjises of our art. We do not claim,
and never have claimed, to have the cheapest paper. The
Journal costs from two to three times us much as other
papers in its line. We do not claim to be the only purveyor
of good things in penmanship We do claim to give the very
Best that can be obtained, regardless of expense, and our
theory during all these years has been that there are enough
high-grade schools and high-grade teachers who recognize
and appreciate the best to justify the expense of providing
it. Of course we have not always found this to be the case
and. like others, have had our disappointments and sur-
prises Nevertheless, wo feel immensely proud of the gener-
ous, whole-hearted support of the penmanship and busi-
ness-teaching profession which we have enjoyed for many
yeai-8. We do\ibt if there is another class of paper published
that covers its field more thoroughlv. or has a more loyal,
enth\i9instic support from the best class of workers in its
field than The PENsrAN's Art Journal,
The last two years, especially the past year, will go down
into history as a period of perhaps the severest commercial
depre.98ion that our country has known, at least in our
times. All classes of private schools dependent upon tuition
receipts have felt this depression, and in many sections the
commercial schools have been particularly hard hit. Never-
" ' "' ' " has done very well. Its subscriptic
lian it was last year, and the number of
ar shows a considerable advance over
In many cases the size of the
list is
club-
thill > . . ^ ...
chib-i Ills lii.ii -^i iM n' what smaller than'in other yeai-s. but ..^
feel liiKlily triiitihcd at the efforts of our friends, and now
that times seem to be getting better, the clubbing outlook
for the rest of this spring is more than usually good.
We wish to give the fullest measure of credit to all the
friends of The Journal— well-wishers of the Active sort—
those who are not afraid of the little work necessary to intro-
ducing the paper to their students. These, indeed, are the
f i-iends that count. For whatever good there is to our pro-
fession in the maintenance of a paper like The Penman's
Art Jouhnai, they are in largest measure responsible, and
we accord them the credit with pleasure. Thanks, kind
friends, one and all.
The banner installment for '95 numbers 232 and comes from
our excellent friend. L. M. Thornburgh, of the Sponcerian B.
C. Evansville. Ind. The size of this club shows that Mr
Thornburgh is a very popular man. and that his students and
friends repose great confidence in him when thev take his
advice in such large numbers to subscribe for The Journal.
He was rendered valuable assistance in securing this fine list
by E. P. Timberman, Decorah. Ia., Institute: J. H. Everette
associate principal Perry, la.. B. C, and L. D. Thornburgh
HartsviUe, Ind., all students of Mr. Thornburgh's. They
seem to ''"■■" "V.""..v.«-» .,,.~.-, -.P 1,:^ a — „_j 1. -_ 1. _
love fc
JoUKNj
The next club in size. 134. came from C. H. Allard. of the Gem
<'ity H. ('., (^uincy. 111. The interest in penmanship is kept
away above par in this well-known institution by Messrs.
Mussclniiin. Behrensmever and Allnrd. and Mr. Allard sees
that the studi'iMs :,rr sui>ii|jcd with good penmanship litera-
Wet
and we kno
Our friend.
C. €.. drop:
he Goldey, Wilmington, Del..
. fine showing for this, his
first year in that school. A new friend in an old school. J,
W. MlCiusHu. of the Bryant & Stratton B, C. Chicago,
ing ii
good a list from this school. Just _ _„
?Jies.seman of the Capital- City C. C. Des Moines, la. His
list is 82. We always e.vpect Bro. G. to come to the
front and he never fails us. Miss Lulu McCov of the State
" , School. Huntaville. Tex., is next with 73, and C. C.
lap behind is W. F.
C. Cleveland. O., foUows
Lister of the Spenc_ _ _. _.. . „, „., ^
with 72. Both are strong friends of The Journal. W.
L. Starkey, the penman-inventor, of the High School
Patei-son, N. J., falls in line vnth 59. A strong trio— A P
Root, Pierce Coll. of Bus.. Phila.; A. H. Stephenson. B. & S
B. C. Buffalo, N. Y,. and J. F. Barnhart. of Soul6 Coll.. New
Orleans, La., are represented by clubs of the same numl>er—
.W. W. J. Trainer. Caton B. C, Buffalo. N. Y.. is close be-
hind with 57. Clubs of 55 are opposite the names of those
splendid penmen. J. W. Lampman. Omaha, Neb., C. C. and
B. F. Williams, of the N. I. Nor. Sch., Valparaiso, Ind. F. B.
63
Moore, IndtRnapotis, Intl.. B. U., a strong supporter, con-
tributes 41. tJ. G. Alexander, ot that big norraiil. the Chllll-
cotUe, Mo.. Nor. School 40. J. W. Hobortson. Supervisor ot
Writing. City Schools, Denver, Colo., 3!l. E. L. Jlooi-e. the
new penman of the Iowa B. C. Des Moines, 36. I. H. Li|«l<y,
Comer's C. C, Boston. Mass.. and F. M. Powell, Baker tint.,
Baldwin, Kan., 15. G. Milliraau, Pawtiukit. I!. I., 11 C ; C.
E Webber. Garden Citv n i' , Sim .Tn=.'- i';,l m.! i' \ w.-s-
seUFerrisInd. School, hiij l;npiil^ Mi, h . i r i i ,,,.■,
lund, Kichiiiond, Ind.. It < .i \| \u i i w i , i,<r
Packard's B. C, N. Y., nil. I .1 M Wnl. \\ ':.,l;,n Pi'
B.CeachSi. E, E. Gnr.l mnll' M i'miiH,, v, i,,„|,|, m,,'
B. U.;F. W. Martin. Cnn.. II 1 . I'.iriiiMur Mr amir v'
Stewart. Arciiiliulii Ii r., Miliii. iiju.tis Minn .;' <i V Ihir-
man. Cliw^ iin.l IVmil Inst., \,-w liil,Mn.i,' l.ii.. nnil W K.
Gibson. .\\'r.klntU-V It r,. nnUijuui. Cjil ai C ll shat-
tuck. Canililicll fni . lli.ll.ni. Kan I /am nan \iilla.i-i
Columbus, ().. :(0. A.A.rlail, Supi Wiiim- (i-iliml (I
S. B. Fahnestock, McPli. i-"ii, Kan .( mH am! J .1 llian'
Dakota Nor & B. U., Simi » lall. ^ imi, m i:,,, iii,.nii.-
son. Acme B. C, Seattk'. w i-h , - i ii Cuiin.i- \irl
Nor. Uni.. Lebanon,©., an.l I, I. Tih km \ i i; i \mvni,
N. J.,27. H. Champlin,Sup'r Wiiiiim in, am. w .i
Elliott, Cent. B. C, Toronto, llni , n,,l i., \\ Ki nmi
Wood's B. C. Seranton, Pa., 20. c M 1 ma 1, ilnl,. li i
Oil Cit.v, Pa„ 25. G. W.Ware, Snri w ,, iml innmni.',
Ft. Worth, Tex., 24. Jno. K. Book. Da> ,l It
Luckey, B. & S. B. C, Louisville, Ky.,iinil r \ Maim, Mm-
neapolis, Minn., N. C. 23. ,1. C. Shumbei i;, i -, !, i m,m,,
HaiTisburg, Pa., and P. F. Wildish, Met. It. i 1 1 , i , i , .-.'.
P. T. Benton, Green Bav, Wis.. R. C. : II in
Helena, Mont , B. C; D. \. (iriffltt«. c,,!! , i Vn-im
Tex.,and J. H.Smith, Sullivan ,v 111, 111, m - i; i Mi, ma
Ga.,20. FrancBarkman,Sii|i r Wi iiim , , i imiim,,,,!. Mah-
F. J. Heacock, Butler. I'a.. It. i .; w i \i, i ui, .-.i a, o.
Coll., and J. L. Townseml. Ililjiham \ \iiiil Tiumi
Utah, W. H. S. Miller anil K. F. Hi.lianN. s.. Wr.;! II C.
Wichita. Kan., in. A. A. Alii-rmninbi,.. Ilnlhinn lull Liiuls-
bni-B. Kan.; E. E. Ferris. Wrstmn Xur. Cnll . i.incnln. N.-li.,
and W. L. Smith, .Spring Hoi.e. .N. ('.. 17. C. .\. French, ll.is-
ton. Mass., and C. R. Fvilsniii. Spencerian II. ('.. Hi A C. tie-
genheiraer, N. W. Coll., Naper\ille, III ; B. F. McCormick, Y.
Clubs of from ten to fifteen, none less than ten, have been
received from the following:
J. Aleock, Platfeville, Wis., B. n.; w. E. Allen, Stevens
Point, Wis.. B. C; G.S.Arnold, Washington, D. C..C B. Bige-
low, Westlield, III., B. C: W. G. Bishop and H. H. Peck (West.
Nor. C), Shenandoah, In.; H A Rinhril;. N'rw London, Conn,,
B. C; J. D, Bond, Sup'r. SI Paul. Mmn. c. A. Bornhard,
Efflnghara, Kan., W. P. ( aniiili <i:il, atia-, Minn, B. C;
A. H Davenport and D. r liil.i- inl I'tiv. Pa , B. C; L. J.
Egelston, Rutland, Vt , Pm a a it i ■ ; l„ I :, l-ioneh, Draughon's
B. C. Nashville, Tenn ; E H. Kntch. s. W. B. C St. Louis.
Mo.: A. J. Hall. Covington, Ind.. Nor. Coll : J. H. King, B. C,
Dallas. Tex.: C. W. KItt. Vinton, la : N. B. Leach, Cent. B. C
Leavenworth. Kan.; P. Mcintosh, Central B. C, Stratford,
Ont.; W. W. Merriam Nor. Coll., Bowling Green. Kv.: L. A.
Prieraeau, Montreal, Can., H. E. Perrin. Sup'r. San Itcriiar-
dino, Cal; J. A. Payne. Bus. Inst.. Andei-smi. linl ; i; w
Snavely. Juniata B. C, Huntingdon, Pa.; i;. K. Dcninrv,
ButTalo, N Y.,T. J Sullivan. Nelson's B. r.. Cnn innali. ri ;
Miss Mary I. Stanton, El Paso, Te,\-- .1. H s, 1 num. Ni.r
and Bus. Coll.. Denison, la.; A. 1' ^i.,l,l,iijii mipi. m-
turawa, la.: C. A. Twining, B. C. ii.i m I' I m I! w imit.
Fayette. Ia., A. C. Webb, Nashvillr. imiii , li mi, I' Wrimm.
Wilberforce, O.. Univ.; vr. A. Wan 1. lull .11 111111..
Toronto, Ont.; C. P. Wiggins, Le.viiiat.m, Kv . li. C: .1. A.
Willis, B. C. Auburn. N. Y.; A. R. Whitiuorc. U.C.Scrantou.
Pa.
In addition to the above we have received several large
clubs that are held by request for additions ond will be an-
nounced next month. We have also received a large number
of clubs under fen— more than in any previous year. In
many coses these are but starters, and will grow into ripe
proportions during the next thirty days. We haven't room
BUSINESS EDUCATION A NECESSITY.
A Timely Article by n Mnn Who Know».
In a late number of the American School and Col-
leije Journal, St. Louis, we find the following inter-
esting article on business education by one of the
Nestors of American business education, D. L. Mus-
selman, president of the Gem City Business College,
Quincy, III. For more than a quarter of a century
Mr. Musselman has been engaged in the field of
practical education, and to-day is at the heail of a
splendidly equipped business college, which occupies
its own magnificent bailding — an institution which
can point to thousands of graduates who have made
successes in business and as teachers in other schools.
In addition to his school work he has found time to
prepare an admirable series of commercial text and
reference books. The business college fraternity
may well feel proud of so able a champion and rep-
resentative as D. L. Musselman :
Many years ago a young man from the "fatherland"
came to Quincy without money, friends or an education
and found employment as a hod carrier. To-day he is a
wealthy banker and pays the largest tax of any man in his
chosen city ; and " Uncle Joe " Rlcker is highly honored
and respected by all Quincy and those who know him
throughout the State. The force of circumstances coupled
with the conditions of business and society in those early
times, more than anything else, enabled our respected
townsman, without the preparation of an education, to
gradually accumulate property until he had amassed a
fortune.
Many young men stiU arrive in this country under sim-
ilar circumstances, but the conditions of business and so-
ciety are different now, and they continue to carry the
hod. Times have changed, and to be successful at the
present day in business pursuits a young man must be
educated for business, he must be qualiOed. £ven the de-
gree of proficiency [required to meet with
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changed in recent years, and a young man must possess
better qualifications than formerly if be nould succeed.
The curriculum of the commercial college of to-day is
more thorough and comprehensive than twenty years ago.
The demaodJi of the timei require it to be so, and the bet-
ter cla«H of husine«s institutions of learning are increasing
and strengthening their facilities and endeavoring to meet
the demanrl by keeping abreast of the times. The old cry
heard yeant ago that business college graduates were not
qualitled as accountants and as business young men has
changed, and business houses at the preaent day apply to
the better class of business colleges for office help as ac-
countants, Halesmen, stenographers, etc., with the con-
fidence that their neerls will be fully met.
The business college of to day is a national necessity, in-
asmuch as it educates the youth of the land for practical
business pursuits, and provides a place where btisineBS men
may, themselves, educate their sons aud daughters for use-
ful positions In their own offices and for the care of their
businetu and property as they come into possession of it
In former times business men undertook to train their
sons In their own offices, but at the present time tbey send
them to the practical business college wbere the facilities
are far superior to any opportunities offered by a business
ofllce.
We would not depreciate the value of a college or classi-
cal education, for such is a necessary qualification for many
of the professions ; yet the time and expense in securing it
are so great that a large per cent, of the young people who
desire to do for themselves in life are unable to secure it.
A young man with a thorough business course of from six
to twelve months, founded upon a good common school
education, is, as a rule, better qualified to cope with the
world alone than a Greek scholar who has spent years iu
securing a classical education. One of the most highly ed-
ucated men that ever resided in Quincy, after selling lead
pencils on the streets for awhile for a livelihood, died in
one of the city hospitals a pauper, while scores of lads iu
their *' teens " were earning good salaries with only a busi-
ness college education.
Business education is a necessity, and the first class busi-
ness college of to-day is supplying a legitimate demond.
True, there are charlatans among business colleges, but
there have been Judases for 1800 years, and will so continue
to be m all lines of business, trades and professions. How-
ever, the good should not be condemned on account of the
spurious, and patrons should be discreet iu the selection of
a school to attend. To meet the demand for better quali-
fied young men and young women, several elegant com-
mercial buildings have recently been erected iu America
and splendidly equipped with all modern appliances aud
conveniences for the students' comfort and accommodation
while securing their business education. Experienced pro-
fessors are employed, thorough courses of practical in
struetion carefully laid out, large rooms fitted up with
elegant oifico and banking furniture, where actual business
practice and the banking business are thoroughly taught,
and where the student, upon graduating, is thoroughly
qualified and equipped for business pursuits and for earning
good remuneration by faithful and competent services for
his employer.
COPY-BOOKS AND MOVEMENT.
Applicaiioii of .Miivi-mrnt to Correctly Written Forms.
We present our readers of this issue with specimen copies
reproduced from Ginn & Co.'s copy-books. In oflfering
this series to educators, both author and publishers state
that they are supplying a crying need of the public school
room. Parents have demanded of school boards, and they
in turn have demanded of teachers, that free hand writing
be taught pupils under their instruction. To gain this
desideratum both committee and teachers have turned from
one system of copy-books to another, but, the author says,
in each have been disappointed. As a consequence, in
many schools the copy-book has been discarded, educators
thinking better results could be obtained with free arm
exercises on practice paper without competeut teaching
and from poor copies. This, too, they have learued, dues
not satisfy their want. It does provide a means for
free arm movement, which the usual copy-book does not
give, yet they sadly miss the correct forms of letters for
the children to copy. The result has been that many
students have gained a slidi )g movement, but the letters
they make can hardly be recognized. Indeed it cannot be
otherwise, for as pupils have passed through successive
grades of school, each teacher has taught a different band-
writing — her own style — until tbe children have a sort of
" composite " style ot writing which can be read only with
a good deal of study.
The author states that Ginn & Co.'s copy-books were
made to meet this exigency. Tneir fundamentil Jeature
is application of movement to correctly written fornix.
To gain this end, it will be observed, the copies are spaced
more openly than it is custo-nary to find them in ordinary
writing books. This open spacing is not exaggerated so as
to make it objectionable in leoding pupils to acquire a
band which allows them to write only two or three words
across a sheet of paper ; but the copy makes it easy to
teach and learn a running, legible hand. That the series
is appreciated is proved, for schools that have not used
copy-books for the last three years, waiting for such a set
to appear, are now adopting these books.
The " muscular" movement which has been taught for
years by professional penmen is the approved movement
of the series, and is thoroughly explained to teachers in a
manual which accompanies the writing books. The man-
ual contains a valuable set of lessons, and all is made so
simple and plain that tbe student cannot fail to understand
and improve his cbirography if he practices faithfully the
suggestions it contains. Another beautiful feature of the
booKs is an abbreviated set of capital letters which tbe
author believes to be tbe simplest style ever introduced
into copy-books. A word also as to mechanical execution.
The publishers desire to call attention to the fact that while
so many systems of writing are being taken from lithog-
raphy and printed by other processes, Ginn & Co.'s books
are pen ruled and printed from stone, thus insuring the
best work possible in making such books.
The series under consideration consists of seven regular
numbers and four tracers. There are also three alternate
numbers. A sample set will be gladly sent for examina-
tion to any teacher applying for it, and any questions will
be cheerfully answered by writing Mr. A. W. Clark, special
agent for Ginn & Co., 13 Tremonl Place, Boston, Mass.
.5THE ,
mU5I>lESS]M[AJ^AGER'$
The February number of The Journal was hardly
from the press before I repented of having been so
rash in promising to be prompt in sending those stick
pins. I crowed before I was out of the woods. The
•' second edition'' was exhausted in "no time," and
we were obliged to put the manufacturer at work on
the third order. We are ready for you once more:
come on. The pin in silver and one sub, $1; in gold
ror two subs and $'2\ or one sub. for two years; or $1
now and $1 at beerinning of second year. Pin and
Journal mailed to diflferent addresses if desired.
It is as difficult to tell what will be a taking pre-
mium as it is to pick out a successful popular song
— before it's published. We've hit it nicely with
onr stick pio. and orders have been pouring in from
all parts of the country. Present subscribers may
extend their subscriptions and secure the pin as
premium. See cat and full particulars in our adver-
tising columns.
To every one who knows anything about engraving,
tbe name McLees is a byword. Two or three gener-
ations of engravers have borne that name, and we
are glad to be able to say that the present scions of
the house are upholding the reputation of their
fathers. Mr. Frank McLees bas associated with him
two of his brothers, and in future the business will
be known as Frank McLees & Bros. The business
has been strengthened by a full equipment for tbe
making of relief plates by the wax process — a method
much employed m the production of the more deli-
cate grades ot script. It hasbeen a common complaint
for a long time that there was hardly anybody in the
business of making wax plates who had a sufficient
technical knowledge of script to preserve the fine
points of copy which they were employed to repro-
duce, and as a result a great deal of this work has
been botched. We know of no one so well qualified
by traming and experience to handle this class of
work as the McLeeses, and now that they are able to
build up their own plates as well as to cut them,
they ought to get the lion's share of the business.
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If you haven't seen The Business Journal you'ye
missed something,
" Carhart's Class Book of Commercial Law " is a
good book. It has the essentials of the subject com-
pressed into small space. Many of the largest
business schools nsa it and it is selling well,
and this, too, without any special booming. By
addressing C. V. Carhart, publisher, 423 Clinton ave-
nue, Albany, N, Y., and inclosing 3.5 cents you can
get a sample copy.
In answer to " Susie M." and " James B.," I desire
to siy that the writing on the wrappers of The
.Journal is not that of the Editors or the Business
Manager. Strange as it may seem, the Editors
manage to keep busy at other things, and hence are
deprived of the pleasure of Hourishing a bird or put-
ting a sample of ornamental writing on each
wrapper sent out.
The announcement made in the February Journal
of the new patented business practice apparatus be-
ing put on the market by Messrs. Warren H. Sadler
and H. M. Rowe has aroused great interest and some
little curiosity. I guess we're all worse than the
ladies when it comes to curiosity. Out with it, Bro.
Sadler ; don't keep ua in suspense.
We cannot give names and addresses of firms in
this column. We must be excused from deciding
which brand of pens, inks, etc., is " best."' Consult
our advertising columns, send for catalogues, circu-
lars, etc., sample the articles where possible, and
then — decide for yourself.
BUSINESS WRITING FROM BUSINESS
OFFICES.
WImt iB Considered n "Good Hniid" in lusurunce
Omceit.
(INITIAL MADE IN ThE JOURNAL OFFICE.)
1 OUNG men who are fine writers are
in demand in insurance offices as
correspondents and policy writers.
In the home offices of all large in-
surance companies may be found
several expert penmen who till out
the policies. The writing is usu-
ally in the professional, dashy style, although fre-
quently the more slow, shaded round hand is used
and occasionally some of the more rapid styles of
lettering are introduced.
We asked for samples of " genuine every-day busi-
ness writing." (See copy of letter herewith ) These
samples are presented e.vactli/ as they came to us.
Each company is represented by all of the specimens
sent. We have a few more specimens, but the com-
panies sending them neglected to put their names on
the packages, hence we do not know to whom to give
credit. However, the specimens presented in this
issue are fairly representative of the entire lot.
Following is a copy of the letter that brought the
specimens:
New York Life Insurance Co., New York City.
Dear Sirs: The Penman's Art Journal is collecttDg
material for a series of illustrated ai-ticles showing the
styles of writing that are current in large busiuess estab-
lishments at home and abroad An important feature in
this seriesof illustratious will be the writing of American
clerks, bookkeepers and general offi:e help.
We write toask you to do us tbe favor of securing two
lines of rapid business writing from each of three or
four of the host liusiness writers in your establisbraent.
Please do not let them know that these specimens are for
publication, as that would destroy their value to us. We
don't want dress parade writing, but genuine every-day
bu,:ii
i writing.
lity.
For the sake
lines : " Permission is hereby';
policy."
Will you please have the writing done with good black
ink on tbe inclosed slip of paper and mail at earhest con-
venience in inclosed envelope without folding J
Respectfully yours.
Penman's Art Journal.
Permanent List.
To subscribers on our permanent or professional
list. The Journal is mailed until we have instruc-
tions to the contrary. We don't cut off the paper as
in the case of club subscribers at the reduced rate,
but send a bill. No subscription received for less
than the full price of if 1 can be entered on this list
and the subscriber is entitled to a premium. There
are some subscriptions on this list which have been
overdue a few months. We ask our friends to favor
"8 with prompt remittance, as the little margin on
so small a matter is very soon destroyed if we have
to duplicate bills or enter into correspondence.
WRITING AS DONE IN INSURANCE OFFICES.
SAMPLES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE STYLE.
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School and Personal.
HA]>E IS Journal office,]
UITE a number of schools report that,
notwithstaDdine the finaDcial strin-
i;ency, they ha%e a larger attendance
than ever before. E. E. Childs of
Childs' Bus. Coll . SpriDgfleld, Mass.,
says that hebas the largest attendance
in the history of his school and has
been compelled to add another room
90 X 30 feet for the accommodation ot
his business practice department. W.
V -vKi,! < 1 I nil '^hamokin, Pa., Bus. Coll. has every seat
full and appliL-auts waiting for Qdmission. He will move
his school to Iflrt;er (luarters April 1. Out in drought
stricken Nobra-ska A. M. Hargia of the Grand Island Bus.
i)o\\. states that the attendance is 25 per cent, ahead of last
year. A handsome and expensive catalogue just received
from this whool sbowH every evidence of prosiwrity. The
Indianapolis, Ind., Bus. Uni., K. J. Heeb, principat, is in
temporary (juarters for a few weeks while their permanent
home, the " When " Block, is remodeled. Thirty thousand
dollars are being spent on the.se alterations and Mr. Heeb
thinks his school will have a very fine habitation when the
decorations are comjileted. Several new schools have
opened and the situation on the whole seems to be improv-
ing at a moderate pace.
— George Swayze, the original of the portrait shown here,
was b jrn in Uayuga Co., N. Y., 39 years ago. He taught
, — --., for ten years in the public
'^ schools before deciding to
take up commercial work.
He held the highest grade
\ teachers' certificate and
^-^ was considered a first class
\ teacher. Deciding to join
the ranks of the commer-
^ oial teachers be entered the
Rochester Business Univer-
ty, where he completed
the
1K89. He was immediately
called to the Genesee Bus.
Coll., Lima, N, Y., and
after one year in a subordi-
nate position WHS elected principal of the school, a position
he still (Ills to the satisfation of all concerned.
— Through the courtesy of E. L, Glick we have received
invitations and tickets to the eighth annual reunion and
dancing party of the Caton Euclid Ave. B. C, Cleveland,
Ohio.
— The Joplin, Mo., B. C. was recently burned out, but
FrinciiMil W. T. Thomas showed his pluck by opening a
school one day after io another building.
— W. C- Huckman, for maoy years connected with the
Alamo B. C, Sau ALtonio, Texas, is now manager at the
Ban Antonio B. C., owned by the San Antonio B. C. Co.
— J. F. GritTen of the Meriden, Conn., B. C. has started
another school known as the Derby, Conn., B. C.
— The Clearfield, Pa., B. C, has been purchased by I.
W. Gillespie, recently penman at the Du Bois, Pa., B. C.
— Leo's B. C. Seattle, Wash., is the new name of the
school formerly known as the Seattle Shorthand Inst.
— H. B. Bronson is conducting a class in Bookkeeping
at Thornton, Ind.
— E. H. Ealy, penman of the State Normal School,
Cape Girardeau, Mo , is working up great interest in writ-
ing not only in his own school, but throughout his section
of ihev^tate. He visits teachers' institutes and does every-
thing; be can to help teachei-s in methods of teacbing
writing.
— The Pittsburgh, Kan., B. C. with O. S. Johnson, pro-
prietor, and E. R. Sanford, penmau, is the newest B. C. in
Kansas.
— D. H. Snoke has disponed of his interest in the Ball B.
C, Muncio. Ind.. and J. W. Hooke is now president, as
well a< penman. Mr, Snoke will engage for several
months in life insurance work, in order to get out doors.
Close coiifiuement in the school room has injured his
health.
— J. C. Kane, for many years with Eaton & Burnett B.
C, is now conducting a school of his own at 22 West. Lex-
ington street, Baltimore, known as Kane's B. C. He re-
ports a successful school so far and bright
Erospects abend. A neat catalogue nas
een received from this institution.
— K. H. Bliss, formerly of Saginaw,
Mich., and C. A. Bliss, lately of Water
bury. Conn., have re<'entlv established the
Bliss B. C. at North Adams, Mass. K
A. Curtis, lately of Conneaut, Ohio, and
St. Johns, Mich., is penman of the school
— We have had a very pleasant call
from C. T. (,:raigen. prin of com'l dep't of
the Peekskill, N. Y., Mil. Acad. Mr. C
becomes prin. of the com'l dep't of the
Siwnce & Peaslee B. C. Salem. Mass..
Mar. 11. As long ago as 1ST6 Mr. Crai-
gon was connected with G. A. Gaskell as
teacher at Manchester. N. H. He came
with Mr. Gaskell to Jersey Clly and
worked in the business colleg'e and on the
old rcmuan's Gazetle. It was ahovit this
time that Palmer. Madaraszand Dennis—
that wonderful trio of penmen —
being brought out.
— That penmanship as a profession is
looking up may be seen ou every hand.
One of the latest innovations is the adding
of a penmanship department to S. E.
Olson Co.'s big Minneapolis. Minn., department store. We
think this is the first store to have such a regular depart-
ment. Who will be next i S. E. Ofstad is the penman in
charge.
— Pike County, Missouri, is the birthplace of C. H. Bhat-
tuck, secretary and one-third owner of Campbell Uni-
versity, Bolton, Kansas. He graduated from the Van-
dalia, Mo., High School, and spent one year in Watson
Seminary. Ashley. Mo. In 1888 he completed the business
course in the Gem City Bus. Col., and spent 18s9 organiz-
ing and teaching writing cla.<ses, clearing about $€0 a
month. In '00 he took the uormal penmanship course at
Quincy under Mr. Schofield. The same year he was elected
principal of the commercial department of Campbell Uni..
devoting his spare time to the study of mathematics and
laoguaKes. In 1891 he opened a school of penmanship iu
connection with his other work. In 1893 he obtained a
leave of absence and completed the professional course in
the Zanerian Aj*t College.
In addition to being proficient in all branches of penman-
ship, he is an accountant, writes the Eclectic, Pitman,
Graham and Fernin sys^tems of shorthaud, and can teach
the English branches, German. Latin and Greek. He in-
herited his love of penmanship and art from his father's
family, many of whom are excellent writers. Geo. H.
Shattuck, whose name is on the cover of all Speucerian
copy-books, is one of them. The subject of our sketch first
practiced from copies written by his father (who is yet a
most excellent penman) and nest followed Gaskell's Com-
pendium. Mr. Shattuck is now teaching bookkeeping and
penmanship, giving the latter depai'tmeut mostof his time.
The portrait presented here is from his own pen. On this
page of The Journal will be found a sample of brush
work, showing the skill of one of his pupils.
— Among recent callers at our office were : K. E. But-
rick, late penman of Spencerian B. C. Yonkers, N. Y. ; H.
W. Patten, penman. Dr. Browning's School, 29 West Fifty-
fifth street, New York, C. T. Craigen, Peekskill, N. Y.;
J. M. Vincent, Packard's B. C, W. C. Bostwick and
Maurice Hanway, Walworth's B. C, H. C. Spencer. N. Y.
B. C. and Hobart Webster, all of New York, and J. H..
Smith, late of Sullivan & Crichton'a B. C. Atlanta, Ga.
— C. E. Lowe, formerly prin. of com'l and pen. dep'ts of
the S. W. Kan. Coll, Winfield, Kan,, has been elected
prin. of the So. West. B. C. Wichita. Kan., until recently
owned and conducted by E. H. Fritch. A number of
Wichita's busine&s men own the institution and will give
Mr. Lowe ample opportunity to build up u great business
school. Mr. Fritch will confine his attentions lo his St.
Louis school which bears the same name.
— Geo. W. Burke. Jr., a graduate of the Goldey Wil-
mington. Del., C. C, and until lately a teacher in Wade's
Wilkes Barre, Pa., B. C, has opened a new school known
as the Mahony City, Pa., Com'l Coll.
— The Jacksonville Dailif Florida Citizen of February
15 contains an interesting write-up in interview form, of
the Massey B. C, of which J. L. Latham is the principal.
Although a new school, it is a successful one.
— The Daily Sun of Belleville, Canada, tells of a very
enjoyable event which recently occurred at The Belleville
B. C. The faculty presented Mrs. Robert Bogle a very
beautiful and costly five o'clock tea service and trav, and
an artistic and skillfully executed card (the work of pen-
man W. S. Lalonde) was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Bogle,
jointly.
— B F. Williams, for so long the penman of the N. L
Nor. School. Valparaiso. Ind., will resign at the close of the
present school year to enter Harvam University for a
course in language, literature and history. The profession
can ill afford to lose such able and cultured a representative
as Mr. Williams and we hope that bis retirement is but
temporary. Fielding Schofield, the widely known, all-
round penman, will lake Mr. Williams' place, beginning
in September, and this is a guarantee that the interest of
the pen will receive every attention at Valparaiso.
— Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Russell, Auburn, R. I., are re-
joicing over the arrival of a son, Geo. Fielding Russell,
whose advent dates from January 19.
— Our friend of many years, Warren H. Lamson, for a
long time a prominent figure in the penmanship profession
and Supvr. of Writing in the public schools of Bridgeport,
Conn., has been incapacitated for work of this kind for a
long time by paralysis. In connection with Mrs. Lamson,
a woman of business tact, he has built up a prosperous
business in the city mentioned, constructing dwelling
houses. We have received a handsome illustrated souve-
nir from this source and are much pleased to note the pros-
perity of our friends.
Mofcntvntu of the TetichffS.
Miss Laura Taylor, a sister of A. D. Taylor, and who has
been connected with the Breck School. Wilder, Minn., is
now a student in Highland Park N. C, Des Moines, la.
C. R. McCullough is now sole proprietor of the Hamilton.
Ont., B. C. Chas. B. Hall has purchased the Spencerian
B. C, Yonkers, N. Y., from A. L. Spencer. — - J. ClifTord
Kennedy of Cleveland. O., is teacher of shorthand in
Clark's B. C.. Phila., Pa. H. G.Stewart of Rat Port-
age, Minn., is now bookkeeping for a lumber company at
Gull River, Minn., but will teach next year. F. W.
Hayne has sold the Cairo, 111., B. C.,of which he was pro-
prietor. J. A. Elston has severed his connection with
the Canton, Mo., C. C, and now devotes himself to organ-
izing classes. A. E. Galbraith succeeds A. D. Skeels as
penman at the Canada B. C, Chatham, Ont. E. J. Eog-
lund of the Richmond. Ind., B. C. succeeds G. S. McClure
as peuman of the School of Com. , Harrisburg, Pa. H. F.
Spencer is the new penman of the Lexington, Ky. , B. C. , the
former penman, C. F. W iggins, being the teacher of short-
hand in that institution. O. A. B. Sparboe is no longer
connected with the Marshall, Mich., B. C, and the institu-
tion has closed its doors. L. F. Schrader is teacher of
shorthand in the State Reformatory, St. Cloud, Minn.
P. A. Westrope of Albany, Mo., is penman of the Atlan-
tic, la., B. C. F. T. McEvoy is the new penman of the
Niagara B. C, Niagara Falls, N. Y. L. L. Miller is
conducting the University B. C, the com'l dep^t of Uni.
of Denver. Colo. S. L. Brown is prin. of com'l dep't of
Lingleville, Tex., High School. A. D. Green is no longer
associated with the Central B. C, Stratford. Out., and is
not teaching this year. A. B. Johnson is itinerating
through Georgia, and has a class at Marshallville at prea-
«nt. L. D. Teter, penman of the Rock Island, 111.. B. U.,
is studying penmanship with H. S. Blanchard of Hopkm-
ton, la.— — U. M. Murray and E. E. Smallwood are "on
the road" teaching classes, and when last beard from were
at Ash Grove, Mo. Bernard M. West is prin. of com'l
dep't of Mt. St. Mary's, Md., Coll. J. M. Wiley, re-
cently of the Green Bay. Wis., B. C , is once more teach-
ing in the Washington, Pa., B. C— R. J. Bennett of the
Ottawa, Out., B. C is now in mercantileand art work in
San Jose, Cal. E. F. Warren, late prin. of com'l dep't
York, Neb.. Coll., is now ass't treas. and bookkeeper of
Western Coll., Toledo, la. J. H. Smith of the Sullivan
& Crichton B. C, Atlanta, Ga , has resigned, temporarily,
because of ill health. J. A. Beck, late of the Omaha,
Neb., Coll. of Shorthand, has been elected prin. of the short-
hand and com'l dep'ts of the So. Omaha, Neb., High School.
D. D. Darby, the penman, is studying law in Sidney,
la. G. D. Stout has transferred hii allegiance from the
No. West. Coll. of Com., Grand Forks, No. Dak., to Coll.
of Com., Boone, la. R, N. Hadley, a recent graduate of
the Atlanta, Ga., B. C, nas been elected prin. of com'l
dep't of Apnalachicola, Fla., High School and Com'l Coll.
W. S. Haynes, late of Afton, la., and Aurora, III., is
now connected with the Kittauning, Pa.. B. C. Frank B.
Rogers of Boston, but recently a teacher in Jones B. C,
Chicago, is the new penman of the Marion. Ind., B. C.
Nt-tr Ctitttloyms. School ,Tournafs, Etc.
Well arranged and nicely gotten up catalogues or book-
lets have been received from the following institutions :
Curry University, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Columbia Coll. of
Com., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Griflitts' Coll. of Com.,
Austin, Tex.; Trinidad, Col., Actual Business College.
Business like school journals have been received from
the following colleges: Speucerian B. C, Cleveland,
Ohio; Winfield, Kan.. B. C; Bixler B. C, Wooster, Ohio ;
Shenandoah Inst.. Dayton. Va. ; Detroit, Mich., B. U.;
OriJBtts' Coll. of Com., Austin, Tex.; Coll. of Com., Port-
WORK BV -MISS M.\LD ST.\CKHOUSE. STLDt.NT OF C H. SHATTUCK, I'EN DEFT CAMPBELL UNI., HOLTON, KAN.
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age, Wis.; Clinton, la., B. C. ; Keystone B. C, Lancaster,
yfk.\ Oskalousa, Iowa, 6. C.
E. W. SMITH.
In the February number of The Journal we made
brief mention of the death of Prof. E. W. Smith, at his
home in LeiinRton, Ky.. ou January 27. The Lexington
and Georgetown. O., papers devoted columns of space to
accounts of his life and funeral. He died after an illness
of twelve days from a complication of heart trouble and
congestion ol the lungs.
Ephraim Waldo Smith was born in Haddam, Conn., in
lH2(f, of revolutiooary stock. At an early age he engaged
in the cotton Imsine&s in Louisiana, and soon after located
at Lexington. Ky., where he first engaged in the mercantile
and flour milling business. About ihis time te married
Miss Margaret Love, who died fifteen years ago. Two
children survive— Mrs Delia Smith Chapman of Higgins-
port. O., and Wilbur R. Smith of Lexington. For ten
years be couducttd a college in Cincinnati and at different
times he was engaged in mercantile pursuits in the Ohio
valley. He organized the Commercial College of Kentucky
University over 30 years ago, and remained principal of it
to the time of his d-^ath. Funeral services were held at the
home of his son, WilLur R. Smith, at Lexington, and at
the Presbyterian Church of Higginsport, O. His remains
were interred at Higginsport.
MKS. J. H. BAHIS.
On January 15, at her home in Charles City, Iowa, Mrs.
J. H. Baris, wife of Mr. J. H. Baris, principal of penman-
ship and commercial departments of Charles City College,
passed away. She was twenty-nine years of age, and was
married to Mr. Baris in IStti. Two children, a son aged five
and a daughter of eighteen months, are deprived of a
mother's love and care. The local papers are eloquent in
her praise, as daughter, wife and mother.
To Mr. Baris we extend our sympathy.
The EDITOR'S SCRAPBOOK.
ERY odd, peculiar and yet artistic is the
pen portrait of Wasliiiigton, which ap-
peared in The Illvstrated Bvffalo,
N. v.. Express, Fkh. 17. W.J. Trainer,
of Ca ton's Bus. Coll., of that city, is
the artist. The portrait is circular in
form, was nine inches in diameter as it
appeared in the Express^ and what
lends it a charm is the odd manner in which the likeness
was produced. The Declaration of Independence forms
the portrait and border, and light and shade are produced
by light line or heavily shaded letters. Not another stroke
is used.
— J. B. Mack, of the Nashua. N. H., B. C, sends letter,
business and ornaraeutal capitals, signatures and flourish-
all well done.
— W. A. Ripley, Huntiugdon, W. Va., now with Zaner,
sends several styles of well executed writing. He says
The Journal first inspired him, and to it he attributes
his success. He has started well and will make his mark,
we feel sure.
— G. McCIure, recently nenman of School of Com..
Harrisburg. Pa., whose excellent nork we have mentioned
several times, sends seven or eight styles of writing, and
all are good. Mr. McCIure is no louder connected with the
Harrisburg school, but is now at his home in Beaver Falls,
Pa., where he will rest for a short time.
— A half-tone engraving of a full-length portrait of
General Grant is at baud from C. S. Perry, Winfleld, Kan.
The original, which mu&t have been a fine piece of work,
was made with a cjnimonpen.
— D. M, Keefer, Montgomery, Ala., drops in, as his
contribution, a letter, flourish, cards and some shaded
round handwriting— all good.
— Signatures, cards and letters from F. A. Westrope,
Atlantic, la., show that he is a fine writer and is improving
steadily.
— F. R. Fulmer, Arroyo, Pa., sends cards in varicus
styles, a flourish neatly done and a nicely written letter.
— E. M. Coulter, of the St. Joseph, Mo., B. U., is master
of two beautiful styles of writing — a rapid, graceful busi-
ness hand and a dasby, accurate and delicate professional
style.
— E. E. French, of Draughon's B. C, Nashville, Tenn.,
spreads some ink around in a way to bring out some nice
elTects in writing and flourishing.
— From a great big batch of letters we sift out the follow-
ing: C. G. Price, Atlanta, Ga., dasby professional style;
H. C. Spencer, New York, handsomely written professional
style; C. C. Lister. Cleveland, Ohio, elegant one. business
writing; H. D. Allison, Dublin. N. H., graceful semi-pro-
fessional; A. D. Skeels, Grand Rapids, Mich., two, in his
accurate style; W. H. Beacom, Wilmington, Del., two. in
a graceful business band. Among the other well wi-itten
letters were those received from: E. S. Hewen, Little
Rock. Ark.; W. S. Turner, Columbus, Ohio; T. Courtney,
Flmt, Mich.; L. W. Hallett, Elmira, N. Y. ; N. L. Rich-
mood. Kankakee, III.; G. M. Clark. Tug River, W, Va,
W. Wells. Virden, 111 ; J. E. McBurney, Millersville, Pa,
' — Among the month's contributors of card writing are;
C. R. Runnells, Chicago; J. F. Hutzler, Butler, Pa.; L. J,
EgeUton, Rutland, Vt. : E. E French, Nashville, Tenn,
W. M. Engel. Reading, Pa. ; H. F. Gilman, Redington, Neb.
ElIaE. Calkins, Lacelle, la.
Stuilvuts^ Sjtvrtintns.
— E. L Moore, penman of the Iowa B. C, Des Moines,
la., submits a package of students' writing, showing im-
provement made in a few months. These specimens were
originally prepared for a contest for two gold medals
offered by the school. Miss Rebecca Lynch won the medal
for the best writing and Miss Jessie Havens the medal for
roost improvement. All of the writing is good, but among
the best we might mention: Woodie Rover, Clellie M.
Stivers, E. F. Lasbewitz, Ferd. Dunber. F. Niles. D. A.
Johnson, \Vm. Jones and H. E. Benson. Mr. Moore has
been successful in stirring up great enthusiasm in his
classes, and the workbeforeus shows that he has guided his
enthusiastic students into a splendid business handwriting.
*' — A. F. Gauthier, Mamie Kpuyon, Eva B. Clark and
Ellen C. Brennan, pupils of G. Milkman in the Pawtucket,
R. t.. Bus. Coll , are good writers
— J. M. Vincent of Packard's Bus. Coll. New York,
dropped in to see us the other day and left as a memento
two large packages of as fine bu^^iness writiug as we have
nODERN PEN LETTERINQ.
BY J. F. BRILEY, JOURNAL OFFICE.
mmercial Script.
give for this uiouth'8 lesson a va-
riety of practical examples of
display script — something that
is never a drug' on the market,
but always among the first of a penman's wares that
have a ready sale and bring prolific returns.
Begin this lesson by practicing the outline forms.
Take the line "The National Inn" and pencil it out
nicely before nsing ink, and take care that the slant
and spacing are uniform. If you are a beginner it
would be well to draw slant lines with a hard pencil
about ;x of an inch apart to guide you and erase
them after the work is complete.
When you make a satisfactory line of lettering in
outline try the different styles of finishing shown in
/^^TA™OI
rJ ySa/i^ai^i^
BY J. F. BRILEY, ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN LETTERING.
ever seen. The copy is a five line quotation from Gibbon,
and is written four times on a sheet of foolscap paper by
each student in Mr. Vincent's department (the advanced
theory and business practice) as well as by each student in
the writing class maintained for the shorthand department.
The work is uuiform throughout each package, but the
business students, as would naturally be expected, are the
better writei's. The most notable points about these speci-
mens are t bat each and evei y student in both classes is rep-
resented, that the copy is a long one— five Hnes^making
a good test for body writing, and that it is impossible to
tell the writing of the young women from that of the
young men. Mr. Vincent and the tpachers in the other
departments (for they all teach writing), as well as the
students and the Packard College, are to be congratulated
upon having so correct an ideal of what genuine business
writing is, and upon having so nearly attained this ideal.
— G. S. McCIure, of the School of Com., Harrisburg,
Pa., is proud of the business writiug of W. H. Fitzimous.
It is good. But in Charles Yoder Mr. McCIure has brought
to light a prodigy in drawing. Although Master Yoder is
but seven years old, be is able to draw, free hand, such
objects as animal heads, etc. If the head of a doe sent us
is a sample, we feel certain that this boy has a bright
artistic future.
the copy and, also iuveat some of your owa. Now
take the line " Harkless. Allen & Co.," and pass it
through a few phases of finishing by first making it
in open outline, then apply finishing shown in " Ori-
ental Bazaar."' and lastly, till in outlines solid as it
appears in the copy.
Do not allow the copies in this lesson to limit your
practice, but look about you for new models. Try
The Journal heading on page 55.
The advertising pages of our leading magazines
are always beaming with pretty and attractive
script specimens from which every young pen artist
can gain much inspiration. Theater and circus
posters often contain valuable ideas in script work,
and even farm machinery is not always bereft of the
beautiful. One of the writer's early lessons in script
lettering was gleaned from a Wood Harvester. The
enthusiastic pen worker will have no trouble in
finding material for practice. Do not be satisfied
with copymg other people's work, but inv»*nt styles
of your own. Commercial script knows no standard.
nEflTn'5 VEKTlCflL WRITINQ B00K5.
We hav
By A. F. NEWLANDS
and R. K. ROW.
pleasure in announcing that we shall publish boon a series of copy books in Vertical Writing, and that we are sparing no effort or
cost to make them vastly superior in every way to anything that has as yet been published. The sudden demand for books in upright writing has
called forth a number of systems hastily prepared by persons who have had no experience in teaching the New Style, often by men who do not
themselves believe in it, for publishers who are more eager to catch the market than to supply to the schools books which will win increasing
approval because they insure the best possible training.
Our books have been growing slowly, steadily, for nearly two and a half years. They are the result of the combined labors during that
time of two well-known teachers who have been experimenting for a long time with thousands of children of all school ages. Their motto has
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UjrNESSjOUKNAL^
A Monthly Journal of Modern Business
Methods for Business Men and Women.
BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTANTS, STENOGRAPHERS,
TYPEWRITERS, OFFICE HELP, AOVERTISINO MAN-
AGERS, BUSINESS MANAGERS.
The JjLSlNESS Journal kctps Us readers in touch with
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' didactic, but teaches bv t.
iii^' the processes and accomplishments of successful business t
The fitting an.i ftimishing of offices, labor-saving appliai
ndalls
r of time, friction ■
nd waste in busin
lingof
rspondence ; requirefnents of stenograpke
keepers, etc., -wiU be amply treated.
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•nber-
ing tens of thousands and growing at an
rate— will
find a large space in THE BUSINESS JOURNAL devoted to their
special interests. For years they have waited for a paper_laid
on broad lines, unhampered by the promoting of any particular
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nber of The Business Journal contained an exhaustive i
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What reasons are given by some shorthand publishers in
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f mention this i)aper.
When 1
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Advice in opening and closing of books,
partnei-ship settlements, etc. Criticism on
courees of study and helps for business and
normal schools. Business practice work a
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The business practice and banking departments are complete.
\^° We assist graduates in obtaining employment.
Departments. —Business, Shorthand, Penmanship, Mathematics, English, Normal.
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Address THE ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE. Atlanta, Ga.
. CAMERON, Pres.
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Are You Interested in Penmanship and Art?
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for sjimples and prices of fine Photo Zinc Etching and Half Tone Engraving. Also samples of Im-
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YOU WANT TO LEARN TO WRITE ? YES.
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Over 200 voluntary letters received from those
who have tried them, ranging from the plain
statement : " The Penman's Ring has been a
great help to me." to the assertion : " 1 wouldn't
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Milkman, Principal, for one dozen of
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Send at once. If you don't like them you can
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SPECIALLY TO I>0 WITH THE* WRITINO AND DRAWING DEP'TS lUan nny
other paper published.
Special.
If you will remit $i.oo for the
Alphabets before April i, '95, we
will give you free a copy of the
Zanerian Compendium of Perpen-
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which is 50c. You therefore get
S1.50 in value for $1.00.
iimipffliiiisiiiA
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We e.xpect to have these books
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in order to secure your remittance
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The above boolv contains nearly one hundred pages ; forty full page alphabets and designs, nearly all of which are original
and prepared with the pen ; complete instructions consisting of twelve thousand five hundred words; hundreds of modifications
and styles of finish and ornament never before given to the public ; and three full page plates of Engrossing Script or Round-
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The book is printed on plate paper and bound in cloth with gold stamp. If you are interested in lettering, you cannot afford
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Address THE ZANERIAN ART COLLEGE CO., = . - - Columbus, O.
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Some recent unsolicited commendations from those who have actually used, and not merely examined
Williams & Rogers' Commercial Publications.
School contlDUCM full. And
celleot help§.-C. T. Hillbf
I have fialfl all thp good
^ know or DO other eommerelal text-books that suit i
well as yours ilo.— W. Kinsey,
R about your bootm I could think of. They deserve all that (
,— Court F. Wood, Commercial Colle-gf. Wa«hln(rt«u, D.
ir BookkoepiiiK Text-Book and your Commercial Arithmetic (al>out i
V beiriK uwd lii this college " ' -* "-'-"-'
. I'hlladelphlu. Pa.
have uKC'd your treatlBe on Bookkeeping for the past fivi
StepheuvIIle College, stephenvflle. Texas.
Your System of Bookkeeping is especially valuable In teaching young pupils. J was inore
u pleased with the results of last year's wort, using your method.— Allen OraST Odell. Friii.
ketey School. Pouirhket-Dslp. N. v_
It Is certainly, as Its name
HUperlor
McFbereon, Kan.
We have he«n uiilng your Bookkeeping in aildepartmentsof our college,
find it to be the best work we have ever tried. It promotes the pupil raplu
and underwtandlDKly, with but Utile help from the teacher.— O. L. Minteb
BuMlncBB College, Abilene, Tezaji.,
Your New Introductlve Bookkeeping lately introduced Is giving excel
- "- ■■ - •" -IB, Frin. High School. Olover9vme..N.Y.
ROBKHT J. HUOHRS,
nmercial I-aw flllti . __, _._ .
It.— P. 8. DuPFiN, Prln. School W. Farmlngton,
My teacher of the subject pronounces your Descriptive Economics excel-
t In every respect.— J. K.ntT(iTUR.AugU8taDaBunlue89 Cnltege, Rock Island, 111.
In nil the departments of f
able to do better '■ " '
lyet
hlng
elaborate. I shall be
Itb anything I have heretofore tried.— C.
Werketey School, Poughkeepsle. N. Y.
I am very much pleased with your New Practical Grammai
ludlcates, a Practical Grammar.— D. I. RowE, Prln. Howe Colleg
getting a higher grade of examinations in commercial law by the i
I have never seen such satisfactory results from the use of any spelling buok
as from the use of your Seventy Lessons in Spelling.— John M. Oibbs. Prlu.
Union School, Spring Valley, N. Y.
I think your Commercial Arithmetic Is the most practical arithmetic I
have ever seen.- J. M. Lane. Supt. Schools, Sprlngboro, Ohio.
We use several of your books and they are ucry satisfactory.- H. '
. KiT-
prln. High School, Westfleld, Mass.
I am using your New Introductlve Bookkeeping with excellent results.-
Wm. C. Gorman, Prln. Com'I Dep't. High School, Blontclair, N. J.
The best Bookkeeping we know of. — C. G. Pearse, Supt. City Schools,
Beatrice, Neb.
We will have none but the Williams & Rogers t
B Bralntree High School.— W. C. BURNHAM
t-books In the commercial der
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Tiie principal of a leading college here in St. Louis told me that if teachers only knew what these books contain you would be swamped teith
orders.— 3. Q. Reynolds, Manager American Journal op Education, St. Loins, Mo.
Wc have hundreds of other just as enthusiastic commendations as the above. They are printed in a book which will be sent, together with illustrated catalogue
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LESSONS IN RAPID BUSINESS
WRITINQ.
BY L. U. THOKNBUKGH, ETANSVILLE, IND.
Stnall Letters nnil JUoi'etnent.
30.— The work grows more difficult as we ad-
vance, therefore the necessity for the most thorough
preparation. In striving hard for forms do not
sacrifice movement in the least and resort to draw-
ing, for while you may gain some in form you will
lose in movement, without which your writing is
poor indeed. A "stunted" movement is the worst
of all movements. Serious mistakes are sometimes
made when it comes to applying movement to small
letters, mainly for the reason that the muscles and
nerves were not properly trained on small exercises.
A small object is so apt to be passed by and treated
as insignificant, and yet "a small body driven by
great force will produce results greater than that of
a much larger body moved by a considerably less
force." Small letters and figures are more serviceable
34.— Compare results " while the smoke is clear-
ing away." Take true aim and shoot to kill. Your
best weapon will be a " repeater." Cultivate the
ability to write at different rates of speed. I use
the above method on everything I teach.
35.— In connection with this lesson keep review-
ing No. 18 and do not fly the track as yon near the
end. Note what the exercise contains.
Special J'otnts /or Plate 19.
36.— The special points to keep in mind on Plate
No. 19 are : A slight pause at top of Y: loop below base
short, crossing at base. If turn at base is pointed
jump on to exercise 2 and 3 for T'and move rapidly.
Z is made rapidly without pause. Pull downward
and keep connecting loop small and on base line.
39.— No other combination of lines contains as
much as the a. Do not neglect this letter in your
review. A whole "nest" of a's given you in the
word Madagascar.
40. — Now let us have some earnest telling prac-
tice. Eeview your text as well as your copies. A
good gleaner may gather and save more than a poor
harvest.
Speel»t$na Wanted.
4:1.-1 shall be glad to receive latest specimens
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Criticism and Answer Column.
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than capitals. Don't fail to give them the prepara-
tion necessary and attention due them.
About Revleir Drills.
31.— Along with this lesson, and until we finish
the group you should keep up regular and systematic
practice on large, medium size and small exercises
as per instruction in March lesson, not forgetting to
reverse the ovals.
32.— To those who have heeded instructions,
nothing is more helpful at this point than the prac-
tice of exercises within well defined limits, snch as
the Schwinn Design in February lesson. This prac-
tice is sure to become fascinating and is beneficial in
many ways.
Hole to Attach Capitals.
3.'l.— One of the best ways to take up a capital is
to feast your eyes upon copy, then retrace with dry
pen until you are well acquainted with the form.
Now close your eyes and use ink. Repeat this proc-
ess until the letter is well developed. The next
step is to further imbed the letter in muscles to stay
End V with dot pointing downward to the right.
Note location of lower loop in Q and end letter with
deep compound curve pointing upward. Diminish
size of letter until figure ~' is made.
Binta on Plate SO.
37.— Good w's and t>'s give foundation to several
H. W. K., PranHin, N. H.— Can you in y--. -^,
anytliing to help me and those like myself > Ans.— Well,
I've been trying to say something. Suppose you and the
hundreds like vou take a good square look at the above and
then help yourself liberally to the remedy. Put that
" Guide " from which you have been practicing on the shell.
The illegible word above was cUpped from your letter.
.2,/
other letters as per first two illustrations in No. 20.
Pause and locate dot before ending letters. The u
belongs to the right curve group. A left curve in
beginning and a compound in joining the v's. Page
writing of words is in order after letters are learned
in combination.
by using what is termed the "shot gun" practice,
which consists in firing away at the capital, the
main object being to see how much muscular ammu-
nition you can discharge in a given time. Many a
shot may go astray, but some of them will bting
down game. Letters best adapted to this kind of
practice are those containing curved lines only, such
»s 0, C, Q, Z.
38.— The first part of n and last part of v are
seen in the )•. Make first part short, retrace down
stroke and locate turn directly above straight line.
Do this by spreading nibs of the pen and reel to the
left, almost forming a loop. The small c is made
by throwing top over until end points downward.
Avoid getting c too wide by aiming for straight line
on down stroke.
L. F. J., Valparaiso.— What movement do you use ?
Ans.— I use the business movement and so do my pupils.
H. C. W., Little Eock, Ark.— The writing of all my stu-
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JouuNAL, which were written by four and six more stu-
dents, at a speed of from six to nine strokes per second. I
like the size of your writing for correspoudeDce, but the
style is not suitable for all purposes.
A. H. T., 'Washington, D. C— Do you think I can ever
learn to write? Have good health, am 2e years old.
and am a hard worker at anything undertaken. A good
hand would be worth $1,800 a year to me. Ans.— Your
writing is poor indeed, but it you were under my pergonal
instruction I would guarantee to you a good band in about
six months' time or pay you ?2.0O per day while with me.
You do not write as poor as Mr. Martin did a few months
ago.
C. A. & J. C, Davenport, la.— About how large a class
can be handled successfully by one teacher i Ans. : De-
pends upon the teacher and method used. From fifty to a
hundred In large classes when the majority need indi-
vidual iostruotion in the way of criticism, suggestions, il-
lustrations, etc. , I use a half dozen of my best students
during a part of the writing hour,
J. TV. B., Lincoln. Neb.— How much time daily do you
give your writing class, and how is the time divided ? Aus. :
From 9 until 10.10. The condition of class determines dow
80
llIustratfoDS and explanations. Thirty .
are (Jevote''l to time drilh aod remaining time given to in-
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L. H., E^tberviJIe, la.— Do you object to the use of pen
bolder between first two fingern i Ans : I do. It indicates
weakness or laziness, and sometimes both.
L, C. H., Boston. — In business colleges where students
enter at all times, do you form soparate classes for them.
Ads. — The entire school takes up writing at the same lime.
The beginner Is never iwrmitted to take up advanced work
't^enjftOAA Q^tiC'Qj<:u.iA/zlP
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large forms, like loops, nse the small mnscles in a
secondary manner, in conjunction with the larger
muscles, to give system, accuracy and control.
That is, if you cannot control the large muscles well
enough to produce the desired results, then call into
action the smaller muscles to assist in the work.
Do not let your prejudice prevent you from using
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of it is, you will find it hard enough to do good
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and can bnndle fairly well exercises in Plates 1, 3, 6, T and
6. From tbis time on be takes up regular class drills on
letters, figures and words, I cannot give you in this col-
umn my nietbod for teaching a mixed class.
Steno.. Dayton, Ohio. — What you sar about shorthand
students taking penmanship and t)econiuig your best writ-
ers is an eye opener for me. If convenit-nt will you please
show a specimen or two through the Journal. Ans —
Note specimens showing improvement by Misses Voelke,
Spain and Kriekhaus in Jan. and Feb. number. Also see
May JorBNAL.
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANER, COLUMBUS, O.
No. 4.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
Inverted or Lower Looj}».
work by ueing all the muscles without trying to do
all your work with a few. You may have some
difficulty in getting the crossing up as far as the
base line in the loops herewith in coming from the
bottom, but it should be there. Do not stop the
pen at the bottom but keep it moving. By close
observation you will see that the down strokes in
going down and at the base line coming np. If yon
can make it as well as yon wish, and be sare of it
each time without raising the pen, so much the
better : bnt there are but few who can. This rais-
ing of the pen so frequently may seem to many
very detrimental, but I have yet to tind a sufficient
number of fine penmen who do not raise the pen fre-
quently, to indicate that it is bad. In truth, it is this
very reason why many do not write better. They are
fold not to raise the pen and not to use the fingers. It
is simply another proof that precept is not as good as
example. It I were to write as I were told I would
not be giving lessons in The Penman's Art Journal.
Why ? Because I was told to write, not as others
wrote, but as some one thought it ought to be
written.
Simcintj.
I have said nothing about spacing. The spaces be -
tweeu letters should be a trifle wider than in letters.
How much wider is a matter of taste rather than
rule. You can gauge my taste by consulting the
sentence "Good penmanship pays" on the first
plate. Study it. You will see that all the words
given for practice are not spaced the same. The
spacing was juade wide in fotne and narrow in
others, to give variety for practice. When your
movements become cramped and slugglish it would
be well to write the words with long strokes (wide
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N the loops below the base line was
where I first learned to use the binge
rather than the finger action. And
it may be you can apply the same
movement to this class of letters
most successfully in the beginning.
It is not necessary to use the
fingers. Even the enthusiasts of muscular move-
ment recommend some finger action in the loops,
bnt it is there I do not think it necessary to
nse them, or at least not to produce their length.
To mo it seems rather " funny " or queer to hear
people say " use the fingers slightly in loops, but do
not use them in the smaller letters." Now, it seems
to me, that the larger the form the larger should be
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loops are not quite straight, or should not be so at
least. It is generally supposed that they are straight
and are usually so taught, but none of our best pen-
men or engravers make them so. Your y's ought to
make good /fs if reversed, your 2's should begin the
same as n'%. The a and/are somewhat more difficult
the action. In other words, when yon have large
forms nse large muscles, and when you have small
forms nse small muscles. But do not understand
me to say that in small forms we should not use
large muscles. We should use large muscles in
small forms, in conjunction with small muscles, to
give grace, strength and ease of execution. In the
to execute because we have an upstroke three spaces
long on the main slant. The little finger may slip
or rest, whichever way you like best in producing
the lower loop in these letters. It is best, however,
to raise the pen as you come to the line before add-
ing tbe final right curve. In the /the pen maybe
raised to advantage twice, once near the crossing
spacing) between the letters. We do not de«m it
advisable to use wide spacing in the letters as it en-
courages a scrawling hand.
Form Siudif.
Keep constantly in mind that nearly all angles are
the same and nearly all turns are the same. For
instance, the top of the small i should be the same
as the junction of lines in /, the turns at the base
should be alike as well. The turns at the top of an
H should correspond with the one at the bottom and
with those in u, h, etc. Reverse a small n and yon
should have a good /. In fact by reversing your
papers you can find many defects not usually notice-
able. And if you cannot see defects you cannot im-
prove rapidly. It will not do to know that some-
thing is wrong. You must find what that some-
thing is ; then, no doubt, you can eradicate the
wrong by right practice. There is no one thing that
will show you wherein you are deficient in percep-
tion of form so well as penciling or drawing ttie
letters slowly. By so doing the eye is required to
direct the pencil, rather than the muscle. Now try
it, and if you don't learn something let me know and
I will.
rraetice roinUra.
Now don't be afraid to practice quite vigorously
at times on the work given. It would be well if you
would double the size of the copies at times, and at
others to reduce the size a half and double the
spacing. After practicing the different styles in this
way always finish your work by practicing the size
and spacing given in the copies. Keep your pens in
good condition, also your ink. Grood material is
essential, and it need not necessarily be expensive.
C'riticUini f.'odtntt*.
E. J. S., Galesburg, 111.— Your prospects are good. Your
strokes ore too heavy, ink too black. I ilute with water
gumarabic and blufciog (a little of each of the latter).
D. G. J., East Oakland. Cal.— Up t-trokes too curving
and not strong enough. Too much wrist action. Pause
in fiaishing v and w. Doing well.
M F., Wreotbam. Mass. — Down stroke of c too curving.
Down stroke in o too nearly straight. Cross x upward.
Raise pen in c and a. Last down stroke in a too curving
and too nearly vertical. You're doing well though.
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W. G B , Xewark, N. J.— Use oblique holder ; confiJeDce
will come by practice. You did well.
J S. M., Sr-ringfield. O.— Excellent. Practice more
met bodies 11 y. Your strokes and forms are smooth.
H. G. B.. Allebeny, Pa —Don't shade last dowu stroke in
a. Your work is tbe most systematic received. Make dot
of 1! heavier and higher.
W. B. C, Gallatin. Tenn.-Your work is a trifle heavy.
Raise pen io c. Cultivate smoothness and lightness.
O. E. O., Minneapolis. Minn— Shades tooligbt. Strokes
a trifle weak. Loop too narrow in c. Close s. Down
stroke id c too curving. Doing well.
J. B. W., Sterling, lil.— You came near the prize. A
little more strength, please. Loop too small in e. Last
down stroke in a not slanting enough. Fine quality of
line.
L. B. D., Danville, Va.— Can't give metronome iofor-
mation. Don't tbink you need it. Your u's are too sharp
At base ; don't stop there. Use c given in lesson. Small
e too slender in words. You're doing splendidly.
E. H. N., Carthage, Mo.— Down stroke in c too curv-
ing. Movement too hesitating and sluggish. Raise pen
in c and a. More freedom.and force is needed. Study tbe
r closely. Your work is a trifle too compact.
J. K. S., Taylor's Lsland, Md.— Raise pen in c and c.
Small s too slanting, raise up stroke. Finish dot of v and
IV more carefully. Stroke a trifle heavy.
P. H. H., Fairweather, 111.— Use better stationery.
Stroke too heavy. Dot c heavier. Loop in e too narrow.
You do well.
E. L. C, Cal. — Your outlook to become a fine penmau
is good if you have not done much practicing as jet.
Study form more closely and improve your movement by
practicing more systematically.
A. H., Jr., N.J. — You curve the upstrokes too much.
Pause in flnishing u and w and enlarge dot. Retrace too
luucb in u, t and w. Doing splendidly.
Allen, No. 8, Pa. — Yes, you can become a fine penman.
Raise the pen before stopping the motion in finishing let-
ters. Make e fuller — use more rolling action. Make:*
more pointed. Curve down sti-oke in o well.
R. C. E., N. Y. — Your first style r's are not retraced;
caused by allowing tbe little finger to slip to tbe right in
making the last up stroke (retrace). You have failed to
use enough of the rolling movement in your e's, conse-
quently they are too narrow. Form a decided pause (you
may raise the pen) in finishiEg your r's and if's. Your
work is No. 1.
G. L., N D.— See above about v and lu. You curve the
down stroke of c too much ; caused by retracing the first
stroke too far and by beginning with the left curve instead
of the right. The same is true of your a's. A little more
force to eradicate your kinks.
C. H. L., La. — Your movement is "out of sight," that
is, you haven't any. Get right down to business and make
tbe pen spin. Work by the hour on the exercises In lesson
one. You lack in both quantity and quality, but if you
persevere, you can learn.
W. J. H., Mass.— You can become a fine penman if you
will use less muscular and more mental movement. Your
practice is too rapid and thoughtless. If you will study
detail more and cease to try to make all letters with the
same movement you will be surprised at the results
G. H. G., Hutchinson, Kan.— You'll get there. Finish u
more carefully. Raise pen in c. Don't stop on base line in u
or second part of a : too angular. Use better stationery.
T. J., Bedford, Ind.— Dot of c and v too small. Small o
too narrow ; close 'em ; use more circular action. Raise
peo in c and a. Loop in e too narrow and a is too fat. Don't
stop at top of 71.
E. N. H., Mass. — Your work appears too delicate. Tbe
tremor in tbe loops indicates that you are using the fingers
to excess, and that you are timid— too little confidence to
strike out with arm movement. More freedom and force
of action will come by practice, with those things in view.
Your Hi's are too sharp, indicating that you pause too long
at the top; in fact you stop there.
W, B. C, Tenn.— Your long connecting lines are rough,
indicating that your lateral movement (binge) is not light
and free enough. Your loops are a trifle flat on the left
side. While it is usually considered that the down strokes
in loops are straieht, they are in reality, or should be,
slightly curved. You're improving.
F. A. W., N. Y.— Tbe most of your work is too small,
indicating a rather limited action. Uniform your ovals
by practicing them vigorously and persistently.
J. S. M., O. — Down strokes in loops a trifle straight ;
otberwise you are improving very rapidly.
J. K. 8. , Md.— See W. B. C. Strokes too heavy through-
out. You stop the motion too abruptly at tbe base of /,
causing an angle.
Mr. W. B. Caldwell, Gallatin, Tenn., was awarded the
prize iZaner's Gems of Flourishing) for haviug followed
the lesson more nearly than any oiher. Two of my ex-
students submitted better work, "but I did not tbink it fair
to award to those who had received personal instruction
along tbis line. All the work submitted was excellent and
lam, therefore, much pleased.— Zaner.
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The first issue of Thr, Z^ntrian Exponent, to be pub
lished quarterly, at ten cents a year, by the Zaneriau Art
College Company. Columbus, Ohio, is before us. It is
bright, well written, well illustrated and contains a variety
of plain and artistic pen work by the faculty and students
of the Zaneriau Art College. It. like everythiug eminat-
inu from the Zaneriau, is in good taste. The first uumher
is worth mure than the ten cents asked for a year's sub-
scriptiou and thousands of our readers should be on the
-ffxjionejtCs subscription list.
The specimpn of heavy script from the pen of F. L. Pel-
If^^ of. The Journal artstatT. shown elsewhere in this
'ftby tbe study and
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ACCOMPANYING LESSON IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING BY C. P. ZANER.
COMMERCIAL SCHOOL HUMOR. PROFESSIONAL NOHENCLATURE.
She Got the Idea,
A teacher of writing with whom we are well acquainted
had a very pretty young lady pupil to whom he was pay-
ing particular attention — giving instruction In forearm
(not whole arm) movement. One day, in the class, when
drilling on capital I, and after very particular personal in-
struction from the teacher, she looked up into his face and
with a little ejaculation of pleasant surprise, exclaimed,
loud enough to be heard over tbe room : ^' Oh I now I get
the I dear" (idea). It "brought down tbe house," and
while the young woman hid her face in her arms on the
desk, the teacher decided that be, too, had an idea, so he
went to the board and changed the copy.
Editor Penman's Art Journal :
In your January number, under the head '* Commercial
School Humor," there is a Westerner's definition of muscu-
lar movement which seems to need a little farther ex-
planation, for although it
" Left the teacher in a daze,^'
He must bave noticed another phase,
For actual ti-uth the word conveys.
You see it dawned upon his gaze.
By practice and in other ways.
That forearm movement always pays ;
He hopes it will become a craze
And is ever ready to sing its praise
In hymn or song, or joyful lays
For the remainder of bis days
Without regard to yeas and nays
Or even saying, *' av yez pla ze."
A. W. Holmes.
Salem, Mass.
PEN POINTS.
Some Kefli<lion8.
BY VELSNIK.
"Executed with a pen" can often be construed
literally. Many live designs are killed while being
" executed with a pen."
If any one has ever discovered a penman who was
not born on a farm, he (the penman) can find an
opening aa an itinerant on a dime museum circuit.
If some penmen would spend as much time making
their spelling as vertical as their writing, their let-
ters would be easier to read and more creditable to
the writers.
A jadicious use of whole arm movement during
the "'penman's leisure hour" has been known to
'* surround '" and capture many a '* dear."
The point a penman should use oftenest in punc-
tuation— a pen point.
A good draftsman— a bank draft clerk.
THE JOtTRNAL'S PATENT INDEX.
Just discovered — New lands.
Several of him — " Too much " Johnson.
Tbe first penman — AdRm(s).
A caucus politician (?)— Slater.
Always polite because he'll— Bowser.
Above the high-water mark— Dyke.
His flourishes not tame — Wildish.
Not boastful yet he Is— Krogh.
Never sorrowful — Merrimao.
Knows enough to come in out of the rain and keep — Dry.
Never in a stew, always a— Fry.
A good man to tie to — Hooke.
A Scotch nobleman — Laird.
A good listener because he— Hark ins.
His work is up to the scratch — Chicken.
Never dry and deeply interested -Wells.
His " cat never came back " — Katkamier.
Never caught, always on his— Gard.
A festive nobleman— Gay lord.
Flourishes early birds — Robins.
Not a piece of a man, or a man of psace, but always for
— Warr.
Not a clerical, just a — Lehman.
A good drawing team— Beck and Call.
A heavy weight— Ful(l)ton.
Opposed — Price and Free
Our Diogenes — Tubbs.
Believes in "high strune" work — Lynch.
Begins at the bottom — Root
Doesn't hold back, but lets hergo--Gallagher.
Not slow— Swift.
A good penman and a — Goodman.
Not old style— Young.
The ladies' favorite— Darling.
Up in the world— Hill.
Believes in colored work — Dyer.
A bunting party— Caonou, Gunn, Shott, Hunt and
Chase.
Happy penmen— P. H. and C. A. Bliss.
Has more speed than his name would indicate- Slocum.
" Takes the bakery "—Baker.
On the watch— Pickett.
Always on the square— Joiner and Carpenter.
Not dull— Bright and Sharp.
A "smooth" citizen if his name is— Harsh.
" Birds"— Marlins and Herou.
" Arrives at the destination " — Winner.
The Solomon of the profession— Wise.
Uses well developed "muscular" movement from the
shoulder — Sullivan .
The "coming" penmen— Campbells.
Not long — Short.
Believes in light and shade- Moon.
Believers in movement— Walk, Walker, Waltz, Run-
nel Is.
Has reached the top— Sarrett.
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Lesson IV continues theiepresentationot water;
bnt instead of being still or quiet, it is shown in
more or less agitation by the wind. Water in mo-
tion seems to be one of the most unstable elements
of nature. It is exceedingly difficult to predict what
forms or shapes it will assume, even when we know
something of tlie forces which cause the motion.
The causes of its motion are often very complex, and
even contradictory. So true are the above obseiva-
tious, that surh expressions as " unstable as water "
and the " treacherous sea," or ocean, have become
proverbs.
And yet, as Byron says :
" There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.
There is a rapture on the lonely shore.
There is society, where none intrudes.
By the deep sea, and music in its roar."
" KoJl on Ihou deep aud dark blue ocean— roll ' "
Again, "There are few prettier sights than the
beach at a seaside town on a tine summer's day : the
waves sparkling in the sunshine, the water and the
sky each blner than the other, while the sea seems
as if It had nothing to do but to laugh and play with
the children on the sands."
(Read, also, Ruskin's description of a storm at sea
in Modern Pciinters, Vol. II, pages 138 and 139.)
Notwithstanding there is an apparent lawlessness
in the motions of the sea, there is sometimes dis-
coverable a kind of "method in its madness." Aa
when the wind continues to blow steadily in one di-
rection for some time, the water rises in parallel
waves of considerable regularity. (See Fig. 4). In
cases of this kind, these parallel waves will usually
be more or less retreating, aud they must be made
to converge in the direction of their retreat, accord-
ing to one of the simplest laws of perspective.
If, when the above conditions have prevailed for
some time, the wind should change its direction
considerably, a second series of parallel waves would
be formed, crossing the first series more or less
obliquely. At the points where one wave crosses
others, a double force would be exerted, causing
hillocks of water more or less prominent. Such an
appearance is slightly shown in Fig. 4 : but after
the wind has subsided the effect is more distinctly
seen in Fig. 5.
Figures 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 show effective conventional
methods of representing agitated bodies of water,
very common with artists who draw for the neas-
papers and magazines. They are done rapidly, are
effective, and are quite suitable for illustrative
sketching for teachers. Sketch No. 4 is quite formal
and rigid, but allowable for the sake of clear and
vivid concepts on the part of the children.
LESSONS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. M. WALLACE, STERUNO, ILLLSOIS.
No. 3.
(IKITLiL MADE IX JOCRNAL OFFICE.)
i^.'t'iihi^Wjrjgi^IMn Jtevii-tctlty J*i*c liniltarits,
rii ^i^^gRACTICE wiih the school in tak-
fj T J.':i& i°K tlie " front position." as ei-
p- l^^F- j^ plained in No. 1.
'-' X n?' '^"" °°^ minute on correct
'^';. holding of pens and pencils, not-
■■ ingthedifferences See first lesson.
Kememlitr to illastrate how to do each and every-
thing required of the students, and bear in mind
that in so doing yon should always stand in front of
BLACKBOARD DRAWING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ACCOMPANYING LESSON BY LANGDON S. THOMPSON.
the school, to their left, with your right side turned
toward the pupil, so that you can see all in the room
and be seen by all. Keep that geography or hand
board near at hand and use it frequently. For con-
venience we will call it the "hand board."
Drill rapidly on movements without pens or pen-
cils one or two minutes each, as given in previous
lesson. Repeat with dry pens.
Place No. 1 on the blackboard and illustrate with
" hand board." Practice by pupils with pens and
ink and pencils three minutes. Follow with No. 2,
then 3 and 4, counting for each downward stroke,
students counting in concert, keeping time with pens.
Spend a few minutes with No. -5.
Do not forget to illustrate each and every exercise
by using your hand board as often as seems neces-
sary.
Lateral Xorement.
Exercise 6 and those that follow are to develop lat-
eral movement, the object being to stop at any de-
sired place, the paper being turned so that the writ-
ing falls across the ruled lines. No. 7 is the same,
except that the hand moves further before the point
or stop is made.
Drill on these frequently, aiming to train the hand
to stop at any desired place.
Tuesday,
Drill on the ovals, as in yesterday's lesson.
No. 8 should be made with long beginning and
finishing strokes, with the point enlarged into a
small i. In making the i, stop slightly at the upper
part, bring the downward stroke ([uickly to the ruled
line — that is, do not draw the pen — make the turn as
short as possible without changing the speed, and
finish with a long sweep to the right, keeping the
same speed as for the first stroke, and take the pen
off the paper while the hand is in motion. The
downward stroke in this exercise should fall on
every other ruled line. Take the pen off the paper
while making the finishing stroke of each letter. The
count should be : '■ Glide, one, finish; " again, ready,
"glide, one, finish," etc. Insist upon light lines and
neat work.
No. 9 should be made so that each down stroke
will fall on a ruled line. Count : ' ' Ready," " glide,"
" one, ' " two," " three," "four," " finish." At the
word " glide " the pens make the first stroke, and a
down stroke for each numeral, and the last stroke at
the word " finish." Use this plan in all the exercises
herewith. Narrow the distance between down
strokes, begin with " ready,'' make ten down strokes
and "finish.' Be particular to have the turns and
angles given much attention.
No. 10. Count: "Ready," "glide," "one," "two,"
"finish." Do not shade the work. Do not permit
the thnmb to bend. Keep the wrist and fleahy part
(side) of the hand off the paper. Swing the forearm
and hand without bending the fingers or turning the
hand in any direction. Remember, the arm, hand,
fingers and thumb all move as a unit, and the swing-
ing is done on the muscle near the elbow. Do not
push and pull the arm back and forth in the sleeve,
simply swing it. Do not wear tight sleeves. Pro-
fessional penmen cut off the under sleeve, and have
£he coat or dress sleeve very loose.
No. 11. This is a modification of the preceding,
making a letter on each ruled line. Narrow the
distance between down strokes, and produce ten
strokes before stopping. Count carefully.
No. 12. Begin the count thus : " Ready," " glide,"
"one," "two," "finish." Notice the turns are at
the top, and one angle and one turn at the line. The
second turn at the top is particularly difficult. Make
the exercise across six ruled lines.
No. 13. This is the same as No. 12, except that
there is one more turn and one more angle ; hence
the time is: "Ready," "glide," "one," "two,"
" three," " finish." Haveeach pupil take a newsheet
of paper, and place it bo the writing will follow the
ruled lines. The name and date should be written
on the first line, as explained in the last issue of The
Journal. At the close of the lesson, collect the
papers, ink, etc., and conform to the other directions
given therein.
° remonal Criticiavi.
No. 14. Do not count for this, but see that each
one writes with a steady motion. After a short time,
make the word much shorter. The turns will need
careful attention. Try to manage to make a personal
inspection of each pupil's work, but do not sit down
to write copies. About a minute, or two minutes at
most, is long enough to spend with any student un-
less he is a veri/ poor writer. Do not neglect the lit-
tle ones ; give them special instruction, and see that
their pencils are held as previously described, and
that they are properly whittled down. Do not
sharpen the writing point.
No. 15. Observe the directions for No. 14.
The work outlined for this day is sufficient for
several day's practice in the average school.
Do not attempt too much. " Everlasting.sticking
to it brings success."
n'rtlnesfliitf.
Practice the ovals, observing the instractions for
Monday's lesson.
No. 16. Write across the ruled lines, and make the
exercise cross six lines in its length.
Count: "Ready," "glide," "one," "finish."
Make the letter small, and close it at the top.
No. 17. A letter should be made on each ruled
line, having six letters in each group. Count :
"Ready," "glide," "one," "two," " three," " four,"
"five," " six," "finish."
No. 18. Make each letter on a ruled line, being
careful to write across the rulings.
Do not count. Require free movement. If the
pens scratch the movement is not good, or the pens
ne«d changing. Correct this at once.
No. 19. Change to a new sheet of paper, and write
in the direction of the ruled lines.
The distance between down strokes, the turns and
angles will need careful attention.
riiiii-xrin,,.
Drill on the ovals as before.
No. 20. Ciunt: "Ready," "glide," "one,"
" finish." The exercise should cross one-third its
height, and should be carried the width of six ruled
lines.
No. 31. Each down stroke should be made on a
rnled line. Make six letters without stopping or
lifting the pen. The down stroke is straight, on the
main slant, nearly to the line, therefore curve the
up stroke back or to the left, and get the crossing
one-third the height of the letter.
No. 22. Write across the lines, using wide spacing
between the letters, and try to secure an easy, glid-
ing movement.
No. 23. All take new paper. Write carefully,
giving especial drill on the last turn in m and n.
Practice the ovals, as for Monday.
No. 24. The time is the same as for No. 12, and the
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exercise should extend across six lines. Close each
letter at the tup, and get the turn short at the line.
No. 2n. Make six letters in a group before lifting
the pen from the paper. Be careful how the count
is given, as much will depend upon the teacher
in this respect, and faulty counting will retard the
progress of the school.
No. 26. Do not coimt. Have each letter made on
a ruled line, writing across the paper. Turns and
angles must be observed — particularly the last turn
in m.
No. 26. — All change paper, as heretofore.
Write in the direction of the ruled line. In gen-
eral, keep watch of the points mentioned in No. 26.
Wora Sparlna.
Spacing between words should be carefully taught
and rigidly enforced. After the finishing stroke of
each word the beginning stroke in the next word
commences directly under the point where the finish-
ing stroke stopped. This produces solid body writ-
ing and is one of the elements of beauty in page
writing.
Enough for Several Wteka' rracllcs in These Letaona.
These five lessons contain enough material for sev-
eral weeks' practice.
The purpose of the exercises given in this number
is to develop that most difficult of all movements
used in writing— the lateral— and each exercise
should be carefully presented and thoroughly
tanght.
The teacher must practice the lesson faithfully,
using the blackboard, " hand board," pen and ink,
before attempting to teach the lesson.
Remember, at each lesson, to direct the students
how to move the paper so as to overcome the neces-
sity that would otherwise exist for moving the arm
from its position.
At the close of each lesson collect the ink, paper,
etc., as previously instructed.
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ACCOMPANYING LESSON IN VHRTICAL WRITING BY A. F. NEWLANDS,
fourth or fifth book, which woulil bring the pupils
well on to the fourth or fifth year in school. Prob-
ably in no other subject would educators think of
treating children as such incapables. Children who
before entering school at five or six years of age have
quite a large vocabulary and are able to express their
ideas clearly must be kept practicing silly, meaning-
less exercises and words for years.
Trtteing Coj/lea a Waste of Time amt Energy,
50.— Much time and energy has been wasted by
practicing on tracing copies. We have made repeated
experiments with these exercises and the results
have always pointed to the fact that they are worse
than useless. No one can learn either form or move-
ment by such practice because the attention becomes
completely absorbed by the effort to keep the point
of the pen on the line.
Siiftre UHltnfi Ts Srnfti'h'sn.
^ 1. — Space ruling is equally senseless. In our ex-
periments we have used writing practice books with
space ruling up to the fourth year grade, and we
have found that better work can be done from
the very first with but a base line. Just as we con-
demn tracing copies and space ruling we disapprove
two or more copies on a page. These all embrace a
wrong principle— that is, that the aim of the learner
should be to follow in every detail the set copy. He
must be hedged in on every side. We believe that
the pupil must be trained to get the copy in his
mind, a more or less definite concept of the form
and of the proportions of the parts, and that this
mental picture should be the real copy that the hand
tries to reproduce. The little kindergarten girl had
the right idea of drawing who, when complimented
upon a picture she had made and had been asked
how she was able to draw so well, said : " Oh I don't
know ; I .iust fink a fink and then draw a mark
round it." The first lessons in writing are in a sense
drawing lessons, but the child artist draws the same
form again and again until he can do it almost au-
tomatically. There must, however, be an ideal form
in the mind with which to compare the manual
product. The child who tries to follow exactly the
book copy will never learn to write with freedom.
A I'ni/orm and Strreotype Sti/le Vnnttlttral.
52.— The effort to train pupils through unnatural
modes into writinga uniform and stereotype style has
everywhere so signally failed that a few educators
BV A. F. NEWLANDS, SUPERVISOR OF WRITING,
KINGSTON, ONT.
No. 4.
TItr ll'ttrd and Smtcni-f Method.
4<t.— Many well known teachers and supervisors
have for some time urged that young children should
not try to form letters until they liad been trained con-
siderably in movement, after which they should prac-
tice on such exercises as 7»i/(», ?«((»), etc., some going
80 far as to insist that the child's practice should be
limited to combinations of 11 and »i until they could
be well formed and freely written with the arm move-
ment. Many liave taught these exercises together with
simple words only up to the third year in school,
and have arranged a complete series of counting
exercises from them to train whole classes of pupils
to move their pens ryhthmically.
47.— Who has not seen teachers analyze a letter
thus :
1. Upward left curve turn ;
2. Downward straight line angle ;
3. Upward left curve turn ;
4. Downward straight line turn ;
f). Upward right curve. Then count " one, two,
three, four, five ; one, two, three, four, five, ad in-
/im'fum, while fifty or sixty children, like so many
machines, make marks as directed and are supposed
to be learning to write.
.Vo Ttco CMIdrrn Alikt.
48.— We have at least got far enough in child
study to know that no two children can most profit-
ably do a thing in exactly the same way in precisely
the same time, etc. Is it surprising that true teach-
ers have turned in utter disgust from such cramping,
benumbing, personality- obliterating methods as
these '^ It is true very similar methods are used in
other subjects where children are taught in herds.
but that does not make it right, and with that we
have nothing to do here.
Voptj-Booh Metltodit at Fault.
40.— Few of the series of copy-books either in
America or England have made provision for prac-
tice on more thau single words earlier than the
have discarded formal writing lessons altogether in
the hope that better results will be obtained by per-
mitting the children to develop their writing habits
through the regular lessons in written expression.
These men argue that the writing lessons have been
purely mechanical, have lacked the essential element
of interest and have wasted time and effort; that what
is needed to call forth the best mechanical effort is
_ the stimulus of thought expression. We are not sur-
prised that some have swung to this extreme, and
we fully appreciate the importance of interest and
thought impulse, but we believe this idea expresses
only one, and that not the chief, of the causes of the
failure of the old method. You will have observed
that children who ordinarily spell well make absurd
mistakes in orthography in original composition.
Sometimes, on looking over your own manuscript,
especially where you have had a struggle in the ex-
pression of your thought, you are astonished at the
ridiculous errors in English you have made. These
facts are easily explained. 'The attention cannot be
concentrated upon more than one thing at a time.
Hence, when the mind is completely absorbed in
collecting, arranging and expressing ideas, such mat-
ters as spelling, writing and the form of language are
neglected. We are endeavoring to work out a happy
medium between the special lessons in pothooks and
principles, single letter forms, movement and count-
ing exercises, etc., on the one hand, and the entire
absence of writing lessons on the other.
JVM tyrtttnu front titr .'^tart.
53. — We use and recommend pen writing for all
written reproduction work from the first, and begin
the writing lessons with easy words to be previously
developed in the reading and language lessons, etc.
These words should grow into sentences similarly
developed,
54.— Children can learn to write a word much
more easily than a single letter and a word with
an illustration will suggest any number of sentences
or stories to them.
55. — It IS a quarter of a century since the best
schools abandoned the a, b, c method of teaching
reading, it having been found that a child learns
the word " dog " much more readily than the letter
" d," chiefly because the word means something to
him : an association is established between the word
form and the child's preformed concepts of the
animal itself and its spoken name. These schools
have generally retained the a, b, c method of teach-
ing writmg, although the same principles apply in
both cases. Reading is thought getting, and if oral
thought expression. Writing is another form of
thought expression. Words have the additional
advantage of presenting letters and their parts in
their proper relation. The best copies for begin-
ners, therefore, are familiar words, especially when
the thing named is also pictured to stimulate interest
and association. Place one of the copies on plate ."i
before a child who has never been taught to write,
let him take a good look at it and then take the copy
away, ask him if he remembers the form of the
letters; if he does not, let him have another look at
the copy, and then let him %vrite it from memory.
You will probably be astonished to see how well he
can reproduce the word in this way.
50. — The copy should not be placed before the
pupil to work from until he has in this way learned
to write from it without copying it line by line. At
first some children will separate too far the letters
that have no connecting lines, but they soon correct
this tendency. The advantages of placing before the
child copies without connecting lines are very much
greater than the slight disadvantage of the irregnlar
separation of the letters. Many children never really
know the form of the letter until they see it in a
word without its connecting lines.
Large Coplea Bft.
57. — The copies on plate 5 will to many appear to
be much too large. In the " Volpenna Lessons"
published some time ago we pointed out that:
" Every effort of the eye to read, to ob"erve like-
nesses and differences in the forms and to obtain
clear, accurate concepts, as well as of the hand to
reproduce the mental picture formed, is much easier
than with copies of the ordinary size. Little
children never take kindly to fine work. Their sew-
ing, knitting, drawing or paper cutting is always
coarse. There is behind this a natural law that
applies with eqnal force to writing. Moreover, no
practice is better than writing these large forms for
developing confidence and ease in writing."
58. — A few of onr teachers objected to these
copies 88 being altogether too large tor the pupil's
regular work and refused to encourage them in
writing this size, but at the end of the term the
writing in their classes was so inferior to the others
they have gladly encouraged it since.
o5>. — Senior pupils coming to our schools from
other places always practice on exercises as large as
the primary work for a short time. We find it
supplies the best possible training in freedom and
strength.
Fraternal Notes.
— D. S. Weioheimer is penman and princiDal of Com'l
Dppt of the North Tonawauda, N. Y., High School. He
is going to enter worit from his pupils in The Journal
Public School Contest.
— J. O. Gordon, Supvr., Rocky River, Ohio, is a good
penman and teacher and has won the good will of the peo
l4e of his city.
— H. Cbaroplin, Supvr. at Ciocinnati. will spread the
gospel during the summer months at Glens Falls, N. Y.,
Summer School and at seveial other places. He preaches
good writing twelve months in the year.
~ J. W. Robertson, Supvr., Denver, Col., is a hard-
working writing enthusiast, and not only works hard him-
self, but so enthuses the teachers that they second his
efforts. Scores of his teachers subscribe for The Journal.
— Miss Clara Bauks, special teacher of writing and draw-
ing in Osage, la., is thoroughly in love with her work,
and as a consequence has been very successful in her pres-
ent location.
— Miss Mary Conditt, former student of E. L. Miller,
Simpson College, Indianola, la., is the special teacher of
writing in the city schools of Chariton, Iowa.
— The principal of Honesdale, Pa., public schools,
(reorge W. Twitmyer, is pai'ticularly interested in the
writing of the pupils, and gives this subject its due atten-
tion in bis schools. We wish we could say the same thing
(or every public school principal in America.
— 1. S. Preston is now teaching in Wiuthrop and Pea
body, Mass.
— Iq a recent number of School Education, Minneapolis,
Minn., we find a very interesting article on *' Vertical
Writing" by the Supvr., J. D. Bond, of St. Paul, Minn.
Mr. Bond is in frequent demand as a lecturer to teachers
aud others on writing. He has an engagement at Milwau-
kee, Wis-, to speak before the teachers of that part of the
State.
— Miss J. J. Kelley, Ware, Mass., is a good writer and
well versed in teaching writing and other branches in
public schools. She is about to take up writing as a spe-
cialty.
The fifty-eighth annual report of the Board of Educa-
tion of Cleveland, O., is a very elaborate and comprehen-
sive volume of .100 pages. We do not remember having
seen any city school report to equal it. Every phase of the
work is given due attention, and the writing and drawing
IS not neglected, having a dozen or so full-page half-tones
and colored plates, as well as reports from Supervisor of
Writing Clark and Supervisor of Drawing Aborn. We
are indebted to Mr. Clark for this handsome volume.
In a recent letter, Mr. Zaner said that The Jour-
nal must be counted as a paying advertising
modium. He receives orders for supplies,
etc., from a new ad. before he has re-
ceived his copy of the paper. It shows
that our subscribers read The Journal's
advertising columns.
PROORAH OF DRAWING
5ECTI0N
1-6, 1-io. BoikI, IiiiI.
Annual Lecture — ''Color in Nature and in
Ornament."— Prof. Henry T. Bailey, State
Supervisor of Drawing, Mass.
" Fundamental Art Principles Capable of
Bemg Recognized and Practiced in the
Work of Elementary Schools," — Jesse H.
Brown, Supervisor of Drawing, Indian-
apolis.
'* Drawing in Primary Grades," — Miss Cora
Ney, First Grade Teacher, Coquillani
School, South Bend, Ind.
Schools.
"What are the Distinguishing Characteristic'^
of Our Present American Decorative De-
sign f'— Miss R. E. Selleck, Teacher n[
Drawing. Indianapolis High School.
President, E. Newton Reser, LaFayette, Ind
Owing to the great pressure on our col-
umns this issue we are obliged to omit
the School and Personal page. It ^will
appear as usual next month.
Weil-Known Supervisors.
Freedom, O., was the birthplace of A. A. Clark, Super-
visor of Writing, Cleveland, O., and the time was Septem-
ber 2, 1849. He served the usual penman's apprenticeship
on the farm, attended and occasionally taught district
schools. His education was principally obtained at
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Public School Work.
— Supr. G. S. Herrick, of the Kendallviile, Ind..
schools, sends a package of common sense business writing
from his High School seventh and eighth pupils. The
work is neat, uniform and the letters are well formed. A
little more speed and movement would help it, however.
Among the best writers we notice Katie Mueller, Ada
Whitford, Hallah Whitford, Sophie Loman, Jennie
Auman, Belle Pepple, Bessie Bruce, Katie Coleman,
Minnie Brueggemann, Maud E. Bower.
— Well executed drawings of some of the flourished de-
signs that have recently appeared in The Journal have
been received from J. W. Nichols, a 13-yearold, fith grade
pupil of Supervisor S. S. Purdy, of Des Moines, la.
The designs are copied faithfully so far as form goes, and
the artistic effect produced by so young a pupil leads us
to think that he should be encouraged to pursue drawing
and art matters further.
Writing as Taught in Public Schools of
Leading American Cities.
clh IiiHtnllmeiU »!' Kepoi-ti
.louriinl from City Siipc
llceini in October Jonrnnl.
Ravenna. O , High School; Hiram, 0.,Coll., and the Spen-
cerian Bus. Coll., Cleveland. He has taught in the Bryant
& Stratton Bus. Colleges in Philadelphia, Chicago, and
Newark, N. J.
In 1878 he began teaching in the public schools of Cleve-
land, and when A. P. Root resigned as Supervisor of
Writing, Mr. Clark was elected to the position and has
held the place ever since. There are 1,000 teachers em
ployed in the Cleveland schools, and Mr. Clark has suc-
ceeded in traming them as good blackboard writers
and teachers of writing. Cleveland's writing exhibit
at the World's Fair attracted much attention and se-
cured an award. All specimens, good, bad and indifferent,
from eight grades were shown in this exhibit.
From the fifty-eighth annua! report of the Board of Edu-
cation we gather quite a good deal of information about
Mr. Clark's method. He maintains a Saturday morning
training class for the teachers, visits the schools frequently
and regularly, Inspects the teaching as well as the writing
of the pupils. The ordinary written work is examined
also.
Mr. Clark is happily married, has a son aged ten, and
enjoys home life. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum,
National Union Society and the Uniform Rauk, Alpha Div.
No. I R A.
[[XITLiL MM>E IN JOURNAL OFFICE ]
POLL of the superintendents of
American public schools on the
question of vertical writing has
shown that a small number are not
in favor of it, that quite a large
number have not investigated it
sufficiently to care to express an
Lijuuion, while the majority of those
ex pressing any decided opinion
favor it.
The supervisors and teachers of writing claim that
the opinion of the average superintendent as to meth-
ods of teaching writing is worthless— "is not worth
a continental " as one well known Supervisor put it.
We are not attempting to decide whether this is
true or not. All we desired to do when we started
the investigation was to find for the information of
The Journal's readers when and where vertical
writing was being introduced, with what success
it had met, and the opinions of the various superin-
tendents. Our readers may decide for themselves
how much value to place on the opinions of the su-
perintendents.
Here are the questions submitted to each of the
superintendents in American cities with a popula-
tion of 10,000 or over :
First. —Have yoii invewtlBftted the clalniw o( verlioal
utiht I
Third.— Are copy-books used ceii
If so* on what desiree ol slant are
;;ation of the books used vrill give
[iou In thlH conuectiou.) Aud is
ourNcbooIs?
? (A speclfl-
red iuforma-
ral tendency
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A copy of thia iaene o( The Jol-rnal is sent to the
Bnp't of BchoolB in everj' American city and town
of 1.000 popnlation and over. The object is to show
them what we are doing in the line of pnblic school
work, with the hope that they will consider the
matter of safficient importance to bring tbe paper to
the attention of their teachers. During the past
year all the general educational papers of national
reach combined have not printed so much relating to
the teaching of writing and drawing in the public
schools aw The Penman's Art Journal, and it is
well within the facts to say that it would not be
possible to obtain from any other source for $U) as
ranch on these lines as a Journals subscription
gives for fl. This price includes as premium a com
plete work of eelfinstniction in writing of especial
value to teachers. Without premium we will make
a 8i>ecial price of fiO cents to superintendents who
will kindly bring the paper to the attention of their
teachers, or of 50 cents each where several join
in a club. Please look this paper over carefully,
page by page, and see if you think any school oflBcial
or teacher would not find it a profitable investment
at a cost of a few cents a month.
The tendency toward the employment of pooman-
ship specialists in the public schools has been very
marked during the past two years. Frequently
these teachers are also able to lend a hand at the
regular work. The Journal is in close touch with
practically the entire body of American penman-
ship teachers, and will gladly undertake to find for
any superintendent, without charge, a teacher of the
class indicated.
Nothing that has ever occurred during The Pen-
man's Art Journal's nearly twenty years of ham-
mering— hammering — hammering away at public
school teachers, has been more gratifying that the
widespread interest in writing that is now every-
where ap|>arent among progressive teachers and
officials of such schools.
Returning to the superintendents' reports, after a
moment's digression, it will be seen by examination
of the summary at the close of this article that The
Journal has received reports from the superinten-
tentsof a large proportion of the larger American
cities. We shall be glad to hear from school officials
generally, especially with regard to the result of any
experiments that may have been made in the writing
department.
I'pabody, Mags.
1. I have given some attention to vertical writicg.
Those of its advocates who seem to have any ideas of what
they are talking about seem to be thinking of the use
of tbe finger movement pure and simple, and that viove-
m«nt i$ NOT AnAPTED to the breaking wp of cramped po-
sitions of the hand and bad pen holding, which gener-
ally exists in the public schools at the present time. If
the muscular movement be used for vertical writing with
the lines parallel with the front of the body, as advocated,
either the paper must be drawn to tbe left or the rest
Hipped to tbe right as the writing progresses along the line.
This seems to nie objectionable. I have seen some vertical
writing which seemed less trying to tbe eyes than any ob-
lique writing with which I have compared it.
3. Copy-booke are not used to any great extent.
Jno. B. Oifford, Supt.
Mauiatee, Mich.
1. I have Investigated the claims of vertical writing. I
believe it is more easily Uught and more legible than tbe
old systems. I tbiuk, however, it takes away a great
deal of ibe beautiful in writing.
S. No. We are thinking of trying it In a room or two
us an experiment.
8. We use tbe Normal Review system of copy books
for H sort of a guide. Most of the writing is done on
practice paper. I believe tbe general tendency is to write
a little more nearly vertical than the copy.
D. A. Reagh^ Supervisor of Writing.
Seattle, Washtnylon.
1. Y«a. If some person discoverstbecorrectslantfor the
normal hand, or that it should write perpendicularly, what
are we to do with tbe large per cent, of abnormal hands f
I believe it nni-easonable and physiologically unscieutifio
to soy that all persons shall make tbe down strokes verti-
cally, or that they shall tilt the letters auy set number of
detireea to the right or left of vertically. A majority of my
pupils slope their lettei-s slightly— say from twenty to thir-
ty-five degrees. Do not moving bodies incline toward the
object they are approaching ? To have character or soul in
handwriting you must have individualitv, and teaching
pupils to write vertically or to slope their letters in any
iet manner will do more to rob them of this than all other
things combined. When teachers make a greater study of
human nature— how to enlist the child— and tbe analysis of
human muscles. v>sychoIogy and physiology, and when thev
uractice their pupUs more in movement drills and less in
form study, slant and shade, then will the greatest good
be attained from our labors.
S. No.
3. No. We use Wilson's Penmanship practice tableti,
and write copies on the board.
Judaon P. Wilson, Supervisor of Writing.
Elgin. III.
1. I have examined into the merits of vertical writing
quite a little. I am favorably impresBed with the system
and believe bettfr results can be obtained from it, in a
•horter time, than by tbe eloping^ writing.
2. A number of our teachers in tbe lower grades have
taught it duriug the post year with excellent results.
Teachers who had pupils tbat'did poor work with the slant-
ing syst«m allowed them to substitute tbe vertical, and
always found that they improved much more rapidly.
3. The Normal Review system of copy-books is geuerally
but not exclusively used. Some teachers do belter work
without a copy book, and are allowed to give instruction
otherwise.
In one of our Hrst primary rooms the teocber placed a
copy of slanting writing on the board and said nothing to
tbe pupils about slant, and out of about twenty I noticed
that about eighteen used the vertical writing. From this I
concluded that when beginners are left to themselves to
choose their own slope they adopt the vertical, and that
tbe vertical is the natural inclination.
H. F. Derr, Supt.
Cairo, 111.
1. I have investigated the claims of tbe vertical- both
tbe theory and tbe practice. It is the more rational and
natural system. It is more practicable. The results aie
obtained •arlier with no bad habits of pen holding.
2. Six of my best teachers taught the system nine months
tbe pnst year as an experiment. We will use it in nil
tbe schools tbe coming year.
3. Tbe Eclectic system of copy-books is generally used in
our schools. The tendency of our students is to write mere
vertical than copy. T. V. Clendengn, Supt.
Wichita, Kantaa.
1. I have investigated its claims somewhat, and as a re-
sult am more thoroughly convinced that it rests on a basis
of common sense. I think it has come to stay. We do
many things in penmanship, as in other branches, simply
because some one has done so before us. We ought to do
what this practical age demands, and in what way it de
luands that it be done.
a. No.
S. We use the Barnes system of copy-books.
Wm. Ricfiard$ony Supt.
Pateraon. N. J.
I. Have investigated tbe claims of vertical writing, and
formed the opinion that it is worth trying in our schools.
8. It has been tried in ourscbools to a limited extent. We
shall continue our experiment with it.
3. Copy-books with .53" slant are used in perhaps one-half
of our schools. I think the general tendency of pupils is
to write more vertically than the copy.
J. A. Reinhart, Supt.
Eaat Orange, N, ,T,
1. Yes. It seems more legible and more easily acquired,
but I believe it requires more effort to write continuously
a long time.
'Z. Four mouths in two high primary grades as an experi-
ment— with excellent results.
3. Copy-books (53' slant) are used in all grades except
two where vertical writing is taught. More vertical until
there is an attempt to teach proper pen holding, then usu-
ally less. Vernon L. Davay, Supt.
Topeka, Kan.
1. Yes. Believe in it.
2. No.
3. Roudebush Writing Chart in tbe bands of the pupil.
No class work. Recitation conducted on the individual or
" laboratory " plan. Tendency to the vertical.
Yours sincerely, W. M. Davidson, Supt of Schools.
Saginaw, Mich
1. Yes. It is superior to tbe slanting system in all es-
sential points.
2. Yes. About one year. I am well pleased with the re-
sults The work of the pupils is more legible and their po-
sition far belter.
3. Yes. Harper's. Maynard & Merill's in twenty-five
rooms for tbe vertical writing. Pupils follow tbe slant of
copy-books very well while they are being drilled upon the
same, but as soon as this is stopped the tendency is toward
the vertical style. A. S. Whitney, Supt
iJoUon, Cat.
We have tested the system thoroughly for five months.
My opinion is very favorable. I addressed a circular let-
ter to my teachers asking for opinions. Teachers, not su-
perintendents, are the proper judges in this matter. I give
you an epitome of the answers :
All poor writers are rapidly improving. Tbe position is
easier, more natural, more healthful. Tbe form of the let-
ters is more simple, without unnecessary flourishes, and for
the beginners, looks more like script. The writing is more
uniform, prettier. The letters are free, no crowding, space
is saved. Pupils do not write so rajiidly but more distinctly,
and time is saved in looking over their work. It saves
eyes in reading their own work. Had pupils been taught
by tbe vertical system from the beginning not a poor writer
would probably be found in the fifth grade, and writing
could then be dropped as a special branch. Beginners
naturally write vertically, consquently they learn more
quickly and with less effort on the part of the teacher than
by the old method.
In all of which my observation leads me to concur. I
have long known that for record writing or for business
generally the vertical is preferred. We use the American
Book Co.'s vertical copy-books in all grades excepting the
first. We havB been using P. D. & S. books. I have bad
tbe vertical system authorized by the County Board of Ed-
ucation. W. /*'. Bliss, SupH.
i'ort Hoiie, Out.
We have been using vertical writing in the Port Hope
High School for over a year. It has also been adopted by
the Model and public schools of the town.
The results have been quite satisfactory, and have justi-
fied tbe change.
Copy-books are not used.
We have large classes, in which tbe regular class-exer-
cises are as legible as the very imperfect specimen of ver-
tical 1 give you in this letter.
I was led to make tbe change for three reasons.
1. Tbe best writers in my classes for the past 15 years
wrote a vertical hand, or nearly so.
2. I have met with no business man who keeps up the
form taught in business colleges ; all tend to a 8tyle morQ
nearly vertical.
Feterboro. On*.
Vertical writing was introduced into our schools one year
ago. Mr. Newlands gave our teachers a two hours" lesson,
and by this one visit he gave vertical writing a tremendous
impetus in qur schools.
The writing of our pupils is more legible and more ropid
than formerly. I get belter writing from six year old first-
year pupils than formerly from third-year pvinils with
slanting style. We find it much easier for our jmpils to sit
eroct while writing vertical than for slanting writing-
We have no special teachers of writing and use blank
books for copy-books. Tbe cc pies are written on the board
by the teachers.
Tbe style of writing so popular in Ont. is that of Mr.
A. F. Newlands of Kingston, who, in my opinion, has more
than any one else combined beauty and simplicity with
tbe other essential elements of utility,
J. W, Garvin, Inspector.
Of those responding to our request for informa-
tion, forty-nine answered that they favored vertical
writing; sixteen that they did not favor it, and nine-
ty four were non-committal in their answers. Where
reasons were given for not answering definitely, tbe
writers stated that they had not expfrimented or
investigated sufficiently to form an intelligent opin-
ion.
The Journal has done its best to secure the opin-
ions of the leading educators in the ptiblic school
line, and to present them in a fair and impartial
manner, anl from the interest manifested on all
sides we feel repaid for our expenditure of time and
money. Time alone will tell whether vertical writ-
ing is a fad or uot. The Journal has endeavored to
collect such information as would clear the horizon
and give all interested something on which to base
further investigations.
Following is how the cities voted :
Fav
able.
San Francisco; El Paso Co., Texas ; Johnstown, Pa. ; El-
mira, N. Y.; Oswego. N. Y. ; Beatrice, Neb.; Chicago;
Nova Scotia, Can.; Minneapolis; Montreal; Baltimore;
Philadelphia; Toronto; Leiand Stanford, Jr., Uui.,Cal.;
Rockford, 111.; YoungstowB, O. ; Jer.sey Ciry, N. J.; State
Nor. Scb.. Cortland, N. Y. ; Denison, Tex. ; Bayonne. N. J. ;
New Bedford, Mass.; Bangor, Me.; Aurora, III.; Ouelph,
Ont.; Ft. Smith, Ark.; Paducab, Ey.; Hamilton. Ont.;
Manistee. Mich.; Elgin. 111.; Cairo, til.; Wichita, Kan.;
Paterson, N. J. ; East Orange, N. J. ; Topeka, Kan.; Col-
ton, Cnl. ; Saginaw, Mich. ; Port Hope, Ont. ; Peterborough,
Out.; Duluth, Minn.; Colo Springs, Colo.; Lincoln, Neb.;
St. Catherines, Out.; Sacramento, Cal. ; Ft. Wayne, Ind. ;
Medford, Mass. ; San Antonio, Tex. ; Covington, Ky. ;
Wilkes Barre, Pa.; Savannah, Ga.
Unfavorable,
Newark, O ; Albany. N. Y.; Hastings, Neb.; Taunton,
Mass.; Kingston, N. Y. ; Boston; Atlanta; New London.
Conn.; Cleveland, O. ; Peabody, Mass. ; Seattle, Wash.;
Memphis (Sup'rs) ; Massilon, O. ; Stockton, Cal.; Louis-
ville, Ky. ; Macon, Ga.
Xon-<^ommiHal.
Lynn. Mass. ; Salt Lake, Utah ; Muskegon, Mich. ; Tren-
ton,!^. J. ; Battle Creek, Mich. ; Norwich, Conn. ; Woburn.
Mass ; Washington, D. C. ; Providence; St. Joseph, Mo.;
Elkhart, Ind.; Omaha; Cambridgeport, Mass.; New Or
leans; Binghamton, N. Y. ; Salem, Mass.; Edinboro, Pa ;
Altoona, Pa.; Camden. N. J.; Moline, 111 ; Milwaukee;
Little Rock, Ark.; Beverly, Mass.; Brooklyn, N. Y ;
Quincy. III.; Northampton, Mass.; Jacksonville, III.;
Akron, 0.; Columbus, O. ; Amsterdam, N, Y. ; Utica,
N. Y. ; Nebraska City, Neb.; Elizabeth, N. J. ; Raleigh,
N.C.;San Jos6, Cal.; Ogden, Utah; Sbreveport, La. :
Springfield. 111.; Portsmouth, Va.; Tacoma, Wash. ; Lock-
port, N. Y. ; Chelsea, Mass.; Mobile, Ala.; Oakland,
Cal.; Ansonia, Conn.; Hartford, Conn.; Augusta. Ga ;
Galesburg. 111.; Decatur, III.; Terre Haute, Ind.; Ander-
son, Ind.; Somerville. Mass.; Maiden, Mass. ; Newbury-
port, Mass.; Quincy, Mass.; Worcester, Mass.; Spring-
field. Mass.; Dover, N. H. ; Concord, N. H. ; Manchester,
N. H. ; Bridgeton, N. J.; Saratoga Springs. N. Y.; Hud
son, N. Y.; Troy. N. Y.; Batavla. N. Y. ; Olean, N. Y.;
Asheville, N. C; Tiffin, O.; Lebanon, Pa.; Williams-
port, Pa. ; York. Pa. ; Pottstown, Pa. ; McKeesport, Pa. ;
Hazelton, Pa.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Pawtucket, K. I.; New-
port, R. I.; Sioux Falls. So. Dak.; Knoxville. Tenn.;
Houston, Tex.; Waco. Tex.; Austin, Tex.; Danville,
Va. ; Parkersburg, W, Va. ; Council Bluffs, la. ; Dubu(|ui-,
la. ; Sioux City, la. ; Portland, Ore. ; Kansas City, Kau ;
Mt. Pleasant, la.; St. Paul ; Memphis (Sup't); Hoboken,
N. J ; Yonkers, N. Y.
Nearly all the serial articles of instruction in writ
ing and drawing now running began with our Jan-
uary insue. We can still begin subscriptions with this
issue, though it is quite low and we should prefer to
begin with February,
The Political Economy of Business.
A series of papers on the Political Economy of Busine^p,
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the April issue of Th"- Businpss Joumal and will run
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trait of Business— the real thing— we remember to have
seen. Other running features in The Business Journal of
special interest to teachers are : Short Talks on Advertis-
ing (with numerous illustrations of up-to date advs.); Re-
quirements of Stenographic Amanuenses (vigorously dis
cussed in the April issue by G. W. Brown, Dan Brown, D.
Kimball, W. A. McPherson and the editors of The Stenog
rapher, Philadelphia, And The National Stenographer,
Chicago) : Mr. Osbom's papers on The Ambitious Young
Man ; Points for Business Students ; Questions and An-
swers relating to business problems, etc. Single copies of
The Business Journal cost 10 cts. One year's sub , *1.
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Editorial Comment.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE ]
flirrlal Trarlicra vtrsiis rnpy-Bitoks.
N this paper read before the Western
Penmen's Association, at Lincoln,
Supervisor A. E. Parsons of Cres-
ton, Iowa, iratle the startling
annonncement that the cost of
copy-books, over ami above what
the same quality and quantity of
loose writing paper could be purchased for, amcunted
in the city of Chicago alone to over $30,000 annually,
a sum sufficient to pay the salaries of fifteen special
teachers of writing. Mr. Parsons is strongly of the
opinion that it would be far better invested in sala-
ries than in copybooks.
It is the intention of the editor of the report of the
Western Penmen's Association to make it very com-
plete and accurate. Portraits of the officers and
those on the programme will be included. This re-
port will be ready in a few weeks, and all interested
in penmanship, drawing, bookkeeping, shorthand,
typewriting, etc., shoald own a copy. Due an-
nouncement will be made when it is ready for
mailing.
Many of the literary journals are devoting much
space to " writers' cramp," giving causes, remedies,
etc. We have never yet known a case of writers'
cramp where the afflicted writer used a free. easy,
rolling forearm movement. But in order not to be
too positive, we would like to hear from any of the
professional brethren who have known of cases
where free movement wasused.
By far the most rapid long hand writers of which
we have any knowledge are actors. We have been
seated in an audience many times and have wit-
nessed the wonderful performance of writing a one
hundred and fifty word letter in thirty seconds, and
this, too, " when the lights were dim and low," so
dim that any ordinary mortal would scarce be able
to grope his way around the stage. We have won-
dered it these same persons could maintain the same
speed the other side of the footlights. In this con-
nection we are reminded of a question a little bov
asked his father. He said. " Papa, do actors walk
like real men when they are off the stage';*'' His
papa replied. " Yes. my son, off the stage."
The Editors Calendar.
Undkuhill's Rapid Phonography. By B. S. Underbill,
Prin. of UnderbilPs Bus. Col , Rochester. N. Y.
Pub. by the author. Sixty pp. Cloth. Price. *1.
The author's teaehinK experience, extending over many
years, convinced him that he was justified in embodying
the results of this experience in a book and submitting it to
the public. But one style is given, and that is the reporting ;
there ar*? hut few rules and very few exceptions, and the
whole subject is put in a very condensed term. The au-
thor calls cpecial attention to the Stn-Loop in writing such
words as sj/atem, .tjistematic, etc.
A Manual of Educational and Business Typewrit-
ing. By D. Kimball, Friu. Kimball's Shorthand
School, Chicago. Pub. by the Author. 225 pp.
8 X 103.^ in. Cloth. Price, «2.
Mr. Kimball understands the duties of the typist in all
kinds of business, and after several years of study and ex-
periment has sifted out of a large mass of exercises, forms,
etc., those most desirable for teaching and practicing pur-
poses. This constant sifting has left an admirable list of
words, forms and " frequent expressions "—the latter
being phrases and sentences most frequently used in vari-
ous kinds of busiuess. Any typist who has mastered the
words, expressions and forms of this excellent work is
ready for business, so far as typewriting goes. It is a very
complete manual and should find a wide circulation.
How TO Si'ELL One Thousand Common Words. Com-
piled and Pub. by M. L. Miner, lU Truxlon St . In-
structor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. : 27 small
pages. Board cover. Price, 10 cents.
The words in thislittle work were carefully selected by Mr.
Miner during his teaching experience, and are such as are
used daily in business. Rules for spelling are given aod
the whole thing is put in a vest pocket size. Business and
shorthand students and business men will And it a handy
book to have around.
Gasman Simplified, Spanish Simplified, with Keys,
fob Isaac Pitman Shorthand Writers. Pub. by
Institute for Teaching Foreign Languages, London.
Sold by Isaac Pitman & Sons, 33 Union square,
New York. Several booklets. Paper, 25 cents and
12 cents each.
These booklets are designed to aid those who desire to
perfect themselves in writing this system in these two im-
portant commercial languages.
One Thousand Helpful Hints. Pub. by the Book-
keeper Pub. Co., Detroit, Mich. Cloth. Price $1.
Hints for the home student or business man in book-
keeping, shorthand, pfnmanship, law, short cuts, averag-
ing accounts, etc., are included in the thousand, it was
compiled by some one who knew the needs of the average
person in business, it has the main points of the various
subjects tersely put, and should be a valuable addition to
the library of any student of business.
The Art of Typewriting by Touch. Pub. by E. E.
Childs. Springfield, Mass. Cloth, 62 pp. 12 i 8
inches.
A new and revised edition of the same book, by the same
publisher, first brought out a few years ago. It is arranged
for the Remington and other keyboards, and is filled with
valuable suggestions and expedients, business letters,
forms, etc. It gives explicit instructions for the care and
operation of the machine, and has the finger exercises
arranged in easy progressive lessons. That part of the
book devoted to punctuation is extremely practical, and
says it all in a very little space. It is just such a book as
every typewriter should keep at her elbow until she
"knows it all."
Business Short Cuts. By E. S. Curtis, Porter's Busi-
ness College, Macon, Ga. Paper, 32 pp. Price fO
cents
Gleanings from the author's experience in the counting
room and school room are embodied in this work, and serve
to make it extremely practical. In probably no other
branch of the business college curriculum are students sent
out with so little preparation, by the average business col-
lege, as in rapid calculations, or "business short cuts," as
Mr. Curtis puts it. The business college graduate has no
ueed to fear comparison with the average bookkeeper in
writing or bookkeeping, but in accuracy and facility in
handling figures the business college student lacks training
and practice. Mr. Curtis' pamphlet will help to remedy
this trouble
Lettering of Working Drawings, by J. C. Fish, C.E.
Published by the Van Nostrand Company, New
York. Price $.1.
Mr. Fish, who is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineer-
ing in the Leland Stanford, Jr., University, California,
has produced a work that architects and draughtsmen gen-
erally will welcome. It is on unique lines. The styles of
lettering presented are made up directly from working
drawings, and are for the most part styles that may be
made very rapidly, at the same lime presenting a neat, bus-
iness-like appearance. The letters are also worked into
various combinations and different styles are evolved from
the same parent stem. Full instructions are given as to
the construction of the standard alphabet, of lettering in
general, and the kinds shown in particular, and of the
make-up of titles. Heavy plate paper is used in the pro-
auction of the book. The size of the page is 9 x 12.
Merrill's Vertical Penmanship [Vt-rtical Writing
Copy-Books). Published by ifaynard, ^fenHH cf-
Co., 47 East Tenth street. New York. Price, Stand-
ard Series, six numbers, per dozen, i>6 cents ; Inter-
mediate Series, five nuoibers, per dozen, 72 cents.
Specimens free to teachers.
Mr. Merrill has worked out several excellent ideas m his
Vertical Writing Copy-Books. Careful study has evi-
dently been given to the requirements of the average pub-
lic school and the growth of educational sentiment in
Europe and America in favor of vertical writing investi-
gated. Instead of the usual 4x4 spacing fouud in most
books, the 3x4 proportion, which economizes 33?^^ per
cent, space, has been introduced. The letters are in pro-
portion of three in width to four in height. In the first
boobs the letters are J.^ inch in height, in the succeeding
books 3 IG of an inch and in the final books they are re-
duced to the normal size Cnpitals aud loop letters are
made just twice the height of the small letters, a, i,
etc., and the initial and terminal strokes are made to ex-
tend one half space vertically and horizontally— a unique
feature, simplifying the letter considerably.
This series has been unanimously adopted by the Board
of Education of New York City. In a recent talk with
Mr. Merrill we found him very enthusiastic over vertical
writing and thoroughly conversant with all the argu-
ments pt'o and cort and remarkably well posted as to the
needs of the public schools. It is this knowledge, enthu-
siasm and genuine faith in vertical writing that are mak-
ing the Merrill Vertical Fenmanship copy-books a suc-
The '95 Meeting: of the Business Educators'
Association at Denver.
HAIRMAN Fraiik Gooaman of the
B. E. A. of A. has sent us the fol-
lowing programme for the Denver
meeting, July 10 to 1'2 :
i'liOaitAMJIlL'.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2.30 P. M.
1. The President's Address, by J. M. Mehan, Des
Moines, la.
3. Exchangeable Value of the Alliance, Business Ed-
ucators' Association, with the N. E. A., by
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Washington. D. C.
3. Educational Status of the Business College, G.
W. Brown, Jacksonville, 111.
4. Business Colleges in Their Relation to Business
Men, (a) as Learners, (b) as Teachers, by S. S.
Packard, New York City.
5. Guaranteeing Positions, or Fraudulent Advertis-
ing, by J. W. Warr, Moline, 111.
6. Ethical Principles and Higher Work Involved in
Closing Books and Auditing Accounts, by
Geo. Sonle, New Orleans, La.
7. Business Writing, by A. N. Palmer (editor West-
ern Penman), Cedar Rapids, la.
8. Bookkeepers and Business Practice, or Doing
Business from the Start, by W. H. Sadler,
Baltimore, Md.
9. The Ideal Busiuess Man, by W. C. Isbell, Terre
Haute. Ind.
FRIDAY, JULY 13. 2.30 P.M.
1. Merits and Demerits of Vertical Writing, by Dan-
iel T. Ames (Ed. Penman's Art Journal), New
York City. G. W. Brown, Jacksonville, III.
3. Intercommunication, Its Benefits, by G. W. El-
liott, Burlington, la.
3. Shorthand and Typewriting, by W. A. Wood-
worth. Denver, Col.
4. Practical Writing in Public Schools, (a) Duties
of Special Penman, (b) Duties of Regular
Teacher, by A. C. Webb, Nashville. Tenn.
5. Arithmetic in Business Colleges, (a) As a Mental
Discipline, (b) As a Practical Training, by
R. E. Gallagher, Hamilton. Ont.
6. The Business College of the Future, by D. I.
Bowe. Johnstown, Pa.
7. Ethical Side of Business Training, l)y A. S. Ob-
born, Rochester, N. Y.
8. Business Education ; Why it is Valuable to Young
Men in Every Vocation, by H. T. Loomis,
Cleveland, O.
The officers of the association are : President, J. M.
Mehan. Des Moines, la.: 1st vice pres't, A. S. Osborn,
Roche^-ter, N. Y.; 3d vice-pres'i, Mrs. E. E. Childs,
Springfield, Mass.; 3d vice pres't, J. E. Kiue,
Rochester. N. Y.; secretary and treasurer, W. E.
McCord, New York City. Executive Committee,
Frank Goodman, chairman. Nashville, Tenn. ; G. W.
Brown, Jacksonville, 111., and Charles W. Miller,
New York City.
The Business Educators will meet with the Na-
tional Teachers' Association, and this, together with
Denver's favorable location for sight seeing, should
bring out a large attendance.
HOW HAW ritlEMIS HyVVE YOl ? i t f i f
who wfiuld lieHilali- to inveHt two iciiim a week iu u
tiooil tliiutf, nt the ^nnie lime hfliiioK you to u delislil-
rul vncutioii iu Euroi>e, or n trip lu the N. E. A. niect-
iDK at Deuver, etc. See oar special vacation prcraiom
oOerH on another page.
BUSINESS WRITING FROM BUSINESS
OFFICES.
CIrrka nnd nookkrriirrn In thr l.arirr Wliali->iil>'
llaii>c» IlaTV Tki'ir Iniilnil.
[INITIAL MADE IN THE JOURNAL OFFICE.]
HE interest in The Journal's
BasinesB Writing inveetigation
I haaspread to the leadiug business
houses, and freiiuently we receive
calls from Imsiness men in New
York who are interested in the
showing made.
This month we show samples of the writing of
clerks and bookkeepers in some of the largest
wholesale grocery and dry goods houses in New
York. We do not have space for all the specimens
collected, but those shown herewith are fair average
samples of the lot.
Following is a copy of the letter sent to each firm
from which we asked specimens ;
Messrs. Kran'cis H. Lkggett & Co., New York.
Dear Sim : The Penman's Art Journal is collecting
material for a series of illustrated articles showing the
styles of writing that are current in large business estab*
lisbments at home and abroad. An important feature in
this series of illustrations will be the writing of American
clerks, bookkeepers and general office help.
We write to ask you to do ns the favor of securing two
lines of rapid business writing from each of three or four
of the best business writers in your establishment. Please
do not let them know that these specimens are for publica-
tion, as that would destroy their value to us. We don't
want dress parade writing, but genuine every-day business
writing.
For the sake of uniformity we suggest the following
lines: " Enclosed please find invoice and bill of lading of
goods shipped to-day.''
Will you please have the writing done with good black
ink on the inclosed slip of paper and mail at earliest con-
venience in inclosed envelope without fokling ?
Respectfully yours,
Penman's Art Journal.
AN ENGLISH LETTER.
Il<»v tinners ill the Peiiiimiixliiii Line Loiik llie Oilier
Siilcnr the Atlnnlii-.
Editor Penman's Art Journal :
In reply to yours of recent date, will say that I
am afraid my writing will not be good enough for the
Journal, as I am not in practice as a teacher at
present. I travel about England, Ireland and Scot-
land on business connected with my books.
I taught writing formerly at Manhattan College,
when I W.-19 known as Brother Ephraim, in 1866-7-8,
and also about four years ago at Payne's uptown
college, corner Thirty-fourth street and Sixth ave-
nue, when I assisted Mr, Remington. I was also
writing master at University College School. Lon-
don, for eleven years, but. as I have said, I have
given up the teaching of writing lately, although, of
course, I shall always take an interest in it.
The art is very much neglected in England, head
masters giving it the cold shoulder as a school sub-
ject, but the people generally like it, as I have
proved by the sale of my little book, over 30,000
copies having been sold in three years. All the
teachers of writing that I know are only mediocre ;
in fact, there is not a single penman (properly so
called) in England.
During my travels through the country I noticed
that although there are teachers of writing in every
large town the specimens which they all exhibit
have been done by the same man, evidently an
American, as I notice the "stag," "eagle" and
various birds, which appear in The Journal, all
flourished in blue ink and exceedingly well done.
No doubt the American penman has been over Great
Britain and sold or executed for the writing masters
all their specimens.
I will write again and send you a list of teachers ;
meantime I inclose money for subscription for The
Journal for this year. Y'ou may enter me for two
years certain.
If you think I could be of any service to you still
write to me again. Yours truly,
Lull, Ion. Emjhind. John Barter,
Every copy otTHEPENMAN's Art Journal isexceedingly
mterestmg and instructive. It is exceptionally weU edited
and a copy of itought to be in every school room; it would
lie an mspiration to teachers and pupils. Its usefulness
cannot be expressed in words. A. A. Clark.
Supr. Writing, Cleveland, Ohio.
WRITING AS DONE IN WHOLESALE HOUSES.
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WRITTKN BY CLERKS IN EMPLOY OF SWRETSER. PEMBROOK & CO., WHOLESALE DRY GOODS, NEW YORK.
WRITTEN BY CLERKS IN EMPLOY OF B. FISHER & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, NEW YORK.
written by clerks IN EMPLOY OF R. C, WILLIAMS & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, NEW YORK.
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nODERN PEN LETTERING.
BY J. F. BBILEY, JOURNAL OFFICE.
No. r.
Bruth Jjttterin^.
ERY often the pen artist is called
~upon to do work on very short
notice, and tor work of this kind
the lettering mnst be of a sort
that will admit of great rapid-
ity. We present herewith a
style of brush lettering that is
applicable to work In the line of
posters, circulars, newspaper
advertisements and all places where a strong and
catchy line of lettering is needed.
To make this style of lettering successfully one
must have a thorough knowledge of the forms of the
Roman letters, as this alphabet is based on that
style. Rule two pencil lines at top and base to
guide you in the height of the letters. Do not pen-
cil the forms, but put the letters in rapidly and free-
hand with a brush.
The materials needed are a No. 3 or 4 camel's hair
or sable brush, well pointed (the kind used for water
color work), and a bottle of good black ink. The
light lines should be brought out very strong, as
shown in copy. If any retouching is required do it
carefully with a brush— never with a pen, as the
pen destroys the brush eflfect.
Next month we will show how to apply this test
to actual work by giving words and sentences in dif-
ferent forms and styles of finishing.
From J. D. Gilbert, 1214 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.,
comes the best specimen of practice work we have yet re-
ceived. It is a copy of the October lesson, and the neat-
ness and accuracy of the forms does credit to Mr. Gilbert.
Others are requested to send tbeir practice work for exami-
nation.
Y. M. C. A. Business Institute.
We are in receipt of a circular announcing the
opening of a Business Institute, on September 11
next, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., New
York. Ample quarters have been provided at the
main biiilding of the association, at Twenty-third
street and Fourth avenue. The instruction and
discipline of the school will be in charge of J. N.
Kimball and E. E. Mull, both teachers with a num-
ber of years' metropolitan experience. We have
known Mr. Kimball personally for years as one of
the most accomplished of shorthand teachers. The
t^eneral business management of the enterprise will
be in charge of Waldo H. Sherman, educational
director of the association.
The distinctive feature of the enterprise, as we
understand it, is that every student of the Business
loetitute has the privilege of Y. M. C. A. ni imber-
Bhip, a well equipped gymnasium, with course of in-
struction in physical cultnre, a large library, read-
ing room, entertainments, receptions, etc. The idea
is a unique one and the men behind it give every
gaarantee of success.
'^enjnoAA Qytit ClMatAxiG>
Sadler's Booi<keepers' and Office Practice.
A new system of teaching bookkeeping by which theory
and practice are combined, has lately been copyrighted
and patented by W. H. Sadler, Pres't Bryant & Stratton
Business College, Baltimore, and H. M. Rowe, PhD., the
expert acccouutant.
The entire course is arranged in five divisions, divisions
one and two taking the place of the theory department in
the average school, the third division being the intermedi-
ate work, the fourth division being devoted to business
practice proi>er and the fifth division, office work. The
jiart uow on the market, and in which most bookkeepers
and business teachers are interested, is divisions one and
two.
The distinctive feature of the system is that the student
is made the bookkeeper (not the proprietor) the very day
be enters school, and has practice and theory in equal
parts, side by side. Ths transactions are carefully graded
:ind arranged in logical order, and while recording each
transaction the student is compelled to look up and study
nut which accounts are debited and credited, and why.
To aid in this work, a text or reference book accompanies
the budgets.
The tiausactions are accompanied by a great number
and variety of very business like papers, covering about
everything that a bookkeeper would be called upon to
handle. The jiapers that are received from other firms
acconipauy each student's outfit and come already pre-
iwred, having the writing engraved on bilU. drafts, etc.
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BY J. F. BRILEY, ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN LETTERING.
The student is called upon to make the proper entries for
the transactions that brought out these papers and to file
the papers, etc. For the entries originating with the firm
for which he is bookkeeper, he makes out all papers and
writes all letters. The cash book and the cash account be-
come very practical because the student actually handles
the cash himself in the form of college currency.
Various account books are used, the business changes,
new partners admitted, special adjustments of interest,
losses and gains are made. Every phase of debit and
credit is introduced, and the student is given a thorough
drill in the principles and practices of general mer-
cantile bookkeeping. The idea is that the student is to be
trained primarily in bookkeeping and oflice practice,
rather than as proprietor of the business.
One of the special features of the system is that each
student is wholly dependent on himself, and while carrying
on business practice work is not required to wait foranother
student to arrange a transaction with him, to send bills, etc.
These bills and papers properly filled out come in the proper
place in each budget, and he at the proper time and place is
called upon to make out his own papers. In this manner he
will be called on to do what the average bookkeeper finds
for his daily duties in the largest firms.
In the third division of the work the use of special rulings
in the different books of account is given. Special columns,
corporation accounting and intricate problems and the
voucher system are here introduced.
Before starting in the fourth division the student is sup-
posed to have mastered thoroughly the principal accounts
and their applications, and now branches out for himself
and becomes, for the first time, the proprietor of the busi-
ness. In divisions one to three, inclusive, set prices are
used, hut iu the fourth and fifth divisions the daily market
quotatious are introduced. In this division the student also
gets a more extended drill in letter writing, composition,
rapid billing, shipping, etc.
In the fifth, or olfice division, the student changes once
more and from being proprietor now becomes one of the
numerous clerks in some particular office, takes a position
as clerk and devotes his entire attention to some particular
part of the oflloe work.
The main idea running through the entire five di-
visions in the system is that of having a student handle
the papers arismg from the transactions for which he is
called on to make the proper entries in the office books.
Theory goes hand in hand with this practice. The first
question being " WHAT J" and this is followed alwavs bv
•■WHY?" ^
It is claimed by the inventors of this new method of
business training that students can accomplish at least
one-half more work in a given time, and that they know
and understand what has been gone over twice as well as
they would by the ordinary method. They also claim that
it is facinating work and arouses the student's interest at
the start. Another claim is that the transactions are ar-
ranged in a logical order that develops the student's mind
and draws out his best etforts. Being arranged in five
divisions it can be adapted to long or short courses and ar-
ranged to suit the needs of any particular school in the
whole or in part.
|BIJ5l>fESSMAJi\GER:S
The interesting offers of various summer vacation tours,
which are to be found in our advertising columns, should
be taken advantage of by scores of teachers and others who
desire to take trips to Europe, the Nat'l Teachers' Associa-
tion and Business' Educators Assoc, at Denver, Chautauqua,
Oid Point Comfort, etc. A little extra exertion for the
next few months, a few calls on friends and acquaintances,
an explanation of the good things to be found in The Jour-
nal— and a trip is yours.
No blanks, no failures in this scheme. It is not alone
the one who is fortunate enough to secure the largest num-
ber of subscribers who captures the plum, but each one
who sends the required number in that class will be given a
trip. An additional stimulus is offered in the way of cash
prizes for the one in each class securing the greatest num-
ber of subs.
Another feature is that several trips to various parts of
the United States are offered, and if a sufficient number of
subs, for the European trip cannot be procured, then the
subs, that you were successful in getting may be applied on
the Denver trip, or the Bay View, Chautauqua, or any of
the others. This arrangement is very flexible, and for each
twenty to fifty subs, secured over the required number,
extensions of time or side trips are allowed.
Business college and public school teachers and others will
findit an easy matter to get a sufficient number of their
friends, and even strangers, to join the ranks of Jouunal
readers, and thus obtain for the club getters pleasant trips
in Europe. Just imagine a summer spent visiting the
haunts of Shakespeare, Scottand " Bobby" Burns, " doing "
London, Paris, Brussels and Antwerp, and seeing the thou-
sand-and-one sights that any wide awake American is
bound to see, to say nothiug of the glorious ocean trips.
From my visits to the steamship otlices and from reading
guide books, I've become so enthused that I feel like
getting right out and '• bustling " for subs, myself. I've
secured special permission from everybody connected with
the office that I am to have all perquisites arising front
these trips in the way of special favors, and hence I am to
have the pleasure of attending to the transfer of the bag-
gage and the securing of tickets, etc., for the lucky ladies
and gentlemen who take these trips. Those who make the
European trip are expected to give me the pleasure of
sitting on the dock to see the steamer start. I hope I'll
not be disappointed in this, because I've gone into training
already by making two trips a week
ferry. When these people sail away i
to be prepared, as just looking at the steamer starting will
be sure to make me sea sick— becaase I can't go myself.
Oae pleasant feature of this party is that it will be
managed by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker. Mr. Baker is
Che Jersey City
tbe well-known EvaDgelist, and ladies golog unattended
will receive the personal attention of Mrs. Baker. Prof.
Langdon S. Thompson, director of drawing in the Jersey-
City public schools, and whose excellent lessons in drawing,
nowrunuiog in The Journal, are familiar to our readers,
will be in charge of a party of Jersey City teachers on the
trip and will take The Journal travelers in his care and
make matters pleasant for them. Ther« will be so many
congenial spirits in tbe party that everybody will feel
acquainted before they reach Sandy Hook.
These trips are items of great expense and no little
trouble to The Journal and there is no profit any where —
no string tied to anything— no guess work — no chances
taken by club getter. Our only reward comes in a larger
number of subscribers— and this doesn't pay only as we
are benefited by increased advertising.
Read the offers carefully, decide which (
<.nf/ start at once— no time to lose.
3 you'll try for
A. B. Katkamier, Farmingtoo, N. T. , publisher of Ink
Z>rop5, writes us that he has added 1,000 subs, to his list
recently, and that his ad. in The Journal brings him big
returns. He has something new this mouth. Read it.
The friends who so kindly responded to our call for copies
flf the January Journal will please accept our thanks.
We can make good use of a few more of that issue.
W. L. Starkey, prin. of the Com'l Dept. of the Paterson,
N. J., High School, bos bis patent adjustable desk on tbe
market. It is handsome, practical, substantial and cheap
4ind is just what would be expected to come from the fertile
tirain of W. L. Starkey. If a cook should know what is
ELECTRICITY AND PENMANSHIP.
A Iseful Application ofibt; Maitic Mysierious Fluid
Made to luk Uriudimi by au IneeDious Penman.
An artist penman using much stick India ink (and
if he's an artht he is obliged to use considerable of
it), can be said to be '■ always on the grind." One of
the greatest annoyances in reducing Ptick India ink
to fluid is the time and patience required for the
grinding. A tray in which a little water has been
placed is used, and the stick or cake of ink rubbed
against the bottom of this tray from twenty to thirty
minutes, and even then the quantity of ink made is
small.
To obviate this difficulty, J. F, Briley of The
Journal art statf has invented and applied for a
patent on a most ingenious aud successful contriv-
ance known as " The Electric India Ink Grinder,"
a cut of which is shown herewith. It is twenty
inches long, seven high and six wide. The motive
power iselectricity, which comes from four small cell
batteries with a capacity of six volts, and is trans-
mitted through a motor about one-fifteenth of a
horse power. The cost of operating it is one cent an
hour, and if there was an electric wire in the room
to connect with the motor, the batteries could be
dispensed with and the cost reduced materially.
The gearing used is what is known in mechanics
as the " worm gearing." The worm makes 2,000
revolutions a minute, which drives the arm holding
the stick of ink at the rate of 360 strokes a minute.
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BRILEYS "ELECTRIC INDIA INK GRINDER.'
needed in the'kitchen, who is so well calculated to know
what is best in a school desk as a teacher of writing and
just
lesifs ror a new Duuamg.
Campbell Uni., Holton, Kan., is making a specialty of
its School of Pen Art and Designing. Tbe University De-
signing and Engraving Co. of tbe same place is prepared
to do flue work in its line. Our friend, C. H. Shattuok, is
the moving spirit in both these new ventures.
The. Goodyear Pub Co. of 334 Dearborn street, Chicago,
are meeting with success in introducing their Hue of text-
books and supplies for commercial schools and commercial
departments. They handle about everything connected
with the teaching of bookkeeping, whether for theory or
business prsctice. They also manufacture supplies to
order for special cases. Mr. Goodyear is right in the busi-
ness «ol]ege harness and consequently knows what is
needed.
The bookkeeping and commercial texts published by the
Practical Text Book Co., Cleveland, O., have been adopted
by the Board of Education of Brooklyu for use in the
High Schools of that city — and this was done without any
effort being made on the part of the publishers.
The border on the advertisement of the Zanerian Art
College for this month is unique and •'fetching." If we
could all be made as good lookiug as the young people
shown in this cut, Mr. Zaner should have liis hands full of
work. And, by the way, the ZaneHan will have a big at-
teudauce this year, judging by the number ot requests we
get from subscribers, readiug: " Please change my address
to the Zanerian College. Pm goiogto take acourse there."
Scarcely a mail is received at our office that hasn't a letter
from some of the Zanertan graduates who hold good posi-
tions. And these graduates are all good penmen, too.
A bigh-class fountain pen for a doUar ' Looks big,
sounds big, IS big. "We have one of the pens in our upper
vest pocket, ready to draw the minute a mau begins to
talk advertising. It is made by tbe Lincoln Fountain Pen
Co., who tell more about it in our advertising columns.
All stick india ink for the dozen workers in The
Jorunal's art department is ground on Mr. Briley's
machine, and it takes but a few minutes a day to
supply them all, while when done by hand it took
about all the time of one office boy.
The application of the principle is most ingeniously
worked out and if applied to something in more
general use would make both fame and fortune for a
deserving penman.
SIQNS OF REVIVING BUSINESS.
Unless we are greatly mistaken business is beginning to
pick up a good deal among the commercial schools. March
is usually perhaps the dullest month in the year in the em-
ployment of teachers, but we have had quite a large mail
relating to such mattei-s from school proprietors during
the past month, and it is growing all the while. We ex-
pect this aud next month to be the best since the heavy
business depression set in two years ago. The alert
teachers who contemplate changing for the next school
year are beginning to get in their preliminary work. Tbe
great majority of such arrangements are made between
April 15 and June 15. The slow ones usually have to take
the leavings
From several independent source? we learn that school
proprietors are already beginning to cast around to see
what is the best they can do on their bookj and supplies
for the next school year. There is no denying the fact
that during the past year or two these schools have been
getting along with just as little as they could contrive to
do with, with respect of both supplies and teachers. That
should make business all the brisker. Low-water mark
has been passed, and there is a big gap to be filled between
now and the new school year flood tide in September.
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NEW YORK CITY.
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Fnn „„o,i„t„„„t„„aor=Tuc-Prvv»v'c; AKT TotTRNAi. has covered with practical completeness the field of the Commercial and Penmanship schools— propri-
et^ Leber L^dst'nIentsDaricBlhepa^3ttwo^^^^^^^ a specfal eilfort in the public school field and has gained thousands o readers
. of thkt class There are sHil otheTtLa^^^^ of public school teachers to whom a paper like The Journal ,s really indispensable pro-
videdthev mea^to iiet the most out rf Also on general lines nothing is more universal m its appeal than those thmgs for which The Journal
JtandsOn^wouIdliavetoZnt rather cf^^^ to find a faSiily that has not one or two members whose handwriting is d.stmctly susceptible of improvement,
*'"'' ' A^vigo'ro^s effYr^'^s ^Sng'mSle tfx'lent The "oS.'.!"! drcufaHon on these lines, and a number of attractive vacation tours have been arranged to com
pensate our working friends for their trouble. There are few teachers, for instance, who could not obtain a hundred or so subscribers from Personal friends
and fnthe^aT^er communities or where there is an opportunity of making a more extended canvass, we believe that the top premium offered below is quite
witl^n the readi of hundreds to whom this paper will cLe. It would be difficult to devise a more favorable scheme for a delightful and profitable summer vaca-
"""'• °ThT:tfer's^"pSurdTn d^ulfbelow ar;7orfubs*criptions at the regular price of |1 a year, with choice of premiums which are named hirther on. There is
abso.ul'jrnoTotSrflaLre .about this scheme. SomepSpers^forins^a^ce,^!^^^^
7ei:::T^.?7^'T"r^ori^rTnl'ro7^^^^^^ youVTeguTarem-ploymenl-Of course, the details of any modification would have to
be «"f^'^^^^y«°g''y„™/^'-fjP°';f "''f^-^^^^^^^y to have some starting point, as a basis of estimating e.xpense. Those who live at points more remote can take ad-
vaDtage of the offers by paying' the difference of cost, either in subscriptiopsor cash.
; and
FOR 350 SUBSCRIPTIONS.
OFFKR No. 1.— TRIP TO KUROPE (England, Scotland, Belgium and
France).
A most deliRbtful European trip of 37 days will be given by The Jodrnal for 350
subscriptions. This party will leave New York on July 20th and will be iu charge of Mr.
Frank Baker, who will look after the comfort of each member of the party. The party
will be joined in Europe by Prof. Langdon S. Thompson, the well-known author and
Director of Drawing, who will give our friends his personal attention. Mrs. Baker will
be one of the party, and ladies traveling without escorts will have her aid. Many Jersey
City and New York teachers are going and it will undoubtedly be a cultured and jolly
party,
THE ITINERARY.
Leave New York July 20, 1895.
July 30: Arrive Glasgow.
July 31: Edinburgh (Grand Hotel Royal).
Aug. 1, 3, 3, 4, and 5: London {Columbia Mansions). Sunday here. Rail to Harwich,
and a grand sail across the North Sea (German Ocean) on new and large steamship
(3,000 tone) of Great Eastern Railway.
Aug. 6: Antwerp (Hotel des Flandres). Carriage ride.
Aug. 7: Brussels (Hotel de TEsperance). Carriage ride ; (p.m.) train to Paris.
Aug. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12: Paris (Hotel de Dijon).
Aug. 14 and 15: London (Columbia Mansione).
Aug. 16: Sail on steamship " State of California."
Arrive New ITorkrAug:. 26,
WHAT IS INCLUDED.
First class ocean passage throughout. Usual popular second and third class rail in
England. Second-class rail on Continent. Nearly half the travel In German and Swiss
districts of theTours; the railway coaches are of the Mann Boudoir Palace Day Coach
pattern, superior t^ American first class coaches. (About ninety-five per cent, of the
American and English travel abroad is second-class, equal to American first-class trans-
portation.) The hotels average nearly first class. Only two or three second-class by
reputation — practically more comfortable than the first-class hotels in some cities. The
hotels have been personally visited by Mr. Baker, and chosen for their superiority in
comfortable rooms and beds, cuisine and attention.
Carriage rides are given where stated. Omnibuses furnished to and from hotels
when necessary. All fees to hotel waiters. Fifty six pounds of baggage to London ;
hand baggage only from there.
Every necessary expense from the time you leave New York until you return to New
York is included. Admission fees to museums are not included, but this is a small mat-
ter, as the admission is free most times and places, and where a fee is charged it is but ten
cents to twenty cents.
No more delightful way of spending a vacation can be imagined than this delightful
trip.
It has been the wish and dream of your life to visit the scenes and haunts of the hun-
dreds and thousands of historical celebrities, whose forces and energies made the Uld
World almost supreme in the Arts. Sciences, Architecture, etc. You have read hours,
days and weeks since childhood, of the splendor, magnificence and magnitude of the
Great Cathedrals, the majesty of the old ruins of Abbeys aud Castles, the grandeur of
scenery, and the beauty aud sublimity in painting and sculpture, the work of the Mas-
ters of centuries, including the Masterpieces of Rubens, Raphael, Michael Angelo,
Titian, Tintorello, Rembrandt, Murillo, etc., to be seen nowhere else than in London,
Paris, Dresden, Antwerp, Brussels.
Hardly a city, town or hamlet of Great Britain but what contains some work of art
or depicts by history, landmarks or otherwise, some visible sign of historical interest and
former greatness— all is fresh and new if it has been read in a thousand books. While the
tourist speeds from city to city, from palace to art museum, and massive cathedrels to
the great public buildings and halls of legislation, etc., etc., he becomes lose in a perfect
oblivion of wonderment, both edifying, interesting and often amusing by contact with
the people, whose customs, peculiarities, dress and mode of life perfectly transfix and
absorb bim beyond adequate description in language. The antiquities of the world are
to be seen between London and Rome for four thousand years. A trip to Europe is an
not purchase. They who have been to Europe, if only to London, want to go agait
some cross the Atlantic at regular intervals the remainder of their lives, after the reve-
lations to them of their first trip. , - . ^ ^. a
The Journal's offer includes every necessary expense, as explained, for the round
trip from New York.
Side trips up the river Rhine, to Strasburg, to Berlin, to Vienna. Florence, to
Rome, through Switzerland, etc., are offered for additional subscriptions.
Full information, descriptive circulars, etc, furnished on application.
FOR 150 SUBSCRIPTIONS.
OFFER No. 2.— Round Trip to Denver, Meeting of the National Ed-
ucational Association, July 5-12, 18U5. Dep't of Business Education meets
at same time and place. Expense for this trip ie limited to S75, and should the club raiser
start from a point so near Denver as to not use the $75 for expenses, the rest ivill be paid
(o fti'm in casA. enabling him to prolong his vacation. Seventy-five dollars will cover
railroad fare, sleeper and meals en route.
This is the great educational meeting of the year and the trip to Denver will be a
splendid one. . .
Side trips to Manitou, Colorado Springs, etc. , are offered for additional subscriptions.
FOR 60 SUBSCRIPTIONS.
OFFER No. 3.— Round Trip from Either ChieaRO or New York to
ChantauQua, N. Y'. This includes railroad fare, one week's board at Chautauqua in
first-class boarding house, and daily admission to grounds.
The advantages of this celebrated summer educational resort, where education and
recreation are combined, are so well known that they need not be dilated on here. (For
printed matter in regard to the resort address Rev. John H. Vincent, Buffalo, N. Y.)
The stay at Chautauqua may be prolonged during the season at the rate of one week
(board and daily admission) for every 15 subscriptions.
FOR 50 SUBSCRIPTIONS.
OFFER No. 4.— Round Trip from Chicago, Milwaukee or Detroit to
Bay View, Mich., Chautauqua.— By Either Rail or Water. This trip includes one
week's board and room at a first class boarding house and daily admission to the grounds.
Two WEEKS' STAT FOR 65 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ONE WEEK ADDITIONAL FOR EVERT 15 SUBS.
This is a charming summer resort near Petoskey and Macinac Island, near where the
waters of the three great lakes. Michigan, Superior and Huron, join. It is on Lake
Michigan. All of the ad vantages so well known in connection with Chautauqua are to
be found here and many charming side trips on the lakes may be taken at small cost ; or
they will be given for additional subscriptions.
(For printed matter and information about Bay View, address John M. Hall, Flint,
Mich.)
FOR 50 SUBSCRIPTIONS.
OFFER No. 5.— Round Trip fiom New York to Old Point Comfort,
A'a., Richmond, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Occupies five days. Leave Wew
York on either steamship Jamestown or Yorktown, Saturdav ; arrive Old Point Comfort
Sunday morning ; IV day's board and lodging at Hygeia Hotel ; leave Old Point Com-
fort Monday, 4 p.m . via C. & O. Railway; arrive Richmond, 6.55 p.m. One day's board
and lodging at New Exchange and Ballard Hotels. Leave Richmond,
Tuesday, 5 p.m ; arrive Norfolk Wednesday, early a m. Breakfast on steamer.
Norfolk, via N. A. & A. R. R . 9.1^5 a,u or 1^.25 P M. for Virgi
Princess Anne Hotel, Leave Virginia Beach
Leave
Beach.
N. A. & A."R. R., 4 :i5 p m. for No
after life of pleasant recollection that a hundred— yes, a thousand— times the cost could at Old Point Comfort
Subscriptions for The Penman's Art Journal or The Business Journal
here in this issue). No premii
folk. Leave Norfolk 7 p.m ; arrive New York Thursday eve
eluded, steamboat and railroad fares, berth, meals on boat and
FOR 35 SUBSCRIPTIONS.
OFFER No. 6.— Round Trip fiom New York to
Leave New York on steamships Jamestown or Yorktown
Saturday ; arrive at Old Point Conofort following morning
one-quarter "s board and lodging in Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Co
next afternoon at 4 p.m.; Norfolk? p.m.: arriving in New York Friday, Sunday or Tues-
day afternoon. This is via the same line (Old Dominion Steamship Company) as Offer
No. 5, and offers a delightful ocean sail and a short stop at that famoi:^ hotel the Hygeia
□ iog. Everything
■u hotels.
Old Point Comfort.
m Tuesday, Thursday or
includes one day and
Leave Old P<>:"
for The Penmans
BO<»KS- Am.
WRITING ; What S
IT, How TO Read,
Bi-aiitiful Vv
has been explained, the above offers are for subscriptions
^1 each. These i-ubscriptions may be taken for either The
given with The Business Journal, but each subscriber
tNAL or The Business Journal (adv. of which appear:
iRT Journal is entitled to choice of the following :
s' Copy Slips (a complete work for self-instruction in writing) or one of the celebrated Oxford Handy-Book Series : How to Read Character from Hand-
ccEssFUL Men Sat of Success ; Evert dat Law for Every-dat People ; T\yentv Lessons in Grammar ; How to Applt for a Situation and Get
Recite and Make a speech ; Fiftt Games, Puzzles, etc. ; How to Make Advertisi
Reprodnred by Lithoffraphy.- The Lord's I'rater (size 19 x 34 inches) ; Flourished Eagle (24 x 32); Flourished Stag (24 x 32); Pict-
ure OF I'ROGRHss r-i4xi-i); Grant Memorial (22 x 28i ; Garfield Memorial (19x24); Grant and Lincoln Eulogt (24 x 3ti); Marriage Certificate: FamiltKecorij (18 x 22).
Thf* PYtrJi Priyf*^ fnr ^lirnlllQ ^nhCPrintinnc Inadditmn to the above, we offerextra premiums for overflow subscriptions, as follows:
lUC EAUd rilZCb lUr iUrpiUb iUD5>CnpU0nS. ^^ q^^^^ number one -For the sender of the largest club of subscriptions in this class, in addition to the
requisite 350. we will give an extra $25 for pocket mouev during the trip No reward will be made unless this surplus is at least 25 subscriptions— that is to sav. 375 in all. Num-
ber Two.— To the sender of the large.'it surplus number ot subsL-riptions in this class (not less than 15) ;?15 extra will be paid. Numbers Three to Five Inclusive.— To the
sender of the largest number of surplus subscriptions in these i-lasses (not less than 10 subs.) we will give a copy of the new Webster's International Dictionary. We offer but
o°^ ^,^tra premium for these several classes. Number Six —For the largest number of surplus subs, in this class (not less than Ave) we offer five gross of "Ames' Best
Pens.'" These premiums as above explained are entirely apart and in addition to those already offered.
CODICS of The JOUrnS-l Premiums etc These wiU be found of the greatest assistance in taking subscriptions. A package of a dozen Journals will be sent
_. . ^ . v^vuiAio.*, * iwiiiiuiiio, wiv. for this purpose for only 2.5 cents, or with choice of pre; ' ' "'^ ^ .... .
, send at once $1 for your own sub. (or esten;
different premiums (your selection) free. The si
of the plans outlined above. All such should no
(rips, and parllrularlj- for the Europea
ly .50" cents^ Better still, if you are going into
the books— which fact should be stated) and we will send you the surplus 12 Journals and three
'his offer is strictly confined to those who will genuinely undertake the sending of a club under one
delay, as special arran&reiticni.s have to be made In conneciloii with some of the
04
Scbools.
fnMana.
NOrANAPOLIS BUSINESS UNIVERSITY. E.-
UhllMticd IHSO. Bu*!!)*-**. Sbonhand. FouIiianBhlp.
rre|>arau>ry . Individual In»lructl;Hl. BOO Btu^
.1.-ii£i annually. Open all vear Wrll« for full
Information. F, .1, HKKl!. Pr'-^.
INDIANAPOLIS CoLl.IinF. or coTlERCe.
A'--t»al t.utitii. ■ , ,'u'.i"l
iilinllll-im™r«l , ,;'';■"■
lor. plc-flrlcllBh' , ' "•■< -• "" ''■ ' „■'""" '";
I'lnw.
^PENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE. Indlan-
atmllH. Incl. Enilorwd hy state Hup»?rintendent of
Public Inhtructlon. lending educators and bui*l
neMineii. CataloKUe fric E. E. ADMIRE. Pre».
CsUblwjeHriseo^Bualnesa Collese Co.
ALAMO CITY BUSINESS COLLEaB. Normal
A<-mlcriiv. slMnlhiind. Typewriting ami TeleBraifb
IrixllliiU'. St'iiil fur cutalotrue. San Autoulu.
IRasbville, Ilcnn.
OWAUOMONS PRACTICAL BUSINESS COL-
I.KUK aiKl School of re Diu a II nil In. Shorthand.
TviifwrltlnK. Tvlewrapliy. elc. studeutH received
from nil paru of thu world. Send for 120-page
ciiialoKue,
<Beoraia.
SULLIVAN & CRICHTON'S BUSINESS COL-
1,K()K, School of Shorthand and Telegraphy,
Atluiita, Ga. Leading college Suuth. Four pen-
men, Calnlogue free.
Connecticut.
MERRILL BUS. COLL. AND SCHOOLOP SHORT-
HAND AKD TVrEWltlTINO, SMimford, Conn.
California. •
OARDEN CITY BUSINESS COLLEQE, San
.!o»^. (^nl. One of the l)e»t established nud moat
HUeeeHHful edHcntlunul Inatltutlons of tLe PaclQc
slope. Special Pcumanshln Department In charge
of C. E. WEBBBR. H. B. WORCESTER. Prea.
HEALD'S BUSINESS COLLEOB. San Pran-
clHco. For 30 yean) the largest private ecbool weat
■ ■r f 'hlenKfi. 12.000 former pupUa now prosperoiu
■ftentuchg.
LOUISVILLE BRYANT & STRATTON BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE. Open throuKhout the year. Stu-
dciil-t may enter at auy time. Catalogue tree.
I»ulHvllUvKy.
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE OF KENTUCKV UNIVERSITT,
LEXINSTON, KT.
A I I.e.. WILUUU It. HMITU, Pri'.i. LcxlD|it«n. Ky.
TOlest Dtrflinta.
WNBELINQ BUSINESS COLLEQE, PHONO-
(lUAPHlC SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OF ENGLISH,
©bto.
MIAMI COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, Dayton, Ohio.
A. n. WILT. Prenldenl. Long establlabed. Thor-
ough nud Inexpenalve.
THE NEW PENROD TRAINING SCHOOL. For
eoinnii-rclal teaehera. mi,l for expert aceouutouta.
F, M. CHOOUILL, Monugcr, Columbus, Ohio.
^^^efimoAiQTOi'Cj^UrtaS
GoloraDo.
IHcw HJorl?.
LONG ISLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE, 143 to
livt South sth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catalogues
frve on application, personally or by letter. HENRY
C. WRUfBT. Principal.
WOODWORTH'S SHORTHAND ANO COM-
MERCIAL COLLEGE. KIttredge '?",'. ,'"Ji,^bInd
o'til'i.. w'.'"a.°w6o'dVorTH. president. W. A.
McPHER-SON.B. A.. Manager. l»->
naisconsin.
THE GREEN BAY BUSINESS COLLEGE A,ND
SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND. WLaconsln'a leadbig
commercial training school. Issues catalogue fre€
of charge. J. N. McCCXN, Pres., Green Bay, Wis.
IRboDe HslanJ).
Xoulstana.
THE COMMERCIAL ATHENEUn OP THE
SOUTH.
SOULfi COilMERCIAL COLLEGE 12-y
and Literary Institute, New Orleans, La.
flortb Caroltna.
CHARLOTTE COM. COLL.. Charlotte, N. C.
/©Icblgan.
PERRIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. English,
Sclentllic, Normal. Penmanship, BuBlueea and
Shorthand . One of the leading progressive schools
of America. W.N. FERRIS, Big Rapids, Mich.
penmen.
SAVE YOUR MONEY by orilering your Auto-
matic Shading Pens. Shading Pen Inks and Sup-
plies of the " Automatic Mau." C. A. FAUST, 45 E.
Randolph St., Chicago, 111.
F. M. SISSON, Penman, Newport, R. I. Your
uaine on I dozen cards, fancy aud business eap-
Itals, business letter aud a beautiful souvenir, all
for 10 2 cent stamps.
stamp. Speclnieu
Pen and one Alphabet. 30c.
; Automatic
1 Auto. Pen. 1 Bottle
, ■ISc. No postal cards:
CARSE. THE PENMAN. THE FAHOUS
WHITER AND TEACHER. Send lb cents for cir-
cular aud specimen. Ventura. Cal.
REE. For three one-cent stamps to pay cost
of return postaae and oauer used. I will mall to
any reader
Itl-page Circular and Samph
Inks aud Ornaments u»ed
pens. A. B. CUSHMAN. Auto. Shading Pen Artist
and Sign Writer. 20 Pleasant Place. Chlc" - ""
Please say you saw my advertisement In
a specimen of my
■ Automatic Pen Lettering, my ■
used with the i
. Chicago, 111,
Martin's College, Brockton, Mass.
IB cards, -ifie. ; Bird nourish, 2^c, ; Capitals, •^"'c- ;
Business Capitals. 2i'c. ; obdgue holder, ic : -lO Busl-
pies card writing, 12c. All previous atls. void.
SEND 35 CENTS for fine specimens of Writing,
Lettering and Flourishing. Cau't help but please.
* -*-■ JNO. F.SIPLE, care Babtlett's Bus. Col..
N. W. CARKHUPP. Penman. P. O. Box 343.
Springfield. Mans. One dozen cards. 25e.,
crlpt. Set capitals, 2
• deslgue<l to alTord
the beat pruollcol training for mercantile pursuits.
The schools also supply b%iaintas men with satls-
facltory nsslstauta, and secure positions for coni-
uftfnt studfixts. Terms moderate. No vacations.
ri»tal«>»ue free. rARRINOTONGAINES. President
HOME HAPPINESS ^tW?.^;?!?
Underhill's Rapid Phonography.
i.tM.d ¥<A\us of Lending J>>-siem8.
lUustraledClr. VnderUlirsUnlverslty.Bocheater.X, Y.
ilDissouri.
GO TO StMI rtINO'5 ConnERCIAL colleqe.
T^'iii' 'I'll >. ,, 1 >l,lo9t, laniest, best. East
;^ '"- ' ' I- . KnusAS City. Mo, Book-
»• " I ~ Typewriting. Telegraphv.
Kill.'; M i.lern Languages ""-
- fel -
., Presldeul.
• THE VSB OF CUTS
t»" THE VSB OF CUTS on thit page or any
departure from the general atf/le of display irtfl
<o$t so per cent, extra.
. Western i
aers all ovei
uple colors, prlt-
For sale by booksellers
" -^ id Canada. Sheet
2c. stamp, none
special prii
S. B. FAHNESTOCK. McPHERSON COLLEGE,
McPherson. Kan. Artistic letter. flv« •'-t-ent stamys.
UO) cards,
for Standard Duplicator
letter, analysis and
- ---ipe lor Standard r -*"
Ink, II. Samples of printing FREE,
C. R. RUNNELLS, 9630 Bell Avenue, Station P,
Chicago. An elegant C. E. Pledge, 14 x IH Inches
zinc etching from penwork, 10c. 12 cards, any
name. aoc. My record In 8 years 100,000 cards.
D. TAYLOR will send you his National
r> of Twenty Lessons ' "• •-■ - . ~--
Dollai
Writing for only Ten
. . ... jdvance. Address A
D. TAYLOR. 66 N.Clark St., Chicago. If
R. M, JONES, Pen Artist. iSia Mary St., S. S.
"'•—'"■rgh. Pa. One dor '-"• -" " -
specimens of pen
Pittsburgh. Pa. One doz. assorted cards, '26 c
fia( Review: Flourish : Ink Recipe : Method Ruling
change for books <
stamp for partlculi
ARTISTIC PENWORK.— EnffrossInK of Resolu-
IS, Testimonials, 1
scrtptlon of ornamental pen work t
'utlons engrossed fr" *"
inondence solicited.
specialty. Eve
r scrap book, 10 (
_ , : aud easy methc
Favorite Penholder. 12 c
I quick aud easy method, 10 1
e and flourished s
IS, with name, Utumln.
: copies for home practice, 50 (
s Popular Writing - - -
, by mall, twelve
i lesson per week, 93.00. Inipr(
for home practice. Gu.
lOe. Circular givUig full descrlpt'd
one for 2c. A. B. CUSHMAN, 1092 S. Western
Ave., Chicago, lU.
F. OILMAN, Penman, Redln^on, Nebraska. A
fine sample of my ornamental penmanship, and
one dozen written cards for 25 cts. All penwork
a specialty. l-l ry
T SQUARE WANTED.— I want to buy a second-
band Day Shading and Spacing T Square. State
length of blade, price, how li
PEN ARTIST,"
'Mant" Hbs.
and slamplng the replim ready for mailing and
WTiting the nom-dt-plume in a comer, then inclos-
ing such scaled, replies in an envelope addressed to
The Penfnan''8 Art Journal, S02 Broadtvay. New
Yorh. Postage must he sent for forwar^ding Cata-
logues, Netmpapera, Photngraphs, dec.
Situations *^KIlante^.
rommerclal Teacliera itIio contem-
plate luaklne a chaose for next
school year tilioiild beclu to look
arouud the ileia NOW. If you want
our aid write us at ouce.
ilTi:ATION WANTED as supervisor of pen-
J mansblp and dra»ving In nubile .schools, or In-
of bookkeeping and business science in a
" rmal School, ror-next year. Reference the
qualltlcatlons undisputed. JAMES A.
High or Normal School,
verv beat. quallflcatU
Mrt CHELL, Lowder, Illinois.
A LADY TEACHER of Munson shorthand, type-
_ writing, bnokkeeplng.etc., desires a position.
; Pesi
lod education ; _ _
i.nv. Address " MUNSON,'
ATEACHEK of three years' experii . ..
place to feach bookkeeping. Eclectic shorthand,
law, etc. Graduate of Rochester Bus. Unl. and a good
literary college. His specialty Is advanced bookkeep-
ing. Address " ECLECTIC.'^' care Pknmas's Art
EXPERIENCED teacher of penmanship, com
merclal branches. Ben Pitman shorthand and
language wishes to engage with a responsible srhcwl,
Good health ; familiar with leading (------
merclal text-books ; refei
" PITMAN COMMERCIAL,"
[t-books ; references upon application.
TEACHER of commercial branches, shorthand
(Graham and Ben Pitman), typewriting and moet
of the public school branches, is looking for a tfood
position with a good school. Has had an exteniled
practical experience In all the branches indicated.
Familiar with leading commercial systems; prominent
ft-rences. '■OMXIS," care Penuak's Art Joursax.
. M A TEACHER of shorthand, Graham or any
L other Pitniaiilc system, typewriting and English.
ve years' exiH'rleuce ; best of recommendations ;
moderate salary. Prefer west of the Mississippi.
POSITION wanted as a teacher of Graham short-
hand, typewriting aud correspondence by a young
lady. Seven years' experience, Ave as teacher, two
JRIN'CIPAIj of a business college wishes to
change his position. Teaches peumanship, pen
■ — '-*' — ting and commercial arithmetic. Has
gh training. Good references. "PEN
bookkeeping and
IT'
^ of the falgh school
rnr a position with good school.
1- ; best references from prominent
<-.iod salary. "METROPOLITAN."
II teacher of penmanship and
.anches, capable of taking entire
lepartment, wishes to change posl-
jianches, capable of taking
- department, wishes to Chang .
prepared for his work; good references.
HCSINESS DEPARTMENT,"
E
XPERIENCED TEACHER of penmanship,
islngand Eclectic shorthand wishes a sltu-
also assist In bookkeeping and pen draw-
" AM A GRADUATE of a leading Western busl-
. ness eollege and hold teachers' certificates of 1111-
ots, Inwa and Pennsylvania. Teach penmanship,
>rrespondencc, bookkeeping and arithmetic, the for-
ler being my specialty. Exlended teaching experl-
ice ; unexceptionable references. " EXTENDED EX-
VN Al TEACHER of penmanship and the En-
glish branches is looking for a position. Seven
> L-ars^ teaching experience. Good health ; good refer-
ences upon application. Flrst-oltiss man, first-class
salary. " PERMANENT," care Penhjuj'S ART JOURNAL.
rflEACHER of seven years' experience as Prln-
■ ' " " ' " ? Department of 0 "
leading Business Colleges of the United States,
i to change In September. Branches taught:
Anything In the Business College Curriculum, except
Shorthand and Ornamental Penmanship. Specialties:
Banking, Business Practice, Rapid Calculations, and
nd required. Addn
s Art JouRNAi..
TTAVE TAUGHT PENMANSHIP, bookkeep-
■■■■■■ lug. arithmetic and common English branches
for four years In private, business and normal schools.
References upon application. "NORMAL AND BUSI-
NESS," care Penman*s Art Journal.
XHOIIOUGHLV COMPETENT and experl-
■*- enced teacher of penmanship, commercial
branches and the common English branches wishes a
position, preferably with a good normal college. Seven
vears' leaching experience. Recommendations upon
application. '^BUSINESS AND PENMANSHIP," care
Pe.nmas's Art Journal.
AN AI.1.-AROUND penma
teacher, pupil of Zaner, T'
also graduate of the Eastmai
wishes a position In a Qr" ~'""
UcacbcvB MantcCt.
all around teacher of experience
ike some stock In the Institution,
^nman. None but a flrst-elass man
in In a progressive mountain city
health resort. SOUTHERN
". M. Lemmond,
Must bean exui
need apply. Li
iVl'SINESS COLLEGE, AshvIUe, N. C.
Prin.
TEACHERS WANTED.
Bureau, St. Louis. 10th ye
Business Opportunities.
FOR SALE.— The best business college plant on
the PaclflcCoast outside of San Francrsco and Los
Angeles 1 In a growing California city of 20,000 popu-
lation : finest climate In the world ; expenses low- and
t>n competition within 150 miles. Present owners
p other business.
arty. Address "SUCCESS,"
nrd Wvlt*^r and, Envrofi
, 1?. C.
. oOc. Page of capitals t
Eat
Wash
1 doe. cards, 22e.; 3dfi_,. . _„. _. ...^ .
signatures, 26e. Resolutions engrossed for from t2.50
0 ILO. Ten writing lessons by mall, $2.60.
good old
NAME. Send
thousands. LEARN TO WRITE YO
W. and I win send v
f writing It. with Insi
t stomp, and I will send y
1 hand, price-list descriptive of lessons by mall,
ended movements, tracing exercises, capitals.
Is, aourlsblng, etc. P. S.— No postal card?
EXPERIENCED 1 . ^ ^.
merclal branches, art aud vocal music wis ._
secure position with a responsible school. Familiar
with the leading systems of commercial tex^books.
References, botn In and out of the profession, as to
character and ability. "ARTISTIC." care Pe-NMan's
Art Journal.
4 GRADUATE of Ann Arbor with ten yearsof
' of penmanship, i
I teaching experience
and English. Good
flaw, bookkeeping, penman-
e Penman's art Journal.
TEACHER of >
speclalli
f), shorthi
ting, desires a position In
ship, shorthand
plain and ornamental
■ Standard) and type-
lege or as Sup'r of Writing In Public Schools. Can
teach letter writing. English branches, piano, organ
and wind Instruments and vocal music. Good rerer-
" SHORTHAND AND PENMANSHIP." care PE^MAN's
AN ALL-ROUND MAN who has completed
scientific, commercial, shorthand and tj-pewrlt-
Ing aud penmanship iZanerlan) courses desires a
teaching position. Well recommended ; moderate
salary. Address "OHIO," care PEirsiAS's Art Joijb-
ughly-advertlsed
?ltyof 125,0IXHn-
wlsh to engage In other business. Address "GOOD
; school city (.'WO.OOO population) can be
)uKnt lor $2,000, If sold at once. Fine rooms, ex-
lleutlv furnished. Address " BARGAIN," care
e.sman''s Art Journal.
lOR SALE.— Thriving Shorthand and Business
^ College In Northeastern Pa., established In IMOa.
ecelpts this vear about $l,OoiJ, No competition.
FOR SA LE.— A well established Business College.
Departments : Commercial, Shorthand and Type-
writing, Telegrai)hy, English. Located in u thriving
LIVE BUSINESS COLLEGE, located
■ge railroad c '* "'" "---'••■--'•-
Satisfactory
large railroad
i-ears. ftatlsfactor;
■ PENNSYLVANIA," care Penma;
F»
. Established six
for selling. Address
Journal. It
R SALE.— The good will and plates of a well
advertised and widely used set of writing lessons.
Copper plate engraving; thousands of dollars spent
In advertising ; International reputation. Reason for
selling : conflicts with present business of owner. A
good thing for a hustling advertiser. Address "WRIT-
ING LESSONS," care Penman's Art JocrB.NAL.
FOR SALE.— A well ettabhshed Business College
and SHORTHAND SCHOOL. Six departmenU:
PtiNMANSHIP and BOOKKEEPING ; SHORTHAND
and TYPEWRITING: TEACHER.S' NORMAL, MUSIC,
ELOCUTION and TELEGRAPHY. Located In a rich
thriving city. No opposition within one hundred
mlle^. Spring and Summer Normal already adver-
tised. Will sell " dirt cTieap"' for cash, or good paper.
Address " KEYSTONE," care Penman's — -- - ---
XyaimoAd QyCiC Oyctc c/iaC?
05
PREHIUnS.
A Beautiful Stick Pin.
HE JOURNAL has had specially manu-
factured from its own design a verj"
neat stick pin. to oflfcr as a premium
ta Bubscribers. It is made Jn solid
silver, aiso in solid guld.
The silver pin has the quill of solid
sterlinjf silver, and the stick pin part
of German silver.
The gold pin is solid. 14 karat, ex-
cept the stick part, which is German
silver, gu]d plated.
For one dollar we wUl send The Jour-
nal for one year, and the solid silver
PIN.
Ffn- one dollar and fifty cenis we icill
tTiter one sub., new or rencwal,and send solid
GOLD PIN as j/remlum.
For two dollars wc w!U send two copies of The
Journal (to different addresses, if desired),
for
, and the
11 send The Journal for two ye
ilid fTold pin.
Or. for those desiring to be placed c
Or
I and the
►♦^
^nerrill's
i Vertical
{Penmanship
J is in all respects equal, and in many
▼ essential particulars greatly supcrii
w all other systems. It is easier to teacli
0 and easier to learn. Teachers and others
S interested are invited to correspond
A the publishers. Specimen copies fre
MAYNARD. MERRILL & CO.,
43-47 East Tenth St., N. Y.
4'%'%^ '%^%^^^-%' '%^%-'1
solid
The oVher dollar to be remitted at end of first
year. Present subscribers may have their sub-
scriptions extended and thus avail themselves of
this offer at once. A Jeweler would charge at
least $IM for the gold pin.
Works of Instruction in Penmanship.
Aine»* Guide to Self-Instruction In
Pracilcal and Artistic Penmanship.—
For 25 cents extra the Guide will be sent full
bound in cloth. The regular premium has
heavy paper binding. Price when sent other-
wise than as premium : Paper. 75c.; cloth SI
The Galde in paper sent as prem. with one sub.
($1). Cloth 25 cts. extra
about the same ground as the G
stead of being in book form it is composed of
movable slips progressively arranKed. Taiswork
also has had a very large sale independently of
The Lord^s Prayer
Flonrlfhed Ea^le (24
Stag (24 X 32); Centei
Pro&rress (24x28); Grant (Memorial (22 x 28);
Garfleld iVIemorlal (U) \ 24): Grant and
Ijincoln Eulogy (24 X :)ii): (Tlarrlase Cer-
tlflcateOB x22): Family Rerord (18 x 22).
Ames* Book o Plonrlshes. Size of
book.8^xllJ^. Price. hea%T manilla binding,
$1 : cloth, with gold stam^j. 81-50.
It gives 125 beautiful designs, delicately printed
on superfine papei^-most of them raafiterpieces,
by 72 of the world's leading penmen, we will
send the book in manilla oinding as premium
mlums announced above for one subscribe
We will send the Book of Flourishi
best cloth binding for one sub. and 50
(81.50. the price of the book alone), or for two
subs. (82).
To Club Subscribers.
If you have been a club subscriber for the
past year and think that The Journal would
be worth a dollar to you the coming year, we
shall be pleased to have your renewal on that
basis. If you can't afford that sum, your sub-
scription may be sent through our nearest
agent at the clubbing rate.
If ther« is no agent convenient, write us at
once, stating the fact and inclosing 60 cents
for your renewal. We mean to have an act-
ive, capable agent not only in every school
but in every community. If there is one of
this kind near you, you must know it ; if not,
there should he, and it may be your oppor-
tunity to get the pafter for yourself and friends
at the reduced clubbing rate.
In no case do we authorize or will tc« coun-
tenance interference with a present capable
agent.
ARIES «&: ROLLINSON CO.,
204 Broailway. N. Y.
Your paper continues to grow better with
each issue. A. K. Merrill,
Supr. Writing, Saco, Maine.
There is no doubt that Toe Journal
growing better each s^ucceeding year, aoii „^
full of valuable information is it that it should
find its place in the hands of all engaged
educational work. S. S. Pubdy,
Supr. Writing, Des Moines, Iowa.
I have supported your Journal for almost
eighteen years and will continue to support it
It makes one of the best text books on Pen
manship that there is published.
Who wants *">
'=*' The «
^UjiNESSjOU^NAL
Do Business Teachers or Business Students Want
A Paper that puts them in touch with actual business conditions.
A Paper that treats of such things, for instance, as the science of advertising, with n
examples of the work of the most successful advertisers, both in letter and picture,
A Paper that rubs them up against the practices of the Real Business World, keeps them pasted
as to modern usages, appliances, legal decisions, trade conditions, etc.?
Have Business Teachers and Students any use for such a paper? Would they have It as a
gift ? Would they pay their money for It ? These are questions THE BUSINESS JOURNAL
would like to have answered— Now.
SPECIAL LIMITED OFFERS.
i 81.00 a year. No premiums. By
(subscribers feel that the (
[ paper d
Tbk Business Journal's subscription ]
mediately how many Penman's Art Jou
to them we make the following offers :
Xo. 1.— Send 25 cents for the four numbers of The Business Journal— January t
privilege of the eight remaining copies for 1S95 upon receiptor 26 cents additional If e
No. 9. — Send 40 ceuts for an entire year's Bubscrlption, beginning with January.
CONDITIONS OF THESE OFFERS.
We are collecting selected lists of people \
>ed would be of i
April Inclusive — with
nt within 80 days.
I paper like The Business
r less— people of your acquaintance
. . _ . iper. They should be men in buai-
t the following classifications :
i skill and Bplrlt.
Ma
-Privnt
ive Bookkeepers and Ac
noss back variety that know 1
Secretaries.
mpylng responsible positions 1
iiereantil'^ and flnanclal
These three names and addresses must accompany orders for subscription, and should be classified by
letter (A, B. ete.) as we have done.
The above offers are made to those who are subscribers for the Penman's Art Journal, the subscrlp-
tlons for both papfrs to run coueurrently. If your subscription for the Penman's Art Journal has six months
to run, for Instance, It would be extended three months and the subscription for The Business Journal con-
traett'il for three months—making buth expire together nine months hence. This Is a matter of considerable
convenience to us.
To others than Penman's Art Journal subscribers, one year's subscription for The Business Journal
will be sent on receipt of 50 cents, half price, provided three names and addresses as above explained accom-
AMES & ROLLINSON CO.,
202 Broadway, New York.
THE JQURNAUS..^ RUTQ Gm PH REQIST5.R
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: THE lOURNAL .
96
ISAAC PITMAN'S
SHORTHAND.
Adopted EXCLUSIVELY by the Public Day Schools of
NEW YORK CITY.
CLEMENT C. OAINES, n.A., Pres. Eastman Bns. Coll. and N. Y. Bus. Coll..
«ay8 in his latest prospectus of the latter institution ;—
which It 18 well to take Into eonslderatlon. Plt-
ud fllrapllclty.and as aU of our atttdents have been w-
c piiv the Igaac Pitman aystem decided preference.
Specimen Pages Sent Postpaid.
ISAAC PITMAN &■ SONS, THE PHONOGRAPHIC DEPOT. 33 Union Square, N. Y.
TAk-c- I r«c:r)N^ (It ih<" Isaac Pltfnan Metropolitan Srhool of Shorthand and Tj-pewrltlnR. 95 Fifth
TAKt Lt»!>ur(5» Av.'.,C'^r. 17th St.. S. Y. ThorouKb Instmctlon. Circulars.
SHORTHAND FREE.
HEFFLEVS PoRu'V
PR00RES5IVE LESSONS IN THE ,„^„.„„„
•^'*""'* PITMAN SYSTEn OF PHONOORAPMY
Are the Iwnt for t^acberH of the BKNN PITMAN and
OHAH AM SytttemB. To demonslrut* their auperlorllj
we will Ronri. FKKE. for exo ml nation, a ropy 1" "f i'«
r»t«'le»won theetn or In renulur hook form. Fleast
fiiontlnii ihU Inurnal anil your schtxji.
MEFRUEY SHORtHAND COMPANY,
4441 Gracne «»«nue. • _- . Brookljn. N. ».
GARHART'S
COMMERCIAL LAW.
The best claaa book piibllsbeii on tbe subjc
SnmiJle copies a.l eentf. >enA for cireul
Address. C. V. CARHART,
OB Clinton Ave., Albany, N.
ON DECK FOR WORK.
GRAND SUCCESS.
aln of eyes, hand
d reliable. Send f
DO YOU WANT
(>o(l ppnmnn and siiccesst'iil
oil should have n copy each ol
■i-r I,.-^^nnsin Uusinessand Ar-
|i, ■ ;iimI ■ Parks' Compreben:
. Wi-bb, Zaner, Harmai., ^^..^ocv,..™., -»,., -
ARLY ALL GONE. Price 60 cents each,
h tnr 75 cents, including recipe to make all
>rs of "shading ink." Tells all about or-
lizinif classes in penmanship.
DiiOD, HI.
in. Normal School.
QUEER
What reasons are given by some shorthand publishers in
favor of introducing their systems. Queerest of all, per-
haps, the moss back claim that " Ours is best because it
has not been revised for over thirty years ! "
What a thing to conjure by in dealing with the live
schools of to-day ! Thirty years ago there were only one
or two business colleges in America that made a feature
of teaching shorthand. To-day, The Journal tells us,
shorthand is taught in nearly all of the 1 500 such colleges
in the U. S. and Canada — and the rest are coming to it.
Day's Complete Shorthand Manual
(Columbian Revlsion~l6th Edition)
Embodies the science of shorthand writing brought
strictly down to date. It preserves what is good in the
old systems plus additions and emendations suggested by
the experience of eminent practitioners of our time. It
is built to do the business of to-day. The Live Schools
— the Live Writers — are coming to it.
IT IS THE rERY BEST SHORTHAXD BOOK THAT HAS EVER YET BEEX MADE.
Price of the 16th edition, revised to date. 81.50. Proper discounts to Schools and Bookseller
The Burrows Brothers Company, Cleveland, 0.
AKPlits.-lciir 15»n i.r.>Ht. will all.iw \ou «l--.;6 for an oW toumaln
KemU to II. K. rtl'K, Bos 000. WasliliiKtoQ, D. c. Sccoiia NatlouaJ
£VEKY dhorlhHn.l teacher, writer and Rchool proprietor wlil be Inlere.ted in the
nicies In THE Bl ri|NE$!S JUl'RNAI. lor JnoiiarF, Februnrr and .Marcli. Send 'ii
..for Ike lliree U.ue.. AJIES Jt UOLLINSON CO., ^en York.
PERNIN'S UNIVERSAL PHONOGRAPHY
Awarded the Medal and Diploma at the World's Fair.
•Only a few years before the public, it Is now used by thousands of Ste-
nographers and adopted Into 400 of the Leading Schools and Colleges.
Most Popular, because it is the SIMPLEST, most LEGIBLE and RAPID.
NO SHADING. NO POSITION. NO FAILURES. FEW WORD SIGNS.
Vowels follow consonants in their natural order as in longhand.
Sentences written by it with less than an hour's study.
Speed for practical work with 6 to 12 weeks" study.
Superseding all others wherever impartially investigated. Trial lesson and cir-
culars FREE. Mail instruction. Text-book sent responsible schools for examination.
WRITE H. BI. PERNIN, Author, Detroit, Mich.
• A Revolutionary Departure in Typewriters.
[ SPECIAL INTEKEST TO
'Shorthand Schools 1
I Shorthand Teachers !
NATIONAL !i
e chanRed Instantly.
•9 every (rood quality found In oil
;hlnes, and bas many points of superiority
all Us own.
NATIONAL TYPEWRITER CO..
cs and General Omces. i:\i\ and Ar.-h Streets.
Philadelphia, Pa.
"NATIONAL":
The Best— Trial Proves It.
SCHOOLS !, Write for FULL PARTtCU- i
^
-A TREATISE ON-
Legibility ^ the Acquirement of Speed in Stenography.
BY S ANNUEL C. DUNHAM.
A work of irreat value lo steno
/egibility and speed in sliorthand, and a re
any system based on the Pitman alphabet.
I produced oi
Fort
The text '
Twenty-ni\
\teiu3orapher
and f ac-slmlle
key. The contributions
NothlBK of the kind ev«
$1. post-paid. Liberal diaco'
Remington typewriter and then photo-lithographed In tbe highest
. The only book ever produced entirely on the typewriter.
pages of beautifui shorthand, consisttng cf an oriffinal contribution from every official
both Houses of Congresa^thirteen in all^and other stenographers of national reputation,
porting notes of three of the leading court stenographers in the country, accompanied by a
specially prepared for thU work, and are written In the shorthand of their
.vlth gilt title. Price
SAMUEL C. DUNHAM, - Box 313, Washington, D. C.
The No. -g"^ ^
£> l<efflmgt9n
'^pcwritcr.
More Permanent Alignment,
Improved Spac.ag- Meclianism,
Ligliter and Wider Carriage,
Uniform and Easy Toucli,
Economical Ribbon Movement,
Improved Paper Feed,
Readily Adjustable Paper and
Envelope Guides,
Matchless Construction.
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOQUE.
WyCkOff, SeamanS & BenediCt,327 Broadway. New York.
^^^S^nmaMQ:^tit'CLXuXAaj&
97
Brass Edge Rules
FOR ADVERTISINQ PURPOSES.
The best advertising medium is the one that lasts longest.
Something useful is always appreciated and is not
thrown away, and is always at work
advertising your business.
NATIONAL ADVERTISINQ CO.,
SENECA FALLS. N. Y.
AMES' BEST PENS r
JOSEPH GILLOTT'S
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL, Paris exposition, 1889,
AND THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION AWARD.
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.
Beside the larpe varletv of pens for all sorts of busi-
ness ami extra fine wrltlnn. which have ha<i a wurld-
wldesal© for over fifty years, we make the following
Btrletly professional pens, or which samples will be
sent as speolfled:
Noa. 2P0. 201 and 859 (Crow QuUI), atthe rate of three
No. 100(>(then
tdellc
B penmadel, six
such that t'KEE SAM-
PLES are IM PO?*SI BLE.
JOSEPH GILLOTT & SONS.
HENRY HOE. Som Aoknt, 91 John Street, New York,
Business Short Cuts.
A Valuable Buok for. Teachers, BuiikHec ti-
ers and Biisincas Men, hist
from the jtress', on
RAPID CALCULATIONS,
By E. S. Curtis,
formerly principal of -the Counting Room De'
partment of Rochester Business University.
Price 50c, Sent by mail, postpaid, to teachers
and members of the class of "ai. '92 and '93 " R
B. U." upon receipt of one-half the retail price
Address
E. S. CURTIS,
Ma
n, Ca
TEACHERS !
And graduate in time for the big rush of business next fall. The coming Atlanta Exposition
I increase business very materially, and the demand next fall for practically edticated young men
and voung women will be much greater than the supply. Even at the present time we are unable
to supply the demand for those who can write shortnand and keep books. Atlanta and the couth
offers an exceptionally go<»d field for ambitious young men.
The Atlanta Business Tollege slves special attention to bookkeeping, shorthand, banking, type-
writing, penmanship, mathematics, commercial law and all other commercial and English branches.
Expert work in all departments a specialty. Mercantile books examined and audited. Tele-
phone S&S.
All graduates assisted in obtaining pleasant and profitable employment.
The teachers are Normal trained and practical men.
References : The law firm of Dorsey. Brewster & HoweU. and the Merchants' Bank, this city-
l^^ Send for catalogue and mention this paper.
THE ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE, Atlanta. Ga.
-The Atlanta Business Ci'llege is a chartered institution, controlled bj' leading Atlanta
3d at the OMAHA COMMERCIAL CrtLLEGE of
a Penmanship, from Business Writing to tlie most elaborate pt
._ „ . . _mateurand professional penmen. J. W. Lanipinan, the superb
i-harKe. TUITION KOIt THE ABOVE. !*('J3. Newsimm
Is designed for a
[jrofesslonal "
Neb. Special three
•) taught by an expert. Order-
ipt prepared fore
ir three nours' woi
KB. STATE FAIR, 1894,
we4?k or for thr»
t and penman,
1 chilli
. Eiigr ,
„ .0 order. BoarnJSpet
0 any address, 10c. AT THE
FeiimanslUp, Includ iQg (
lIOHKItorOH BROS., On
YOU NEED NOT ATTEND SCHOOL to secure a
Normal Education. Remain at bonie, continue your teach-
ing, and pursue the Normal Cour^ies (Elementary and Advanced),
and you will be abie to pass a higher grade examination, to
secure a better certificate, become a better teacher, and thereby
secure a better salary. Over G,000 Htudeiits enrolled
since 1889 Diplomas granted. No new books need be pur-
chased and from one to three hours' study, daily, is sufficient.
' Improve your spare moments; save cost of board and railroad
? by taking our Normal Courses.
Tuition for a thirteen weeks' coui-se. $5. Special tuition of
[ $3 to the person sending a list of 10 teachers' names. Send for
i''i paoe eatainfiiif.
Address AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE NORMAL, LoekBoxl025.Dansville,N.Y
When writing mention this paj'or.
\V. J. KINSLEY,
•iO'i Broadway. New York.
Consulting Accountant.
A<l\irr in opening and closing of books,
piirtni'i>hip settlements, etc. Criticism on
ooui-ses of study and helps for business and
normal schools. Business practice work a
See Here I
; you tried my new
;lst3' " or Diamond
Gloss Ink ? If you have
not, then you don't know what you have missed. I
will sell you 8lx good sized bottles for Si.
4^13 B. M. WORTHINQTON.
6s North Clark Street. - CHICAQO. ILL.
Keeps the hand in position and assists in se-
curing a free, gliding movement. It is made of
spring brass, nickel plated and will not wear
out nor get out of order. It can be opened or
closed to fit any size hand. Over one thousand
orders have been filled up to March 1. Corre-
spondence from teachers of penmanship desired.
Agents wanted. Prices: Size for adults, 25c.
each or $3.25 per doz. Pupil's size (under 15
years) 15c. each or Si. 20 per doz.
ALLARD.
Qulncy, III.
SEE HERE ITh*; foil
ZanerlanComoPndlum
of Slant Writing . . .S0.60
Ink Drops, one year... .20! Tn"
)wlug club offers :
OR
O. M. Powers" Manual
of Writing J0,.';0
IK Drops, one year.. .20
IZanerlan Exponent.
OR
Zaner Ian Compendium
of Vertical Wrltlng.SO
Ink Drops, one year, .
ZanerlaQ Exponent,
I OR
' I Western Penmai
; Tpk DrODS,
Zanerlan Exponeat.
«0.60 1
will send you a
t Wrlilng....$o.fiO
rilum of Writing..
Zanerlan Exponen'
WPBtern Penman, ■
year
Ink Drops, one yea
of Vertical Wn tlnk-ID.'iO
Zouerlan P^n Studies .M>
Zanerlan Progress
(Eagle) PO
Ink Drops, one year.. .20
JLTO
OR
Western Penman, one
vear. with Palmer's
Budget as Premium .>1.0l)
Ink Drops, one year. . .20
Zanerlan Exponent,
_ , _ -o order any of the above
clubs send all order" to Ink Props, as It la only by
purchasing suhserlptloDS and hooks Id laign quanti-
ties that we can make ouch liberal oilers. Address
INK DROPS. Piirmlngtfm, N. Y
This border of portraits represents the class of students in attendance at the Zanerian this eighth day of March, 1S95. Do y
think Ihey are the best and most intelligent looking class of pupils you have ev.
You will certainly admit that it is a credit to attend'such a school and to a
as here represented. Then why not be on hand at the- Zanerian som.
The outlook for teachers of penmanship and drawing is better
pupils. Address Zntierian Art College, Columbus, Ohio.
; during the
ever befon
hool of penmanship, or in any school ?
as earnest and industrious a class of pupils
98
'iQ:?uc<:L^tuAaS
Now is the Time to Begin Tliinl(ing about Making Clianges
in text books for next year. If the books you are now using are satisfactory, you will not, of course, want to make a change,
but in case they are not we would respectfully ask you to consider those enumerated below. These books are the result of
years of experience on the part of their authors, and are original in plan, sound in principle and practical in subject-matter.
They are great labor-savers and result producers. They are up to date books for up to date schools. They are "the books
that teach." Following is the list :
WILLIAMS & ROGERS' COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS.
BOOKKEEPING. BUSINESS PRACTICE.
Preliminary Business Practice.
For all Schodls. Public anj Private.
New Complete Bookkeeping.
Ft»r Buginess Colleges and Commei-cial Departments.
ARITHMETIC.
Business Arithmetic (Short Course).
Complete Commercial Arithmetic.
Mental Arithmetic (In Press).
SHORTHAND AND SPELLING.
Osgoodby's New Phonetic Shorthand Manual
Seventy Lessons in Spelling.
GRAMMAR AND CORRESPONDENCE.
New Practical Grammar.
Business and Social Correspondence.
Advanced Business Practice.
For High Schools, Normal ^^cliools and Academies.
Three Weeks in Business Practice.
For Business Colleges and Commercial Departments.
LAW.
Business Law (Short Course).
New Commercial Law.
Test Questions in Commercial Law.
PENMANSHIP.
Pen-Written Copies (Re-produced), Abr. Ed.
Pen-Written Copies (Re-produced), Comp. Ed.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT and POLITICAL ECONOMY.
Civil Government of the United States.
Descriptive Economics.
I^" If you need anything in the way of Blank Books, Blank Business Forms, Diplomas, School Registers, College Currency
School Stationery, we can supply it in the best quality and at the lowest price. Write now before you forget it. Address,
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42.— The capital J has already been presented in
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is observed. Get additional " muscular longitude "
by reviewing " pony " (reversed) and " shaft," mak-
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4:3 —The capital W is a complex letter and re-
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ing of this letter, therefore your attention to the
middle parts. Straight lines on up strokes weaken
the letter. Exercise 1, in No. 23, will force up curves.
The down strokes are used as "influences." Do you
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where this union of line is used. If you can make
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the practice you can in the words.
44.— Exercises in No. 24 are interesting and
beneficial ; 2 and 3 are made by beginning on base
with final t. End letters at point ot beginning.
These and the following combinations should be
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directed practice on the foregoing will enable you to
make a good W. Be sure to end the W about two-
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made at base line until the letter is well located.
From GO to TO Ws per minute is fair speed.
Capital B.
45. — The style of capital B in number 2."> comes
easily. Retrace nearly all of straight line, broad
top : make last part quickly, and watch where and
how you end. Drill rapidly on the B combination,
making from 70 to 80 per minute. Omit the coupling
line and we have the figures 1 and 'A. These may be
practiced in connection with the B.
JlfvifU- Capita^ti.
40 — You will find nothing more helpful just
'"Jty/MA
now than the reviewing of capitals and small letters
in combination, as illustrated in first line of No. 26.
47. — Both styles of small f should be practiced.
In the abbreviated style the retracing of up stroke is
similar to that in r. No dot need be made in turn
ing to the right.
NEW YORK, MAY, 1895.
48.— Exercise 1, No. 27, is presented for those who
have difficultv in making good turns on capital B,
figure 3, etc. ' Take this in large and frequent doses
and all stiffness will disappear. Reverse the move-
ment if you need hel p on capital E. T he other illus-
trations in this line explain themselves. See that
the curve line retraces the first straight line in
figure ii.
Vvactirr Concrntration and Concentrate Practice.
49.— It was necessary to place several exercises
Criticism and Answer Column.
Send all specimens and communications intended for this
column to L. M. Thornbui-gh, care of Spcncenan Business
College, Evansville, Ind.
" Froulou."— I have tried system after system of writing
mthout success in teaching, I can't get my pupils to
work much at anythmg, etc. What is the matter and
what shall I do ? Ans. A careful study of your long let-
ter leads me to conclude that the fault is in the teacher.
You evidently have little or nomagnelism, without which
vou cannot be truly successful as a teacher. You are too
i'dlj to warm up young people. " An iceberg eimts no
on a line in this lesson, but do not allow this ar-
rangement to lead you to hopping around on first
one thing and then another. Learn to concentrate
your forces on one exercise until your muscles have
been strengthened and developed. Practice not
more than one No. of this lesson at any sitting.
rays ot heat, however majestic it may stand." Consult a
good phrenologist and follow his advice.
A C , Cincinnati.— Should teacher have boys with tight-
fittiug coat* to remove sleeve during wiiting y Ana.
Would i/ou be willing to wear a-tight-fitting shoe and then
suffer the consequences in painful corns y Some pecple
would. Off with the coats.
J O. B., Cleveland.— Would you use your method in
Sublic schools, and what would vou do with the copy-
ooks y Ans. Yes ; and every pupil would cover every
particle of sui-face m those copy-books with such exercises
as '* pony " and " shaft," Plate 1.
"Patot," Scranton. Pa.— Does a little smoking hurt a
fellow's writing y Ans. Does a httle stealing, a Httle
swearing or a httle lying hurt a fellow's character?
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without them it wonld receive no more than a pass-
ing glance from the average reader.
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Something haa hurt voiir writing. Remember, young
man, that xvhatr.ver anectw the brain and muscle affects
the product that comes from these forces.
H. W.. Covinifton. Ky.— You would get just as strong a
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with a needle. Dropycur old, scratchy pen into the Ohio.
x^
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fluger to arm muscular, from drawing to writing, vou
n form, but see what you have gained i
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"Health, Comfort, Pleasure." It is the first thing
that the reader sees and on it the eye is sure to rest.
Such catch words in nine cases out of ten will
cause the whole advertisement to be read, while
To County Superintendents and Teachers
of Un^^raded Schools.
Realizing the need of work in writing and draw-
ing prepared for teachers and pupils of ungraded
schools, Tbe. Journal made arrangements with Mr.
F. M. Wallace of Sterling. 111., a writer and teacher
of many years' experience and one who has taught in
the ungraded schools and knows their needs, to give a
series of lessons in writing that would be specially
adapted for such schools. Mr. Langdon S. Thomp-
son, Director of Drawing in the Jersey City public
schools, w(ts secured to give a series of illustrated
lessons in blackboard sketching for teachers, and
these lessons are particularly arranged for ungraded
work. The lessons by Messrs. Tliornbnrgh and New-
lands, as well as most of the articles by leading
writers and teachers, are just as valuable to un-
graded as to graded schools.
The majority of the school pupils in the United
States are in ungraded or small graded schools, be-
yond the reach of the good work being done by the
hundreds of excellent supervisors of writing or
drawing employed in our larger cities. These
special series of lessons and articles are of great
value to the teachers and students in ungraded
schools, and we hope that county superintendents
and teachers will aid ns in spreading the gospel of
good writing and drawing in the^e school?. Most
of these lessons began with the January number,
and subscriptions may be dated from that issue if
desired. We want to reach the millions in the un-
graded schools, and to the county superintendents
and teachers we are looking for encouragement. If
you think we are doing good work, mention The
Journal to your teachers and friends, show them a
copy and induce them to tecome subscribers. At no
other time has such a knowledge of writing and
drawing been demanded of teachers as at present,
and from no other source can so much instruction
and information be obtained on these subjects as
from the columns of The Penman's Art Journal.
All that has been said in the foregoing paragraphs
applies with equal force to literally thousands of
private schools — academies, parochial schools, etc.
— that are not justified in employing a special
teacher of writing. The Journal will be found of
the greatest use in such schools, and we do not be-
lieve that they could invest $10 in any other way
that would give them as many practical suggestions
relating to the teaching of writing, drawing and
designing as they can get from a year's subscription
for The Journal, which costs only $1, including a
valuable work of instruction in writing, lettering,
etc., as a free premium.
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nODERN PEN LETTERING.
BY J. F. BRILKY, JOURNAL OFFICE.
Jiritvh Lffterdif/,
N the accompanying plate we give an ex-
ample of brush lettering as applied to
newspaper advertising. In this case we
have a given space into which the letter-
ing must come, and therefore it is
necessary to biing the pencil into use.
All the penciling necessary for the black
letters is a rapid, inaccurate hairline
t/.v to guide you in spacing, to show
letter
where you will come oat at the end of the line.
Then go to work with the brash regardless of the
penciled letters as to the matter of form. For the
white lettering it is necessary to pencil out the
forms in outline and then work around them with
a brush. Another way is to paint in the solid black
and then put in the white lettering with Chinese
white. This is a more rapid way, but not always
aatisffictory, as the white sometimes scales off be-
riOeiSMNT HOME
In the Heart of the Catskills
HEALTH
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LESSONS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. M. WALLACE, STERLING, ILLLN'OIS.
No. 4.
(INITIAL HADE IN JOUB.NAL OFFICE.)
Jllacki/onrit I'raetice.
^ESSON four is a continuation of
foimcr lessone. Review as may
be ueccteary to meet the needs of
your school.
Have pupils from now on practice
on the hkckboard, following your
dirtctions.
If there are too many to be accommodated at the
board at one time, section the school according to
ago and size, giving a lesson to a portion of the
scholars at their desks, while others use the board.
Small pupils will be delighted to use the black-
board often, but the teacher must be alert to see
that their work is productive of good results. Un-
der the guidance of a skillful teacher blackboard
work by the pu|)ils is an immense factor for good
results : there is nothing better.
Movement exercises are necessary to develop mus-
cular action and to facilitate execution.
Give each exercise faitbfnl practice.
Monitay.
Drill on position, pen and pencil, holding, as be-
fore, one minute each,
Moveinvnt nrills.
Make No. 1 on the board, counting aloud while
making it. Take your hand-board and illustrate as
explained in previous lessons. Have the pupils
practice this exercise throe minutes ; then double the
hizeof the oval and drill two minutes. Make this
exercise at the rate of from 90 to 100 per minute,
including changes from one i)lace to another on the
paper. Count for each downward stroke, being
careful that all start in the direction indicated by
the arrow. Do not shade. Make from ten to a
dozen rotations without stojiping the motion. How-
ever, change to another place as soon as the paper is
worn, but try to have all change at the same time.
Follow with No. 3 on the board, keeping the direc-
tion of the oval the same as the ruled line, and
observing the directions for Nos. 1 and 2 (No. 2
bting the same as No. 1, except that the hand is
carried to the right to produce running ovals).
Drill a few minutes on No. 4, noting that it is the
reverse of No. 1, being careful about the slant.
Double the size and follow directions for No. 1 in
other respects. Follow with No. 5, commencing
with an npward stroke; then increase the size and
speed.
Vopij Ko. -'?. Turn the paper so that the ruled
lines will be parallel with the wrist, or nearly so.
Begin with a long sweep, letting the downward
stroke fall on the middle line— making the exercise
six ruled lines in width. The first stroke is the same
as the long sweep in small m or h. Take the pen up
aud make the second part the same as the finishing
stroke in small i' or ».
Copy No. -',v. Narrow the strokes so as to fall on
each ruled line. Narrow the work still more, making
at least ten letters. Then move the paper to the left
about two inches and repeat, making ten letters
Move the paper again toward the left two inches'
When the writing has extended the length of the
paper move it to the right, to bring it in proper
position for commencing another line. When the
page is about half filled push the top sheet of paper
nway from you, keeping the relative pc-itions the
same. These are important points and should not
be neglected by teacher or pupils.
The count for this letter is ■■ one," "two," "one,"
" two," etc., counting on downward strokes.
Copy No. I'.i shou'il be made with the long
sweeps, pausing slightly at the top to make the dot.
1)0 not shade any of the writing. Count for this
tetter thus: "one,' "two."
Copy No. .W. A letter should be made on each
ruled line, counting as before. Move the paper as
previously directed.
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Tuesday.
Practice the oval drills as in yesterday's lesson.
Copy ]\'o. .'//. Write the word " rix, " as indicated,
across the rnled lines, each letter falling on a ruled
line. If you desire, connt each downward stroke.
Try it without counting. Turn the paper and write
along the ruled lines, keeping the spacing narrow.
Cojjy No. .:v. Use the long sweeps, no shade, and
no finger movemtnt. If the thumb bends there is
some movement of the fingers not wanted. Correct
it at once.
The count, or time, is "one," "two," "three."
Observe the latter part of the letter is but half as
wide as the first part.
Write across the ruled lines, as in No. 31.
Copy No. ■!■!. Write the word "win" across the
paper, so that each letter will be on a ruled line. Do
not count for this e.'sercise. Turn the paper, and
write one full line, moving the paper twice to the
left, about two inches each time. Move the paper
back to the right, four inches. Now make another
line, putting each word directly over that on the
ruled line, moving the paper as before. Put another
line over the second one, following directions as
given. Write another line over this one, as before.
No better practice is known for the short, or one-
space, letters, since tliere will be four written lines
between the twu ruled lines, and it will teach pupils
that those letters slioald be one fourth the height
between the ruled lines. Most people write too
large; thisis offered as acorrective. Practice much
in this way with words made from the one-space
letters.
Copy No. .!.',. Turn the paper so that the writing
may follow the ruled lines. Keep the letters small ;
the tendency will be to write too large. Be careful
to have the work appear as solid body-writing.
Spacing between letters will need careful' observa-
tion. Instruct as given in a previous number of this
paper. Swing the arm on the muscle near the elbow.
Keep the wrist and side of the hand off the paper.
The thumb must not bend.
Miiliiimliiij.
Drill on the ovals awhile.
Copy No. ,ij. Practice across the raled lines, mak-
ing the exercise extend across six lines.
Count: "Ready," "glide," "one," "finish;"
"again," "ready," "glide," "one," "finish." etc.
Do not lift the pen in making the first stroke.
The finishing; stroke in all letters comes off the
paper while the pen is in motion.
Copy No. .10. Make each letter so that it will be
upon a ruled line. Write across the paper, and have
at least six letters in a gronp, keeping the pen on the
paper until all in a group are made. Give this much
practice.
Copy No. ,17. Write this word so that each letter
shall be made on a ruled line. Do not lift the pen
until in the finishing stroke.
( 'opy No. .!S. Change pipers. Write on the ruled
line, working for body writing.
Give careful attention to the down stroke in the
first letter, and to the last half of the third letter in
each word.
T/iiirsday.
Practice the ovals a few minutes.
Copy No. .in. Drill across six ruled lines.
Count: "Ready," "glide," "one," "finish," for
each letter.
Be careful about the shoulder in each letter, and
bring the down stroke on the same slant as the up
stroke.
Copy No. .',11. Go across the rulings, making six
letters in a group before liftiug the pen, and having
each letter upon a ruled line.
Curve the up stroke considerably and produce the
down stroke parallel to it.
Copy No. .',1. Write each word across the lines,
using long sweeps for the beginning and finishing
Copy No. iJ. Change papers.
Write body writing along the rulings.
Keep the lines light.— no shade, and use a free
swinging movement. Do not push and pull the arm
back and forth.
ritdnii.
Work on the ovals a short time.
Copy No. i.i. This is difficult. Make it across six
ruled hues. Curve the np stroke as in No. 39, and
curve the down stroke to the right almost to the
line ; then tnrn it on the line and carry it one fourth
BLACKBOARD DRAWING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ACCOMPANYING LESSON BY LANGDON S. THOMPSON.
the height of the letter, bringing the pen to a stop on
the paper, and just to the left of the up stroke : press
slightly to make the dot ; then lift the pen, place
the pen on the ruled line, and then make the finishing
sweep or stroke.
Copy No. U. This is similar to No. J/S, except
that a letter is made on each line.
Copy No. 4'''. Have the word extend across six
ruled lines. Make the first and third letters one-
fourth higher tlian the second letter.
These letters should receive much practice sepa-
rately as well as in words.
Copy No. 40. Change papers.
Write carefully along the rnlings. Finger move-
ment must not be permitted to those who use pens
and ink. Children using pencils must be allowed
much latitude, but an experience of several years
has shown that they can learn to write with the
muscular movement before some of the larger ones
can attain it — sometimes.
This number completes a lengthy drill upon the
minimum or short letters — one-half of the alphabet.
If necessary, give two or more lessons on the work
outlined for each day, and review frequently, using
the entire lesson for that purpose.
At the close of each lesson collect the ink, papers,
etc., and hang up the best half-dozen sheets. This
is a good way to create an intense interest in the
lessons.
In Plate V of the previous lesson we attempted
to present several appearances of large bodies of
water acted on by horizontal forces such as winds.
In those sketches we made frequent use of many
similar and concave curves, with sharp edges or
points turned upward.
When water is acted on by a strong horizontal or
oblique force thrusting it forward and over a preci-
pice, it obeys the laws of other falling bodies and
moves in the form of a parabolic curve. Where it
first tumbles over a projection it seems " cool and
collected" and quite mathematical inform. If it
falls a considerable distance it may break into splash-
ing and shapeless foam before reaching the bottom
of its descent, thus producing the typical waterfall.
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(See Figs. 1,2,3 and 6.) In case the water leaps
from one projection to another or is obstructed by
rocks, we have the cascade, as in Fig. 4, which is a
series of parabolic curves.
In eketchin^ snch waterfalls as are fonnd in Plate
VI. the learner must be careful and not do too much.
The falHuK stream on both eides may be flunked with
dark (or white on the blackboard)shades or shadows
of 807Tie kind, as rocks, trees or other scenery, for
the purpose of contrast with the stream itself, which
will mostly be white (or black ou the blackboard).
But the crucial test will be found in at'emptingto
draw the fonm. spray or mist, as it rises from below.
Here the touches must be delicately and sparingly
applied, and to draw delicately one must think and
imagine delicately. Nervousor thoughtless pcratchfs
with the pencil will result in total failure. Try to
ilod the meaning, the intent, in each mark or group
of touches,
•' THE JOURNAL'5" PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONTEST.
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We have decided to keep the public school writiDf; con-
test open until May :{0— no later. AH schools desiring to
take part in this competition will find Tull particulars given
on page (JI of the March Joi rnal. All specimens should
be mniled sons tiTe«c/i us by May HO.
We hope that every city and town in Auierica will enter
this competition. It is a wonderful help to both teachers
and pupils to put forth efforts of this kind. Read the con-
ditions and carefully comply with them, and then — have
your specimens here on or l)pfore May 30.
"THE JOURNAL'S" PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONTESTS.
When the contests in writing amont; the jmpils of public
schools were inauBurated t)y 'J hk JounNAL, we felt, if th»
MiperviRors made tlie most of the opiiortunities offered,
that much interest and enthusiasm could be worked up noc
only in the pupils, but also in the school officers aud
patrons of the licliools
CnrthaKf. Mo., used the contest to spur the pupils and
patrons to greater efforts, and in this Miss Sarah Frank,
the Supervise)]-, wh.s ably-backed up by the Superintendent
and the piets of the city.
In a letter recently rtceivcd from her. she says :
We felt very gliid to receive three certitlcate.'! in the late
contest. The pirls who won these are all painstaking pupils
and di) nil their work well. We are proud of them, and
thnnkful to you for your great atteniion to this depart-
ment. The Superintendent and I went together into the
schools to present the certificates. To say timt the reci|)-
ientB were pleased does not half express it. I am sure it is
B most powerful stimulus to better writing in our city
pchonla. Our pre.ss and citizens showed tlieir appreciation
of our succes6:ul efforts by highly commending us. We
are glad we tried.
WELL-KNOWN SUPERVISORS.
.1. D. Bond. Supervisor of Penmanship m the public
scluxtls of St. Pun], Miuu., was born iu Fayette Co., Pa.,
and wius educated in Wisconsin in district aud \illnge
s^'h.Hils. iu-;ui(Muy aud B. M. Worthington's Business Col-
It'gi'. Madi-^on. Wis. He then entered the Milton (lit.) Col-
K'Ki'. from wliiih institution he jjraduatcil iu June. 1S?2.
and nHHuvcd his sin-ond ilegree from that college in ISTti.
Mr. Bond phmned to study law. but immediatelv after
graduating from collcg(> he received an olTer to Uike charge
of the depjirtuieut of iwumanship iu the St. Paul schools,
and acceptotl the luvsition.
While ho Inus liad continuous cliarge of the i>eumimsliip
iu these schiK>ls for twenty-three yeara. he also taught
drawing and bookkeeping for three years, and for two
years act«d a£ assistant stipt.
He holds two Life State Teachers' certificates, one iu
Wisconsin and one in Minnesota, and is an officer in both
the City and State Teachers" Associations. He is also the
author of " Bond's Staff-ruled Writing Books," and isiu
demand as a lecturer before teachere' associations all over
the Northwest. Lately, the teachei-s in Minn, and Wis.
have had him telling the whys and wherefores of vertical
writing.
Fraternal Notes.
— Supvr. W. E. Harsh. Helena, Mont., is going to enter
TtiK JnfuxAi;s public school contest. Mr. Harsh is an
up-to-date supervisor, aud see-s that his teachers are on
The JoritxAi-s subscription list.
— Mr. H. W. Herrou is special teacher of bookkeeping,
etc.. in the High School, Portland. Ore., and has been very
successful in his work. Supvr. J. H. Buck has chaige
of the writing in the public schools in that enterprising
city.
— H. E. Perrin. prin. of business department and supvr.
of writing of the San Bernardino, Cal., High School, has
recently sent us the "Circular of Information," telling
about the work of the High School, and we have read
with much interest the part devoted to the Business De-
partment.
— R. J. Bennett, recently a teacher in the Ottawa, Ont.,
B. C, has been appointed "special teacher of writing in the
public schools of Sau Jose. Cal. Mr. Bennett is an enter-
prising teacher, and we feel sure the school board of San
Jose ^viU see that they have acted wisely in giving more
attention to writing,
— C. O. Meux, late of Orlando, Fla., is now engaged in
teaching at Quiucy, Fla.^ where he wall remain during the
summer season.
— The " Teachers' Manual and Superintendents' Re-
port," of Lake Charles, La., Public Schools, makes special
mention of the work in writing and drawing. W. B. Hale
is supervisor of those branches.
— Geo. L. Darin is the new supervisor of writing iu the
Geneseo. HI., schools.
THE CARE OF INK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Ko|>ly
of Sni-nb A. Fr
Mo.
Ilk.
1. " What kiad of ink is best ^"
2. "What ink well is best ^"
" Where obtainable— price ?"
To be brief :
First. A blue-black ink-that is, an ink that has a blue
cast at first, changing to coal-black ioa very few moments.
Second. The Greenwood Common Sense Ink Bottle.
Address the Greenwood School Supply Company, Youngs-
town, Ohio. Price 50 cents per dozen.
HiasonB.
First. It is next to impossible to make au ink that is pure
black from the start, which will not thicken, mold, grow
lumpy or r» quire "doctoring" when subject to the un-
avoidable schoolroom conditions as to heat, dust, exposxn'e
to the atmosphere and various ink-well contrivances.
A black ink is desirable above all others, but if the above
given statement be true, what is to be done about it ? If
we can get a result satisfactory as to fl )wing (pialities and
cast by ufeing a quickly changing ink (the only argument
herein ottered being the grent number of chanpeable fluids
which find favor in the market), ibe question resolves itself
into this:
Which one is the the brst ?
We think blue black, because it is best for the eyesight
and is nearest a coal black at the outset.
It can be had cheap enough for school purposes, which is
not true of most other good inks, and it is easy on pens.
It flows readily, giving a firm, true line and, all in all, is
quite the acme of perfection.
Miss Frank can secure an extra good ink for her own use
by mixing Arnold's Japan ink with Arnold's AVriting
Fluid (green) to suit her ta>te as to shade, and adding a
little powdered gum arabic if a gloss is desired, keeping
gloss ink off of books, however, for it will sniear. She may
write the Reed School Ink Co., Winchester, lud., for
prices and samples of ink.
Second. Th^ ink bottle spoken of will practicollv do
away with all bother tbmning and fixing ink.
It IS beat bp-cans-^ ;
It has good capacity.
It prevents evaporation as nearly as it is possible to do so
It IS noiseless.
It is cheap.
It does not get out of order.
It can be put in the place of old wells by the teacher.
It seldom needs refilling.
It Is easily removed for cleaning.
It keeps dust and dirt out
It is in all respects .satisfactory and a boon to teachers
already overburdened with little details.
Someone may think the writer is interested, finnncially. in
the articles recommended. It is not true. Nor has be an/
axe to grind. Toe information is given wholly aud solely
in the hopes of lessening the trials of many a fellow teacher
who has found the same questions asked by Miss Frank in
some way demanding a solution.
If one of the many is, in ever so slight a degree assisted,
the author of these hues is abundantly repaid.
W. D. Moon.
Director of Ptitmanship, Public Schooh, Lima, Ohio.
From the Frying Pan Into the Fire.
BY CHANDLER H. PKIUCK.
Great C^'^ar . what a conflict ' What a strike ! What a
stampede ! What a force ! Wbat a farce ! What a fad !
What a furious fusillade I Wliat a freak ! Wbat a fancy !
What a favorite I What a seeming victory !
From whence did it come ; AVhat brought it about i
Wbat suggested its l>eiug ? What process evolves it '. Who
are its converts ? What is vertical writing i
Don't l)e frightened. Tbe tidal wave will have spent its
fury only to have accomplished tbe greatest good— viz.,
that of convincing the educational world that the cause of
poor writing is not in the construction of its letters.
"A drowning man grabs at a straw,'' and those who
have been un?ucces-fnl in securing good results either for a
short or long pericd seek to cover up that farcical failure by
proclaiming in favor of something, it matters not what,
just so it diverts the public pulse.
Intelligent Americans should not be surprised at any-
thing. Upheavals occur upon every hand, and a failure in
one direction serves a mighty influence in another.
The power, tbe force, the life, the energy, the intelli-
gence, the skill which is required to produce vertical writ-
ing are ever present with that which receives a degree or
more either forward or b^ickward.
It is simply folly to declare otherwise, and uo recognized
American authority will sustain any other claim, aud no
one should hope by a sudden flight of imagination to sug-
gest a remedy with no perceptible change iu the medicine.
A willingness to give up tbe old for tbe new is a sure
indication that the old is unsatisfactory and unprofitable,
yet U3 assurance that the new will serve a better pur-
pose.
How sad to foctemplate the wrong which has been done
past, generations for having evolved, advanced and sus-
tained a style of writing w holly inconsistent, viciously ap-
plied and utterly aboDiinable when compared with the New.
You and You and You, whose names (until recently)
were enrolled upon the scroll of fame, will never be for-
given. Your stupidity and utter indifference will never be
forgotten. Why were you so bhuil, so dumb, so short
sighted, so recreant to duty not to see the needs of the
hour? You obstinately persisted iu leaning forward,
more, and more, and more, till you reached the highest
speed and legibility attainable, then plunged into tbe
vortex as you were ready to shout victory.
From Ibe New Land across the l)ordera"nd the Old Land
— Great Britain, Germany. France, Austria, Denmark and
Swilzerland-across tbe sea, we lind all. all in the altitude
of war agaio-t us, and behold our doom.
" Where are we at T' After tbe smoke of battle shull have
clenred away and a true realization of the inevitable has
been forced upon us, this picture will be burned so deep
that it cannot be effaced :
IVriting to be learned must bz taught, and nothing
short of superior instruction w\U ar.w practical re
suits.
In this cause we must invoke tbe aid of specialists who
thoroughly understand their whole duty and are permitted
to do it through the regular corps.
" Two wrongs never make a right." It is wrong to ex-
pect the regular teacher to instruct without proper assist-
ance ; it is wroDg to condemn her for having failed, and
it is doubly wrong to assume that a change of direction iu
a letter will repair the evil.
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NEWLANUS. SlIPERVISOIl OF WIUTINO
KINGSTON. ONT.
<>0.— Djnl)ties3 many of The Journal readpi-s .ire
familiar with Dr. Stanley Hall's contention that chil-
dren should learn to write on thehlackhoard hecause
in the young child motor co ordination occurs most
readily over large areas. We agree with Dr. Hall
in the main and heartily reommend blackboajd
practice in the primary grades. As +he boards and
walls carnot well be tipped to give tbe slope to the
down lines, even tliose who are most strongly op-
posed to vertical writing must acUcowltdge that it
is the most natural style for blackboard work, Nnm-
bers of teachers who had always been using the .slop-
ing style on paptr and who had never heard of ver-
tical writing as a sy.stem alwajsu^ed it in their black-
board work.
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Gl.— What a contrast it must be to the child aftir
practicing on large forms on the blackboard with a
round, smooth crayon to immediately take up a fice
pen and cojiy comparatively small, hair line letters.
After practicing on the blackboard the child turns
with pleasure to his work with a smooth pen on the
large forms on paper. The motion of the pen in the
large ronnd letters is similar to the free action of the
crayon on the board and is conducive to a strong,
free movement. Moreover, the large letter forms are
adapted to the eyes of young children. It is well
known that children's eyes are most easily afif.cted
during the first few yea's of school life, and for this
reason an aKitation has been started in some quarters
to have all primary books printed in large black type
and the Mze of the type to be gradually reductd for
the higher classes.
rlir Ki'vtiittoii of Lfttitr Forms,
<J2.— It has generally been held that in order to
write automatically the child should be trained in
but one form of letter from the time he enters school
until he graduates, and penmen and engravers have
been striving to design, apparently without refer-
ence to original types, the most graceful letter forma
for him to practice on. They have been taking away
or adding to the letters their predecessors had de-
signed until the gradual transformation has advanced
.so far that it is often difficult to recognize the orig-
inal coimection.
(};{__Many are under the impression that as the
copy is. so will be the product, but this theory does
not hold good. The child will always change or
modify the ropy to a great extent in his rapid work,
and when this change is added to the large number
of changes already made the result is anything but
satisfactory. For example, we have in the accom-
panying illustration a number of the changes in the
form of letters G. F and T. First we have the
Eomanesque and then the Renaissance, Roman let-
ters followed by a series of script forms, which
seems to ine the evolution of the modern script
letters. For the sake of uniformity 1 have made all
the letters upright, and it will answer the purpose.
As before suggested, in our system we have aimed at
adaptiug writing to the child. One of the ideas in
this connection has been to make theletters as simple
as possible, typal we have called them, so that in his
special lesson the pupil practices only the bare, essen-
tial, fundamental forms. As the child gains facility
in the use of these he gradually modifies them ac-
cording to liis individuality. He puts himself into
it, as it were, and his writing has a character as
marked a-i bis speech or his walk. Withusthisisnot
a mere theory. For some time we have been watching
our pupils growing into an eisy habit of expressing
their ideas with a pen.
(iomi Iti:iiill.i rroili lupe Forms,
G4. In our experiments we have found that prac-
tice on the simple type forms s, / and z, as shown in
the copies, we get better results than by using any
modified form of these letters. The children easily
learn to make them and they write them in words
and stories with confidence.
/..,oj.» -V.-l ycassaru m, .III j:,rl,n,lr,l /,.,.,■,-,■ I.HI.rs,
05. The b, I, j and g ate the only extended lower
case letters we have found necessary to modify with
loops. So lar as our experience has extended we can
see no more reason for looping the h,k,y and q than
the t and d.
G6. As may be seen by the copies, we make the
t, (I, ;j and <; the same length as the capitals or loop
letters. It simplifies the system very much and does
not detract in the least from tlie legibility. It is
ditlicult for me to s«e just why three sizes were ever
used in script.
(>7. When teaching a word containing a new
letter, especially if it be an oval letter, after writing
it on the board a mark should be made with colored
chalk to indicate the starting place.
(>8 —Since we first urged the use of nariow writ
iug books almost every publisher issuing copy books
has had the cupits printed on narrow pages. Per-
sons who do much writing for the jiress almost
always use narrow paper. A narrow piu-e, whether
of script or print, is much easier to read than a wide
one. Then, children always write their best within
narrow limits. School exercise bojks are usually
about five aLd out-half inches wide, and we find it a
great convenience to have copies about the same
width.
<>{).— Without further explanation the copies
presented herewith and in the April Journal will
be sufficient to suggest our method of correlating
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BY A. F. NliWLANDS, [M.USTRATING HIS ACCOMPANYING LESSON IN VKRTICAL WRITING.
reading, langoaje and number work with the writ
iog lesson for the first year grade.
Sentences for the Writing Exercises.
Miss Lucy E. Keller, Duluth, Minn., who has
contributed many bright articles and suggestions to
this department, favors us with several new ones
which will appear in due season. She also submits
the sentences below, which are thus referred to in
her letter :
I send you a list of senteuces, graded tor a high grade.
It is hard to get good sentences, and I wish others would
send in their list, outside of the copy-books.
Sentences.
A good business band is very valuable.
Business neglected is business lost.
Command you may your hand to write.
Deserve in order to command success.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Good writing may be acquired by all.
He that perseveres will conquer at last.
In business never lose your temper.
Join the good writers' ranks.
Know your business thoroughly.
Learn to write a plain, business hand.
Make yourself a good writer.
Owe no one a single cent.
Render to evel-y man his due.
Value time ; drive your business.
AVrite with an easy, tlowiog motieu.
Tour communication is at hand.
Zealous men deserve to succeed .
The two most recent is.sues of The Wrsfent Prnmttn are
the brightest and the best that we remember to have seen.
Bro. Palmer is doing excellent work. There is no jealousy
between The Jocrxai. and the Feiimnu. We should be
glad it all our subscribers should take the Hrnniuii also—
and ajwure them they would get an excellent retm'n tor
thoir money.
Webster's International Dictionary, p ublished by
G. & C. Merriam, Springfield, Mass., is the suc-
cessor of the ••Unabridged," and is the standard of
the U. S. Gov't priLting office, the U. S. Supreme
Court and nearly all the school books. It is new
from cover to cover, and is an accurate and
reliable dictionary. The International is the stand-
ard in The Jour.nal office. .
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[INITIAL MADE IN .loURNAI. OFFICE]
f NLESS delayed by some unforeseen
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the press by the time this issue of
The Journal reaches our readers.
It contains a full stenographic re-
port of the proceedings at the Lin-
coln meeting, embr,icing papers
and discussions on Peninanshi]), Shorthand, Type-
writing, Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Business Prac-
tice, Letter Writing, etc. Much interest centers m
the vertical writing discussion. All of this matter
has been carefully edited by J. W. Warr. and is
S resented in a neat and attractive form. The price
aa been put at seventy-five cents a copy (8i,\ copies
for three dollars) to enable all who are interested in
penmanship and commercial work to own a copy
The idea is not to make money but to realize enough
from the sales to pay the cost of printing. The ex-
pense of reporting, editing and printing is no small
matter, and as this publication is an experiment we
hope our sanguine friends of the Western Penmen's
Asaocialiou will not be disappointed. Write to C
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EDITOR'S Calendar.
Zanerian Ai,rHABETs. By C. P. Zaner. Pub. by the
Zanerian Art College Co., Cohuubus. O. 80 pp
Oblong. Cloth. ?1.
Whatever Mr. Zauer Aoes, he does well. The beautiful
book of lUphalwts now lief ore us emphasizes this fact
The l>ook couauis forty fuU-page alphubet-s and desiinis.
hundreds of modifications, stvles of flnish and ornament
several jiages of engrossing script, round hand, etc The
instructions are explicit, and about n^ much spjice is given
to text lus IS devoted to cuts. Exami>les of certificates.
cover designs, diplomas, etc., are also given. The mechan-
ical work IS of the l^t. It is elegantly printed on heaw
plate paper and handsomely bound in cloth with gold side
stamp. The Zaserian''Alphabets will be owned sooner
or later by every one interested in lettering.
A Tkeatise on Q^mmebcial Law and Business Forms.
By J. A. Lyons. Pub. by O. M. Powers, 7 Monroe
street, Chicago. 234 pp. Cloth. Price. *1.50.
Mr. Lyons ha« produced a very practical commercial law
text and reference book. It is arranged with special
regard to teaching, but is valuable for reference. Many
photo-engraved forms of commercial papers, notes, drafts,
checks, letter of credit, warehouse receipt, certificate
of deposit, are given and add greatly to the value of the
work. It is comprehensive, yet the arrangement and
" boiling down " have made it possible to get a vast
amount of information in its 224 pages. It should be
owned by all commercial teachers.
Gradctating Exercises of the 29th Class (1894) Peirce
School. PHiLADELrHiA. Pub. byThos. May Peirce,
Peirce School, Philadelphia. Paper. 48 pp.
For many years, Principal Thos. May Peirce of the
Peirce School'of Business, Philadelphia, has made it a
point to publish in attractive form a full re]K)rt of what
was said and done at the graduating exercises of his
school. He gets the best talent in the land to sing, play
and talk for his students and their friends, and hence the
proceedings are worth preserving. At the graduating ex-
ercises of the 29th class, held in the American Academv of
Music, on the evening of Dec. 21, 1894, the presiding ofificer
was Hon. Chas. Emory Smith, ex-Speaker Thos. B. Reed
was the principal speaker, and Max O'Rell delivered his
address on " 'ifhe Gospel of Cheerfulness."
Thought Gems. Quotations from America's Ablest
Pen. Compiled and published by F. B. Courtney,
Box 534, Kansas City, Mo. Paper. 36 pp. Price,
25 cents.
The cream of the ad vice addressed to teachere and learn-
ers of writing by a score or more of America's ablest writ-
ers and teachere has been collected and put in neat form
by Mr. Courtney. It is we'll worth the price, and what
tfie book contains is good — but many notable names are
missing from among tht " ablest " penmen and teachers.
New Practical Grajimar. Pub. by Williams & Rogers,
Rochester, N. Y., and Chicago. 100 pp. Cloth.
Price, 40 cents.
The work in language in the average business school is
lamentably weak, and in excusing this lack of preparation
given their students, many business college teachers claim
that it is impossible to do" much, if anything, in this line
in from six to twelve months. In six to twelve months
much may be accomphshed in grammar, with the right
kind of a student, teacher and text-book. The New Prac-
tical Grammar, just ft'om the press of that reliable firm,
Williams & Rogers, is the right kind of a book for the
grammar classes of business schools. It is full enough to
cover all the essential points in English grammar, yet con-
densed enough to permit of the work being done in a few
months. It teaches punctuation, paraphrasing, para^
graphing, principles of expression, the use of synonyms,
effective words, etc., in addition to the ground usually
covered in a grammar text. It is carefully prepared, and
presents the usual handsome appearance that we have come
to look for in all of the books sent out by Williams &
Rogers. A commercial student mastering the subject
matter in this book is prepai-ed to talk and write English
intelligently.
Pitman's Abridged Shorthand Dictionary. Part I.
Paper, pocket size, 32 pp. Price, 7 cents. To be
completed in seveu monthly parts. Pub. by Isaac
Pitman & Sons, 33 Union Square, New York.
In the " Introductory Note " the authors say ; " It is de-
signed to furnish, in a compass suitable for pocket use, a
guide to the best phonographic forms for the more common
words in the English language. The words are given in the
Corresponding Style of Phouography. At the e^d of this
Dictionary will be found an alphabetical arrangement of
all the Grammalogues and Cootructions used in Phonogra-
phy, which it is believed will prove materially helpful to
the student while engaged in acquiring proficiency in the
system."
The Journal's Old Guard.
Notwithstanding the severe businr-s-: dr-prcssinn during
the past year and the fact thiit hn-m. ~ - d . - m many sec-
tions have been especialh' himi n ini I'l -. \i ^x's* Art
Journal has received Xrom flic |.|..i. - : - 1, [nescnted
for nearly twenty years a supi ,i> - \,.-,r.\ isiatiivina
to all connected with it. The aliu i 1 ul .Iwl u.\al. in'bad
times as well as good, has been to ^n\e tin- Hc--^t without re-
gard to what it luay cost ; and its theory has been and is that
ugh
the I
A-; :i ti( 1 ill- -M|... , ■■,, i,[ 1,, w,.- \n„- -iiowing of clubs an-
nount' I Ml \\ I, ^-11, v.< I I ~, rit herewith another
gratii>r ■ IN the total with its
nuota ..I 1;.-! KM- \\, t.ii., ih iMire in puhhcly ac-
knowk■.i^■^lllK I'm- (.UiiHTiitinii lo iii.):*t' friends who have
planted the sianduid ot The Journal's Old Guard of Honor
' part of En gbsh -speaking America, and wish to as-
„,._,.. capable
nsir connaenco ana <!
-.m. ...
T<t thr M:niuLNn- IMinM, who has particular supervision
f tliesr i. r.nh, ;,iMi » li-' ■ iiii. iiew to the work loss than a
earui-'n, iin \\ii,,i| -Ih.mi [, ,1 rn-uperation of leading penmen
ndsiliiii.i |.[M|ii]..i,,is I In iiiiL-lioiit the country has been a
ot peculiar jjiatitleation. personal as wci! as profes-
Burdetl B. C. Boston, conducted by C. A. & V. H. Burdett
It numbci-s aili. The Messre Burdett were ably seconded in
their eflforts to pince Tns Journal in the hands of their
students by the entire corps of teachers.
The second largest club came from L. M. Thornburgh.
EvansviUe, Ind.. and numbered 91. making a total of 323 re-
n- a truly remarkable
ceivcd from Mr. Thornburgh tbiss „^
number when all the circumstances are considered. It shows
the magnetic mtluence of the man and his popularity as a
teacher.
Next in onler comes that excellent teacher, J. W. McCas-
Iin. penman of the B. & S. B. C . Chicago, with a list of 79.
making a total for the .'feason of 162— the largest club we
have had in a long time from that big school Mr. McCaalin
spreadingjthe gra^l of good writing and wants The
; have
. ^ . _. is and
We are glad to report Mr. Capp again at the helm in
the pen dep't of Heald's. A club of 34 has been placed to the
credit of A. F. Rice of the Butte. Mont.. B. ('..a vigorous
young institution. A club of 3(1 has been received fromJ. F.
Stocktonof the St. Louis U. \- S. B. (\ Twentv-three names
have been added from that bi^- iku ili:i1 -. Iim,,i the N. I. N. S.,
Dixon. 111., through tin- in-i HMiilii\ >>f penman \V. T,
Parks, making a total ot .'4 itn 1 , . .i -> I:m i his ,«ciison. A. B.
Katkamier, Farmint-'tiiii. ,\ ^^. -. ml- J:;, Muining his list up
to60. Miss Lula McCoy, t.athn ..r [km, ami drawing in the
State Nor. Sch.. Huntsvillo. Tex., adds :Si more to her list, mak-
ing a total of 93.
Clubs of 15 or more have been received from the follow-
ing: W. H. Coppins. Dixon. Ill, B C; G K. Demary, B^ec'l
La
II. S. Peters, Buena Vista Coll.. Storm
t. Stock^■n. Cal., B.C.
Clubs ol ten urmore havebeen received from : J. F Barn-
hart. Soul6 College. New Orleans, La. (a total of 60); C. E.
Baird. Geneseo. 111.; Bishop & Peck. West. Nor. College, Shen-
andoah, la. (a total of 22); J. H Hiaiidrup. Com. Coll., Man-
kato. Minn. ; S.L. Brown, r,iii-I.\ 111. T. s 1- ; ( \ ( 1 ;indle.
Athanreum. Chicago, III ; \\ 1 ' 1 ' 1 ^ im Cnj..
. Normal. Neb (a
. .f 20):
■e, Hico. Tex., Nor.
ved from the fol-
, i ' ■■■'■' l{ C:
Lipsky, Comer's Com. Coll.. Boston, :\I.i-- 1 . 1 , i 1 'w a'
McPherson. Denver, Col.: T. H . McC mi 1 ■ 1 1 . : , , 1 ^i ; n.
L. Narregan, Med ford. Neb.; C. B. Po-i 1: 1: 1 \Vor-
cester. Mass.: C. R. RunnelK Chicago, III ; i < >h;iiri viamo
City B. C. San Antonio. .Tex.; A. U M-_-('li<-MMai. H & S
Coll.. Buffalo. N. Y. (a total of m); J. F. Starkweather, Nor-
wich, Conn.; J. S Sweet, Santa Rosa. Cal.; L. D. Scott. Super-
visor, Memphis. Tenn.; J. M. Vincent. Packard's Coll.. New
York (a total of 45); I. N. Wright, Brown's B. C, Blooming-
ton, 111.: G. W. Donald, Winnipeg. Manitoba. B. C; H W.
Flickinger, Philadelphia. Pa.; W. J. Trainer. Caton's B. C,
Butfalo. N. Y. (a total of 07): C. H. AUard, Gem City B. c!
Huiney, III. (a total of 147); R G JU""-" "— - '^"" ^^—
oil. (total'ie).
Other substantial clubs have been 1
lowing:
E. R. Sanford, Pittsburgh, Kan.. B. C; R. R Shafer Nor
Univ.. Fayette. Ohio; W. D. Smith. Concord, N. H ; J. J.
Swengel, Coll. of Com . Grand Forks, N. D ; S, G. Snell, Bus.
Coll., Truro. N. S ; G. W. Thorn. 611 No. Washington street.
Home, N. Y; C. E. Teubner, Winnebago Citv. Minn.; A. F.
Utterback, Sigourney, Iowa ; F. L. Varney, H'oulton, Maine ;
P A Westrope. Atlantic. Iowa; E. L. Wiley. Mt. City B C
Chattanooga. Tenn.; J. A. Willis. Auburri B, (I. . Auburn
N. Y.: Will J. Wheeler. Springfloid. Mo.; T. T. Wilson. Sagi-
naw. E. S.,Mich.; J. W. Washington. Salem, Mass.; J. C.
Mclntire. Iron City Coll., Pittsburgh, Pu ; J. E. Mc^urney.
State Normal School, MilliTsvillc. Pa.; liobt .1, Mcintosh
Toledo. Ohio; I. H- yh-iUi\n: X,„- ^<| I, ..ihnv;, (Hit ■ A
E. Mack, Com'l Coll Kmtv mil \l;(iii. , n .1 Mirinieh.
Pindlay. Ohio ; J. J. .\;i'j i.^, 1 i.-r|.,>( r c, .n <.m mh, I'.ri-nnrt.
Illj C. F. Nesse. Saliii;i- c:ii , ( i' i,.^. i'i<nM,t,[ \eb ■
I. S. Preston. 302I)ii<ll.\ viir, I it, ,-!--,, \;;i~- ; \ ,1 i>orter.
Jamestown. N. Y.. B. ('-: W. V I'ai-i.u-; l\ai;iina/,un Mich
B. C; W. A. Phillips, St. Thmnas, ont : !•: I' niiintal
Brown's B. C. Peoria, 111.; J. M U.-sj,-r. Atlanta (oi ■ (jeo
Russell. Auburn. U. 1.; N. L. Itirhmon.i. Kmikakro III ■ A
N. Rogers. So. Framingham, Mas^.; T. D. Kuwlund. Eugene.
Ore.: VV. C. Ramsdell. Drake's B. C. .lei-sey City. N. J.; D.
C. Rugg, Sch. of Bus.. Minneapolis. Minn.; Reynolds
& Brown. Coll. of Com.. Chatham, Ont.; A. A. Aber-
Rutland, VI (a total of 12): S. B. Fahnestoek. McPlier
Kan. (a total of 31) : E. E. Ferris. Western Nor. Coll., Lincoln,
Neb. (a total of 18): Col. N. Faulks. University Park. Ore (a
total of 11): O. C. Gegenheiroer, Naperville. 111. (11 total of
Oil City. Pa. (a total
St , New Orleans. La.; A.
y^tnn. Ky.; A. P. Root.
I of 69); C. W.Ransom.
total of 29): G. M. Lynrb. (
of 27); E. F. Lyon. l!i;;;( i
McMichael. 107 So. Milt s\
Peirce's B. C. Philadelphia,
Bayless B. C. Dubuque. la. (a total of 16);'a A. Stewart,
Archibald B. C. Minneapolis. Minn, (a total of 33) ■ H C.
Spencer, N. Y. B. C . 81 E. 125th St.. N. Y. City ; E. L Miller,
Simpson B. C, Indianola. la (a total of 15) ; Amo'^. W. Smith.
Coll. of Com.. Butfalo. N. V.: G. W Sn^iviv Tmottn n C,
Huntington, Pa.; W. L. Smith. Moorfb.: ^ I'l :i ttdal
of 26); H. L, Sayler. Amity Coll., < 1 - la •
O. A. Ferring. Glcnwood, Min.; D. H- i H \ J-
Walter F. Foss,Dirigo B. C, Augusta, Ml : <> I, lul-lium'
Richmond. Ind.: G. W. Gillett. careof ( op|> tiro.>*. i o. Karail-
ton, Ont.;E. I. Heffron, ITtica. N. Y.; L. W. HalletL, MiUer-
ton. Pa,; J.L. Howard, Brattleboro. Vt.; L. W. Hammond,
Bata\'1a. N. Y.; Hoover Bros., Santa Barbara. Calif.: H W.
Herron. 700 E. 1.5th St.. Portland, Oregon; li N. Monniiiger
Taunton. Mass.. B. C.;W.R. Hayward. (,,,,,1 , ,.]]...,- ( Har-
lotte.N. C; W. E. Hai-tsock. 704 Olive sr -■ I , m,, • m
G. Henry, Alliance. Ohio.: I. N. Inskor ! \ cal.':
D. E.Johnson, Northern la.. Nor. Sch." I \ _ , ; i \v"
Jones, Brocktnn, Mn^.; Le Doit E. Kirnhin, I . .v . 11 \).,.s • B
C. Kassel, AIlj'Ii' Iii . I. S.Brown. Adrajii. Mi.b.; (\ a'.
"""" Nortb \ I M. A. Blanchard, Peterborough.
Nrm.jJ. F. Barnes. Lafayette.
MT, Hiimmelstown. Pq.; R. S
r. T<-nn.: F A. Curtis Fitch-
";rl'-.'ii;;'"";;";:v,;:;;!-iJ::
I . I h,,ii,i~.,.i,,i,. White
Ont.; Peter
Ind.. B. C; I
Collins. Sui« 1
burg, Mass.; Ot
Ash. Pa.; A. B. Curtis
totolof aij;A. F. WalliiM, Onartra, III. lu i.iii ,1 1 1 Krank
T. Weaver. Wilh.Tf.M ■,,., iihio. ITniv. m i..li,l .11 l.,.- K F
' I''" '«. Texas (a total of 24);' A.' r!
- ' ' ' "h.Pq. (a total nf 14) ; Zanerian
Wildish. Met
Whitmore. It
Art College.
Butler, Pa., 11"
field. III., B. (. .
BUSINESS WRITING FROM BUSINESS
OFFICES.
The nnnkcfN Have Th
[INITIAI- MADE IX JOURNA
, OFFICE ]
UDGING by samples received from
them, the bank clerks and book-
keepers use a free movement in
their writing. The specimens
shown herewith are from book-
keepers, clerks, correspondents,
etc.
Following is a copy of the letter sent to each bank
from which we asked specimens :
Phcenix Nat'l Bank. New York :
Dear Sirs; The Penman's Art Journal is collecting
malerial for a series of illustrated articles showing the
styles of writing that are current in large business estab-
lishments at home and abroad An important feature in
this seriesof illustrations will be the writing of "American
clerks, boobbeepers and general office belp.
We write toask you to do us the favor of securing two
lines of rapid business writing from each of three or
four of the b^st Itusiness writers in your establish in ant.
Please do not let them know that these specimens are for
publication, as that would de^troy their value to us. We
don't want dress parade writing, but genuine every-day
business writing.
For the sake of uniformity we suggest the following
lines: '* At sight, pay to the order of C. V. Jones, Rfty
Dollars."
Will you please have the writing done with good black
ink on the inclosed slip of paper and mail at earliest con-
venience in inclosed envelope without folding I
Respectfully your.«,
Penman's Art Journal.
\BlJ5fi«lESS MANAGER'S
Huntlreds of teachers and other!; who desire summer
vacation trips should take advantage of om- special sub-
scription offers. For 850 subscriptions at ?1 each you can
get a delightful European trip ; for 150 subscriptions a
trip to Denver ; for (iO subscriptions a trip to and one
.week's lx)ivrd at Chautau(iua, N. Y.; for .50 subscriptions,
trips tt) Bay View, Mich., Chautauqua or Old Point Com-
fort and Virginia Beach ; for 35 subscriptions a shorter
trip to Old Point Comfort.
The various commercial school publications of S. S.
Piickard are as popiilar to-ilay as ever. They are in use
in business colleges all over the country.
The Summer School of Drawing and Penmanship of the
Omaha, Neb., Com'l Coll. will be in charge of that master
penman, J. W. Lampman, whose work we have shown
several times in The Journal. It open.s June 3. and
affords an excellent opportunity for those preparing to
teach or for any desiring better methods and a general
" brushing up."
'"Powers' Practical Publications" are prepared by a
man who has the necessary training and experience to fit
him for the preparation of books for business colleges. He
is a business man as well as a business teacher, and his
books show that he knows what is wanted in business and
how to train young people. Every commercial teacher
should have a full set of these valuable books in his refer-
ence hbrary. Address O. M. Powers, 7 Monroe street,
Chicago.
The "Automatic Man,'* C. A. Faust, 45 E. Randolph
street, Chicago, is making a big drive in automatic shad-
ing i)en supplies.
" Practical Drawing," by A. C. Webb and G. W. Ware,
Supervisors of Writing and Dra%ving in Nashville, Tenn.,
and Ft. Worth, Tex., respectively, and published by the
Southwestern Pub. House, Nashville, Tenn., is meeting
with success. It has been indorsed by many leading State
and city sujieriutendents, supervisors and teachers, and
is used in many of the large city schools. Messrs. Webb
and Ware are experts with pen and pencil, and they've
had enough teaching experience to know what the schools
need.
The faculty of Yale Law School has decided to add a
course in bookkeeping to the curriculum. This is an iu-
dor^iement from the highest source of the benefits accruing
to lawyers from a study of bookkeeping. F. W. Shillitto.
the expert accountant in charge of the class, has selected
the " Complete Practical Bookkeeping," published by the
Pi-actical Text Book Co., Cleveland, O., as the text to be
used.
P. B. S. Peters, Storm Lake, la., issues " A Small Circu-
lai- Full of Big Bargains." about his specimens, lessons,
supplies etc. He is doing a rushing business. Send for
his cu-cular« and see what he has to sav.
WRITING AS DONE IN BANKS
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WRITTEN BY CLERKS [N EMPLOY OF PHCENIX NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK.
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WRITTEN BY CLERKS IN EMPLOY OF MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK.
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School and Personal.
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K clip the following from the Big Rajmb ,
Mich.. /Vo».#-r,-, of recent (Iflte : " C. A.
We.HW'l. who attended the Hi^h Covirt
of the Independtmt Order of Forewtere
at Landing thiw week ha« returned.
While there he wa« elect«<l a represent-
ative to the Supreme (^>ui-t, which
meet« in London. En^.. next Auprust.
Ill Mr. We«8el'H election to eo high a
position not only is Court Unison 410
honored, but the city of Big Rapids as well. Mr. Wessel
has been six times re-elected Chief Ranger of this Court,
and ha« always been a hard worker in the interests of For-
e»*tr>'. and has well earned the honor which has been given
hirn. Court Unison and the Stat* of Michigan can rest
BiiHurod they will be well represented." Mr. V\'es8el leaves
for London August 1. and will visit Ekiinburgh and Belfast
before he returns. He will l>e gone altogether two
montlu. It is a most delightful trip, and we wish him a
pleoaant voyage.
— .T W MrCrislin 1 1..- e<Mn;iI ii.-ninan nf tjijit I.tu' sclibol,
till- 11] v;(iii A --li.ill.u, r.ii^in. --^t -lli-^-. ( lili :iL'n i- .'i Iliodest
^^1/. '■.(.!.-. ;. . I h ].. I -. .1. i: .i[. ))ii.-. i rij. I [. wa.s bom
nu'\ I., .p. I .... ,, I,, MM n, ln.||;,M;i.;Mi.l ;UIrn.ir(l s, .||, ,(,] rcgU-
Imt I '. 1 1 , ,N. .11,,, uwa Icarli.T. and to her, no doubt, isdue
in- 1 .1 ilv training and desire for a higher educa-
ii'.i. I Miiii I I' Mulkins. now sup'r.. of writing in St.
•I", pi. M" !'■ took his first special writing lessons
m 'M. ,, ■. :.. ,iii<l ImI1w\vi-(1 tins a few years later with
1- ' " ii.'iii il)i innu-ipal of the local high
SI 1. I : .1 111,' i;iiiii \\;i-. followed by work in a
North.
3ect of
t<?iM'hf
teac^hf
. s<-h«.
, Til!
r s]t('t<-h on bis !■ !
In INKlMlO return. ■■! I.. \ ■|][.:ii;u-... ;iimI
scientific and |irMiii:ni^hi|i r^.ni-.-. i
under the gui<lance of E. K. lsaac«. JMr)st ot Ins
while in school were paid by work with his pen.
In 1«1)3 he first hung out his professional shingle in
Huntington, Ind., \yh('re he opened a day and night school
in i)cnnianshi|
Wl
•itc».
mid teai-Iios
tbi.
shiulwl,
mjiid :
stylo i
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-liliil
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iltlyii.
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N. 5
iiccessful. Next, he was princi-
pal of a graded school in a
neighboring town for one
year, This was followed by
;i y<-;ir spent as teacher in
tlM (In, ,i^'o Bus. Coll. On
• iiil\ f I ■■' '4, he commenced
iiis u, ik in theB. &S.Bu8.
< 'oW w liiir he has charge
"' 111'- wi-iting. He has
(.,,1, Mirci-ssful and has
;nMiiv,ii -Tcat interest and
< MiliiiM:isin in good writing.
olloctioiis of Abrahiini Lincoln."'
commercial students of Pratt
10 of Griffitts' College of Com-
st received. Mr. (Jriffitt* wiites
. School, of which Mit-
Emma
in. and
'iieiTial
"I'll. rl,. itKil Ulr.du.ul 1,,.U.-U1..IU |.l«i.-^]R-luU^.
-Among ruceut visitors to Thk'Juikxal office were
H. (^)leiuan of Coleman B. C. Newark, N. J.- M L
Mmer, Pratt Institute Brooklyn. N. Y.; W.E.Drake. Jer-
^W (ity B. C. N. J.: L. \.. Williams of Williams &
Rog«i-s. Rochester. N. V.; Miss Anna Wells PtM-ksill N
Y.; H. \V. Plickinger, Philadelphia ; J, M. \SwlV. w kesl
Banv.P« B.C.; E. K, <-InMs and Mrs, Chdds. Child?
Busme.^s Colle^M.. Spnn^^tieM, M;us.. ; M. D. Fulton. Peeks-
M. H. Penrose, Dnike's Jersey
^adhn
I'arnham cunii; ti> ilns.it\ ni ls:i'
Porte Business Cnlh-i,',. ..ii an i\i
time he was opi-iatiu- Minilar <«.
His^ilan of operation. ;u, lollowcd
arships at a high tigure and accop
ne^ttiabh" notes. Famham hiLs is.-
original notes, selling the pajjer I
.'1!.l;c Swindler," in
' !■ 1 rnt date, was
' .;. wiiu is wanted
■ ii. 11 and Lima, O..
M.M HI New York.
d e>ral)li>,hed thcLa
iMVf M-alr. At that
lies at other iHjints.
IV, was to sell schol-
|>aym.'nt th.-refor in
■a dupluates uf the
' ' He
linall.v disapiK'aivd with about ^>(1.iiiki secured in this
—In a lat« issue of the Ciukk/ikh Shorthand lif^virw
tiuit* an extruded write-up with portraits and cut of build-
ing IS given of the Spenceriau School of Shorthand, Mon-
UT/ ^""n i"-"'^ **-^ ^'^'^^ in-oprietoi-s. R. S. Wright and J.
P. McDonald.
—J. H. Everett has puirhaiied the interest of E. D. HiUlv
m Perry. la.. B. C. and the firm name now is Wall &
Eveivtt Mr Everett, the new associate proprietor, is a
pupil of L. M. Thornburgb.
-C.
5 the
-A. F. Rice, proprietor of the Butte. Mont., B. C. is an
L4iu!
enterijrising business college man, and is equipping his
school \vith even."thiug of tne best.
— Lost month we announced a new schoolat North
Atlams, Mass.. which was opened by C. A. & F. H. Bliss.
Thev have added another school to the list, which will be
known as the Bliss B. C. Fitchburgh. Mass. C A. Bliss
will be principal, and E. J. Shaw penman of the North
Adams, Mass.. school, and F. H. Bliss, princiiml and F. A.
Curtis, penman, of the Pittsburgh. Mass., school.
—We received a ticket of admission to Sunday af-
ternoon meeting at the Y. M. C. A. building, Utica. N.
Y., for March H. at which time Miss Bessie Risinger. the
little daughter of P. J. Risinger of the Utica. N. \'.. B. C.
was to sing. Local papers speak very highly of Miss Bes-
sie's ability as a vocalist.
—The Utica Dailu Press of recent date makes mention
of presentation of fine banquet lamp by the students of
the Utica, N. Y.. B. C, to Mr. Risinger.
— L. F. Schuford, who has been conducting a business
school at Sharon. S. C, has opened another at Clay Hill,
S. C. . known as the Magnolia Literary and Business In-
stitute.
—The Myrtle Springs. Tex.. Normal Institute and Bible
School is the latest addition to the Texas educational in-
stitutions. N. A. Matthews is president, and E. A.
Shaver, secretary'.
—In the Richmond, Ind.. /'"'/'/ I'oihuli.ni, we find
' quite an extended account of tin l-rini. mi ■ lireatness."
by Mayor J. S. Ostrander before t)if stu.lenrs and friends
of the Richmond B. C. lately. Pi es„T,iit Fnli,'hum is en-
deavoring to give his students the best in all Hues.
—The new catalogue of the Lebanon. Pa., B. C. presents
a handsome appearance and is a most convincing, busi-
ness-like document. In addition to a number of half-tone
portraits of the faculty and the interior views of the
schoolrooms, it is embeliished with many appropriate and
handsome designs from the pen of C. M. Lesher, the head
of the penmanship department. The officers of the school
are J. G. Gerberich, pres't; C. M. Lesher, secy.; W. I.
Gasseit, treas.
— H. B. Parsons, prin. of the Parsons B. C, Columbus,
Ohio, has branched out by adding a Ti'ade School Depart-
ment, known as the Columbus Manual Training and In-
dustrial Art School, to his Business College. A recent
number of the Columbus Momimj Press devotes nearly
two columns to a description of the new school.
—The Santa Barbara. Cal., B. C, F. B. Hoover, prin.,
C. D. Hoover, secy., has just issued very attractive, nicely
illustrated catalogues. It is well illustrated, and shows
excellent taste throughout.
—A very enjoyable reception was that of the Childs B.
(.'.. Holyoke. Mass.. which occurred not long ago in the
Hotel itamilton, at Holyoke. Music, refreshments and
dancing filled out a delighttul evening, and Prin. C H.
Childs was much jileased at the large number present and
the general good time experienced by all.
—The Charleston, W. Va., Daih/ Gazeitc had the fol-
lowing in a recent issue : " One of the prettiest and most
artistic pieces of engi-ossing we have seen in a long while,
is the certificate for Senator Elkins from the Governor of
West Virginia to the U. S. Senate. The work was done
by Prof. H. C. Rowland of the Rowland & Elliot Busi-
ness College of this city."
—Judging by the experience of Martin H. Mettetal,
Boones Creek. Tenn., we are led to believe that young
men in the South appreciate business education* Mr.
Mettetal walked from Boones Creek/^to Nashville, a dis-
tance of three hundred miles, to enter Draughons B. C.
—The Oberlin, O.. B. C. has been regularly incorporated,
with Pi-jncipal J. T. Henderson pres't. and J. D. Yocom.
secy, of the Board of Tnistees. The fii'ni name is The
Oberlin Bus. Coll. Co.
— W. J. Spillman is pres't, and I. C. Shafer penman of
the Alamo City B. C, San Antonio, Tes. Mr^Buckraau
is no longer connected with the institution. Mr. Shafer,
who is a Williams of Valparaiso boy, repoils the school in
a very prosperous ct)ndition.
- G. W. Schwartz of fi44 North Eleventh street, Phila-
delphia, Pa., is about to open a Business College in that
city.
-—J. B. Lanigan. proprietor of Little Falls, N. Y., B. C,
has opened a new school at Irouwood, Mich., known as
the Ironwood B. C. He takes personal charge of the new
institution, while K. C. Schugers. a late Valxianilso, Ind.,
Normal student, manager the Little Falls school.
— A ver>' attractive and business-like circular is that
is.sued by Dr. Cjiri)enter's Bryant & Stratttm B. C, Saint
Louis. Dr. ('ann-nteris a believer in high-class penman-
ship, anil incoiixirates a number of handsome specimens
in this announcement. He is giving the people of Mis-
souri a first-class school, and is ably assisted by that ex-
cellent penman and teacher, J. T. Stockton.
—We have received from the Belle villcLOnt., B. C. an
in\itation to attend the Oth annual "At Home," which
was given in the College Auditorium, Fiiday evening,
April 1'.). Local papers tell of an enjoyable time.
— G. W. Wallace, the well-known iu-tist penman, who is
artist-m-chief of the Sjiint Paul. Minn, Pionet-v I*ress, has
favored us with a copy of the Easter edition of that paper.
It is full of designs from Mr. Wallace's pen, and indicates
that he must be Kept veiy busy.
—Mr. Wm. J. Amosof the facultv of the Menill College.
Stamford. Conn., kindlv favored us with an invitation for
the commencement exercises of the <lass of '!)-■) and the
Alumni Reception, whu-h w;is held Fiiday. April 2«, at
the Town Hall. The .school has had a most prosperous
year and a well-trained class was gi-aduated.
—We acknowledge receipt of photographs of J. B.
Mack. Nashua. N. H.. and G. McClure, Beavor Falls, Pa.,
for om- professional photograph album.
—In the recent disastrous fire in Milwaukee. Wis., the
Mayer B. C. suffered a severe loss.
—A late issue of the Salem, Ore., statesman gave quite
an extended notice of a " moot " court conducted in the
rooms of the Capital B. C. of that city. Several young
lawyers of the city took part, and it was a most interest-
ing and instmctive occasion for all concerned.
Among the i-ecent new schools that have been brought
t^
I
to our attention are Western Business Collie, Port
Angeles, Wash., S. C. Bright, prin.; Vincent's Ckimmer-
cial College, Cleburne, Texas, C. H. Vincent, prop.; Mount
Vernon, Dl., B. C, S. McVeigh, prop.; Elwood, Ind., B.
v.. W. M. Bruner. pres., W. S. Brandenburg, business man-
ager ; American Counting Room, 420 West Main street,
Louisville, Ky.. L. Commgor. mgr.; Berkey & Dyke's
Private Bus. "School. Clevdand. Ohio.. Berkey & liyke,
props. ; Washington Bu's. High School, Washington, D. C,
Allan Davis, prin.; School of Bus. and Shorthand, Altoona,
Penn.. W. G. Anderson, prop.; The Anderson School of
Commerce. West Sunbuiy. Pa.. A. F. Anderson, prop.
— P. W. Frederick, teacher of penmanship in the Zanes-
ville, O., B. C. has purchased a naif interest in the insti-
tution and the new firm name will be Saumenig & Fred-
erick.
—The Cleveland. O., Leiiflfi- speaks of a very pretty cus-
tom of the Speucerian Business College of that city in ask-
ing its friends one evening during the year to a reception
and entertainment. On the last occasion the rooms were
beautifully decorated, a splendid orchestra was in attend-
ance, and 'music and recitations made the time pass pleas-
antly.
— J. Clark Williams has again assumed the presidency
of CmTy University. Pittsburgh. Pa. Local papei"s spptik
ver>- hopefully of the result in the-change of management,
and at Mi'. Williams' first appearance in general exercises
the students gave him a rousing recepti(m. He has had
much experience in school matters, and with his hand on
the helm citizens have greater faith in Curry University
than ever.
—On May 1, the Metropolitan School of Isaac Pitman
Shorthand moved into the elegant Presb>'teriau Building,
152 Fifth avenue, corner Twentieth street, New York.
— M G. RohrhouRh. of the firm of Rohrbouph Bros., pro-
prietors of tbe Omaba, Neb., Commercial College, whose por-
_____^ trait is shown herewith,
^"^ - is a native of Hancock
Co , 111., where he spent
(he first twenty years of
bis life — like most pen-
men—on a farm. He grad-
uated in Scieutific Course
from Carthage, 111 , Col-
lege, in 1S7S. obtaiuing
the degree B. S. He then
became principal of the
Basco, III . High School,
and ihf following jear
manager of tbe commer-
cial department of Mt.
Morris, 111., College. Af-
ter five .vears in this posi-
tion he removed to Omaha, where, in 1884. he founded the
school of which he is ^till the head. In U\H the college was
burned out, but it is now located in new quarters with a
good attendance. Mr. Kohrbougb has been as ^ucce^sful
personally as has his school.
- E. E. Gaylord has purchased the Preston, Iowa, B. C!
from A. N. Palmer.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harsh. Helena, Mont., are rejoic
ing over the anival of a daughter— Lucille.
—The Hamilton, Ont., Eveninrj Times, in a recent issue,
devoted nearly a column to an account of a largely at-
tended " conversazione " at the Canada B. C. It was the
thirty-third anniversary of the establishment of the col-
lege, and Prin. R. E. Gallagher and Mrs. Gallagher were
assisted by a large reception committee of students in look-
ing after the guests. Music, recitations and dancing
rounded out a delightful evening.
—We extend our sympathy to A. B. Cushman of Chi-
cago, who has suffered bereavement in the death of his
father.
Morcmcnt of the Ttachivti.
Henry C'. Walker is teaching penmanship in the Uni-
versity "at Little Rock, Ai'k., and the Y. M. C. A. of the
same place. L. H. Jackson, associate proprietor of the
Charlotte, N. C, C. C, in addition to his other duties, has
charge of the books of oue of the Charlotte leading banks.
A. McMichael has been sucx^eeded by T. G. Wright, as
lieuman of the Lexington, Ky., B. C. M. L. Hurst,
formerly penman of the Prairie Lea, Tex., Academy, is
now located at Martindale, Tex. There is no penman con-
nected with the Prairie Lea school at present. B. E.
Kerr of Stockton, Cal.. itinerant penman, is taking a vaca-
tion at present. M, D. Fulton, late of the Indianapolis,
Ind., Coll. of Com., takes a j.hue made vaeant by tbe res-
ignation of C. T. Cra-in. p,-, kvkill, X V . Military Acad-
emy. Mr. Cragin goes ro Salem, M;isv , i 'nm. Coll. T.
W. Green, formerly penman ut the Fitu^ville. Pa., B. C,
is now bookkeeper in a large imulement house in the same
city. The business college has closed its doors. A. Oak-
ley Spencer, the well-known penman, is now filling a re-
sponsible bookkeeping position in Waterbury, Conn.
A. D. Green, former penman of the Central B. C, Strat-
ford, Ont., is now with the Ontario Natural Gas Company
of Walkerville, and J. C. McTa\ish is filling a position as
X>euman in the Business College. Amos W. Smith has
severed his connection with the Buff"alo, N, Y., t.'ollege of
Ck)m. F. B, Hudson is the penman and instructor in
commercial branches in the St. Johns Mil. School. Man-
lius. N. Y. J. C. Hanis isconducting classes in writing
in the Y. M. C. A.. Chelsea, Mass. E. E. Ferris, late of
the Western Nor. ('., Lincoln, Neb., is tbe new penman
of the Ball B. C., Muncie. Ind. J. M. Souers has been
assisting Mr. Drake of the Jersey City B. C. during the
illness of Mr. M, H. Penrose. Mr. Penrose, we are gla<i
to say, has entirely recovered. F. L. Ellett, the new
penman at the S])rmgtield. Mo., B. C, also has charge of
the flourishing art department in the same institution.
W. Beck. Davenport, Neb., is the new teacher of short-
hand in the Northwestern College of Com., Grand Forks,
No. Dak. -P. A. Westrope is back at Albany, Mo..
again. E. F. I'lmbennan . Decorah, la., will spend the
spring and summer in the Zanerian Art College, Colum-
bus. O. James A. Mitchell, late with the Muncie. Ind..
B. C, is back home at Lowder, HI. L. B. Lawson,
whose headquarters are at Los Angeles, Cal.. is stining
up matters in the penmanship line in Arii»ma just now.
J. C. Bowser, late of Erie, Pa., B. U., is teaching in
■ms^^-
^c/ynoAd
OJ^CQ^utnaS
lia
the Northern B. C. Watertowii, X. Y. L. A. May, lat^
teacher of the SpriiifffieUl. Mo.. B. C. now has charge of
the shorthand dcpartoieiit of the Kansas Citj'. Mo.. B. U.
O. M. Langum, formerly of the School of Commerce
and Finance, jilinneapolJB, Minn:, is the new penman of
the College of Commerce, Indianapolis, Ind. H. D.
GoBhert. forraerlv of the Gem Citv B. <:.. lato of Decatur,
m., ianow tejiching in Dr. Carpenter's B. & S. B. C, St.
Loniji, Mo. A. J. Hall, formerly tencher iu the Ind.
Nor. College. Co\ington, Ind., is now coimected with the
Crawfordsville, Ind., B. O. E. E. Wemett of Livania,
N. Y,, is itmeratiug, and is located now at Springwater,
N. Y. C. W. Ransom is no longer connected ^^^th the
Bayless B. C. Dubuque. la., and haw returned to his home
at Lelx), KansiLs. Hcf will address several teat-hers' insti-
tutes during the spring and summer. A. D. Taylor, the
well-lmowu iienman, has associated himself with'the Gal-
veston, Tex., B. U. \Vm. N. Smith has severed his con-
nection vnXh the Willis, Tex., Coll., where he was prin. of
the commercial department, and is now located in his
former home, Wauseon, O. C. F. Beutel, formerly of
Afton, la., Nor. College, has entered the Des Moines, la.,
(Jollege, and is taking an advanced course in German,
Higher Mathematics and History. P. V. Malm, penman
in the Minneapolis, Minn.. Nor. and B. C. will not teach
next year. He will enter school for a scientific course.
J. C. Oleen, a young Dane, who has been in America less
than four yeai-s, has developed exceptional ability with
the pen, and now has charge of the penmanship depart-
ment of the W. N. C. and Chamberlain Institute, Lincoln,
Neb.
AVtf Cataloffti
ntl School .foil
Well arranged and well printed catalogues have
been received during the month from the followmg institu-
tions : Kimball's Shorthand and Typewriting Training
School, Chicago, Dl.; Cuny University, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Trinidad, Colo.. Actual B. C.; Clark's B. C, Oil City, Pa.;
Maple Street Sliorthand and Business College, Ogdens-
burg, N. Y.; Columbus, Ind., B. C. and Nor. C; National
B. C., Roanoke, Va.; Brown's B. U.. Adrian. Mich.; Jew-
ell Lutheran Coll., Jewell, la.; Nashua, N. H,, B. C;
Bangor, Me., B. C; Fayette, O., Nor. Univ.; Rutland.
Vt., Inst, and B. C; Wells Com *1 and Shorthand Univ..
Toronto, Ont.
School journals from the following schools have reached
our office during the month : B. & S. B. C, Louisville.
Ky.; State Normal School. Valley City. No. Dak.; Spen-
ceriau B. C. ('Icvpland, Ohio; Spencerian B. C, Owens-
boro, Ky.: Mvrtli- Spring's, Texas, Normal Institute : De-
troit, Mich.. Jl. L' ; Winti.'ia. Kan., B. C; Pacific B. C,
Vancouver, BntLsh fulumbia ; Metropolitan B.C., Dallas,
Texas; Mankatu, Minn., C. C; Los Angeles Cal., B. C.
Afton, la., N. C: CliuUm, la., B. C; Bixler B. C, Woos-
ter ; Actual B. C., Canton, O ■ Buena Vista Coll., Storm
Laket la.; Oberlin, O.. B. C.; Santa Rosa, Cal., B. C;
Merrill Coll.. Stiinifoni. Conn.; Eastman Coll., Pough-
•- B. C, San Francisco, Cal.;
m-lield. Mo., B. C; San Fran -
; > B. C. Dallas, Texas ; Bart-
Le Mars, Iowa, Nor. Coll..
keepsie, N.
B. .C., Wof
Cisco, Cal.,
lett's C. C,
Blutt' City Coni'l Schoul, Alton, HI.
The EDITOR'S SCRAPBOOK.
COPY of the diploma cf the Keystone
Bu>inpss Collegp, Lancaster, Pa., and a
variety of nlain and onuameutal writ-
ing, as well as ornamental designs, all
from the pen of C. M. Lesher, tbe tai-
enied ptnmauof the institutioo, ba^e
been received. The work covers a wide
range and stamps Mr. Lesher as one of
our best all round penmen.
— Ttvo beautifully written letters.
one in dashy professional style and tbe
other in plain vertical b.ind. have been
received from L. M. Eelchner. Both
ipt in the liues of work ihey represent,
e to contirm our good opinion of Mr. Kelchner as
■ipt artist.
— From J. H. Ennis, Newport, Ore., we have received
ipiite a package of excellent business writing and several
cards.
— J. K. Ketchum, Aurora, III., submits an end piece
well drawn.
— Joseph P. Gross. 204 East lC4th street, New York,
sends several handsome monograms.
— Some cleverly drawn ioitials come from F. L. Ellett,
the new penman of Springfleld, Mo., B. C.
— L W. Hammond, Batnvia, N. Y., does some bfauti-
ful work in knife carving, judging by the speciaiens re-
cently submitted to us.
— W. J. Elliott, associate proprietor of Central Business
College, Toronto, Ont., combines grace, accuracy and dash
iu his writing. Several letters in the professional style
lead us to this conclusion.
— L. J. Egelstou, penman of the Perry Busioefs College,
Ilutland, Vt., desires to exchange specimens of writing
with JouRNAT. readers.
— W. S. Chamberlain, of Eaton & BnrnettB C. Balti-
more, Md., favors us with a handsomely written profos-^ioual
letter. C. (J Price,of Sullivan &Crichton B.C., Atlanta,
Ga.. ssnds an accurately written leiter in professional
style. F. W. Tarablyn, Sedalia, Mo , puts some grace-
ful strokes <) tu Madarosz in the form of a professional let-
ter. E. L (Tlick, Caton's B. C, Cleveland, O,. sends a
letter in a dashy, accurate hand. Among the other
handsomely written It-tters in professional style received
this month' were those from W.M.Wagner, WashiOKion.
D. C, W. H. Hensev, Farmington. III,. H. C. Clark, Phila-
delphia. Pa., E. F. Timberraan, Decorah, la.. J. L. Hay-
wai-d, Vinton, la.. O. A. B. Sparboe. Marshall, Mich.,
E. L. McCaia, Clean, N. Y., A. J. Cherrvhomes, Chico,
Texas.
— In the line of business letter writing during the month
we have selected the following : C. A. Stewart, Archibald
B. C , Minneapolis, Minn.;G. C. Raynor. Brooklyn. N. Y.;
.T. A. Elstoo. CantOD, Mo ; f. H. Lipskv. Boston, Ma»!. ; W.
I. Staley. Salem, Ore.; W. J. Musser, Washmgton, Pa.
— Among the samples of cards received during the month
we find some hand-;omeIy written ones from A. B Cush-
man. Chicago. Ill ; Wesley B. Snyder. Lancaster. Pa.,
sends s>me in the style imitating engraving ; C. C. Lister,
Cleveland. O., does some graceful card writing when he
tabes a notion.
— A haurlsom*' flourish is that submitted by P. T. Ben-
ton, Green Bay. Wis., B. C.,and E. L. McCain. Glean, N.
Y""., drops ia a few strokes that surrouad a graceful bird.
— J. C. Olson, penman of Chamberlain's Bus. Academy,
Lincoln, Neb., is coming to the front. He sends some
good business and professional wj-itiug.
— L, L. Tucker, penman N. J. Bus. Coll., Newark,
N. . J, favors us with a tasty bit of lettering on heavy
cardboard.
— A large package of samples from A. D. Deibert,
Catasauqua, Pa., embracing business and professiiraal
writing, lettering and drawing, show that he is a versa-
tile penman.
— A neat flourish has been received from J. W. Joues,
Mt. Auburn, Iowa.
Studr»t»* Spertn
fro
:>me dashy off-hand capitals and siguatu
W. W. Merriman. Bowling Green, Ky.
—An oddity in the way of an elaborately shaded script
desigu lias been sent us by J. H. Schoonover of the Deni-
son, Iowa, Normal College. Mr. Schoonover writes an
excellent hand.
C. H. Jenkin.**, Portland. Maine, favora us with a pack-
age of business and ornamental writing that shows he is
master of a good style.
— H. A, Van Dyck. 22.5 East Thii-ty-ninth street, New
York, sends some business and ornamental wiitiug show-
ing dash and a good conception of fonn.
— Business and professional writing from the pen of H.
H. Bertheizel, Buckerville, Pa., lately received, is ex-
cellent.
— H. E. Thompson, penman of the Central Nonnal Col-
legia', (irt^at B"iid, Kans., sends us some signature work
that is splendid.
— D. C. Coutts, pupil of A. McLachlan, Chatham, Ont.,
B. C, writes a hand that would do credit to a profes-
sional. No doubt he will yet be found in the professional
ranks.
—Cards have been received from the following persons :
H. C. Clark,. Philadelphia, Pa.; W. U. Bums, E. F. Quin-
tal, Peoria, 111.; D. M. Keefer, Meridian. Miss; H. P. Gil-
man. Redington, Nebraska.
— J. F. Barnes of the Lafayette, Ind., B. C. has some
good rapid business writers in his classes. Many of the
following, who are among the best, are but flfteeii or six-
teen years old : Adelaide Murphy. A. (>. Ellis. A. L Yundt,
W. F. Keefe, G. A Washburn,' Giis. Sohilly, Andrew J.
Shick. E. Martin, Jno. Wheeler, (ieo. A. Bohlinger and
Maggie Wa.sson.
— C. M. Nevitt. .T. E. Gardiner and B. J. Lancaster, stu-
dents of D. S. Hill of CVcilian. Ky.. B. Care excellent
writers. The samples sent include buMuess and orna-
mental writing. Mr. Hill favors us with some dn.shy pro-
f»'ssional work from his own pen. He states that he owes
his success in teachmg and as a writer to the instructions
received from The Journal.
— C. A. Braniger, penman of the Wheeling, W. Va., B.
C, mails us a package of samples of business writing turned
out by his students. It is good, rapid, plain business writ-
ing. The best writers in the lot, we think, are L. Henry,
Bertha Kirchner. L. E McKee, E. L. Pasco, Harry J
Miller and W. D. Messerly.
— Michigan is represented by tbe students of T. T. Wil-
san of the International B C, Saginaw. S])eed and move-
ment are showa in every stroke ia the specimens before u-*,
end the form is good, too. In fact, it's good writing.
Among tbe best writers are Geo. E. Townsend, M. Berry,
Hugh C. Smith, Pearl Barney, Fannie Ide. Cornelia De-
nt*aus. Min Daoust, A, L. Burkholz. Carrie Schlatterer,
Josephine Stein. W. D. Shaver, Will Weedfall.
— I. C. Shafer, of the Alamo City B. C, San Antonio,
Tex., favors us with several sheets of business writing
from the pens of his students. The style and form are ex-
cellent and when a little more speed and movement are
added it will be model writing.
— A large number of sheets, cut fro-n the ledgers of
*he students of W. S. Haynes, of the Aurora. III., B. C,
have been received. The work is the every day writing of
the students and contains, mainly, figures. The figures are
neat and the pages show a good average throughout.
— Bayless B. C, Dubuque, la., C. W. Ransom, penman.
sends specimens of its students' writing. It is busiuess liko
work— smooth and clein cut. Th« best writers, in our
.iudgment. are Frank Eogel, Arthur Hattmau, H. P. Koepl,
R Nullany.
— Geo. Thomson, teacher of writing in the Acme B. C,
Seattle. Wash., writes a beautiful business hand, and liis
students are following the good example he sets for thom.
So uniformly excellent is the writing m the spGcimcns be-
fore us that we don't dare particularize.
—A, H. Adams, a pupil of Frank T. Weaver, Wilber-
force, O., sends three freehand pen sketches that are cred-
itable for one who has received no instruction in this line
of work. '
PHOTO-ENGRAVED FROM PEN FLOURISH BY W. P.. GIBSON, PENMAN AYDELOTTE BUS. COLL., OAKLAND. CAL.
114
PENMEN OFTEN HEARD OF BUT SELDOM SEEN.
IN "BLOCKS OF FIVE.'
h.- i,njulu:itr,l tr
th,- lu
the
I'liukinand the foci-
\*'(l to Kansas when
tlu-u until he was IS
lu-serv — a farm. In
ial department of
and the following
the peiunanship de-
<-h.H>l i
■TtHl
riuvfiNity. BaUl . __
ras iimilt' jissistjmt teachi . ^
lilt. Subsrqiuntly he had entire' charge oY the
uiship ami sliorthantl departmeuti*. and mniwl the
s in !i ivt^ailiu- lolh-ge course until ISSli. when he
!i.s t,-arlKT to tho Lawivnce, Kan.. Bus. Coll. After
I'aiN lu'iv he engageil to teach in Amistrong's Bus.
1. Dre.. and he spent two yeai-s in this
nous denartmeuts. In isim he became con-
he Omaha Com'l College as penman, and
principjil of the Business Practice dei/t, and this pla
still holds.
Mr. Lampman can be said to be im all-around business
college man— having a gixnl geueml education, besides
benig a teacher of penmanship, shorthand, bookkeeping.
Enghsh. etc.. with a foudnes^ for (and much skill inl mtuoc
and iwniting. It is as a penman, though, that we kuow
nuwt about Mi*. L. He turns ont all kinds of peuwork.
accurate, graceful and dasby writing
> superb.
Ml-. Lampman's home life is most happy. He is married
aud has two children— a boy and a girl. In a recent letter
he says : "lam thorougbly interested in my profession,
and have great faith in business colleges ; Tbelieve that
they offer a field worthy a man's best efforts."
Illinois has produced some great men — and some great
penmen. A. D. Taylor is proud to hail from this State.
His first writing lessons were taken from H. H. Miller, a
traveling \vriting teacher. He won the prize (a year's sub-
scription to The Journal) for the greatest improvement,
and his ambition to become a great penman dates from the
time he received the first copv. In 1888 he took a com-
mercial coui-se at Elliott's Bus. Coll., Burlington, la., and
took some penmanship lessons from I. W. Piei-son. In 1885
he studied with Worthington & Palmer in Chicago for
several months, and in August of that year was engaged
as penman by the Bryant & Stratton Bus. Coll. of Chicago
After spending a year with this school he came to New
York. In 1887 he was engaged as penman by D. B.
VVilbams of the Los Angeles, Cal.. Bus. Coll.. and re-
mained there two years. He returned to Burlington and
worked for Mr. Elliott for three vears. During 18!I2 he
was employed filling out names m invitations for the
World's Columbian Commission. He was next emploved
with the Chicago Guaranty Fund Life Society as polio*
writer. Ver\- recently he has been secured' by J. F.
Smith, principal of the Galveston, Tex,, Bus. Uni., as pen-
man of that institution.
Mr. Taylor's specialty is script, and in this line he does
most accurate, graceful, delicate work. We have some of
his work that for delicacy of touch we have never seen ex-
celled. Lessons by mail and specimen making occupy
muc;h of Mr. Taylor's time.
Waynesville, HI., wa.s the birthplace of A. B. Cushman,
and the year was 18(1.5. In lS77he removed to Kansas, and
spent his time working on a farm, aud att^ending public
schools for several yeare. Gaskell's Compendium and
some travebng teachers of writing started him on the
chirographic roa<l, and be next took a course in the Law-
renc-e, Kan., Bus. Coll. About this time a copy of The
JorRNALfell into his hands and inspired him to become a
penman. From the penmen's papers he says he has de-
rived most of his skill. Next we find him a student in the
penmanship department of the Gem City Bus. Coll.,
Quincy, HI., imbibing inspiration and poetical penmauship
from our old friend. PMelding Schofield. Mr. Cushman
spent two years at bookkeeping, and in 188!) became in-
terested in the automatic pen, and fi'om that time he has
talked while awake and dreamt while asleep of the auto-
matic pen and automatic penmansbip. He not only writes
but talks automatically. He visited Prof. E. E. Bellamy
of Norwalk, O., an automatic artist, and took a short
^^C7r,
r^cn/tioM dTUitOycttt/uiLy
115
course of instruction from him ; and he also visited J.
\V. Stoakes. the patentee and manufacturer of the auto-
matic pen. and in this way obtained many pointers. He
has studied and worked on automatic penmanship until he
has acquired wonderful skill. His whole time is given to
this class of penwork, and a.s a result he has built up a big
mail order busme.*** in busine.'« and professional \mting.
Jlr. C. does splendid work. Mr. Cushman is married and
has a son four years old, whom he has framed to respond
to the letter-carrier's whistle and open the mail— all antc-
matically.;
c. w. JONES.
C. W. Jones claims Batesville in the Buckeye State as
his birthplace. Nineteen years of his life were spent on
his father's farm. An old file of The Jocrxal tallmg into
his posses.'<iou about 16 years ago imbued him with the idea
of becoming a penman. Gaskell's Compendium caught
hus eve, and we next find him as a student in Michael's
School of Penmanship. He entered this institution Nov.
1, 18W2, and graduated " with highest honors " on Dec. W,
1HS2 — IB days. One year was spent in itinerant teaching,
and one year each with the Somerton, O., Nor. School and
the New Concord, O., Bus. Coll., as penman. The follow-
ing year he spent in itinerant teaching in the West, and
then put in eighteen months as penman of the Southwest-
cm Bus. Coll., Wichita, Kan. Itinerant teaching and
card-writing filled in another year. For several years he
was bookkeeper in wholesale dry goods store, insm-ance
office and U. S. Pension Office. At present he is penman
of the Martin Bus. Coll., Brockton, Mass., and is a very en-
thusiastic teacher. He makes a specialt.v of mail order
penmanship, and is givitlg satisfaction in this line.
America's " smartest " seaside resort, Newport, E. I.,
wa» the birthplace of F. M. Sisson— and there he still re-
sides. His education was received in the local public
schools. Prof. H. Champlin, now supervisor of writing in
Cincinnati, was his teacher in penmanship, Mr. Sisson re-
ceiving fii-Ht prize for gl'eatest improvement in one of Mr.
Champlin's large classes. Later he assisted Mr. Champlin
in teaching. At present, and for the past seven years, he
has been emploved as bookkeeper in a large mercantile
establishment, lie conducts his penmanship classes in the
evenings, and has private pupils in both penmanship and
bookkeeping. Asa side issue ne has a mail order penman-
ship busines,s and is doing well in this work.
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY 0. P. ZANER, COLUMBUS, O.
No. 5.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
.1 I',;,' I'nrliny Words About Small Leilcrs.
OW since we have begun the prac-
tice of capitals, do not neglect the
small letters. Keep in mind the
fact that they are of chief im-
portance, and that yonr success as
a penman will be more sure and
permanent if you write the small
letters uniformly well than if you dash off breezy
capitals at the e.^jpense of the small forms. Ease of
execution will do more toward making your forms
graceful than anything else, save an accurate knowl-
edge of form ; but the two together— form and move-
ment— are the main requirements. If you have
them you are fortunate, but if you have them to get
you need not despair. You will find that there is
more pleasure in pursuit than in possession, though
there may be more satisfaction in baring them than
in having them to get.
l'iilintii,riilr.i /or Capital Hraetlcr.
The preliminary exercises and principles at the
top of each plate should be mastered before begin-
ning the letters. See that your shades are com-
paratively short, sUek and fat, and your ovals full,
free and graceful. To secure these essentials you
must let the arm revolve freely on the muscle within
the sleeve at the elbow, using a pretty brisk and
forceful, yet delicate action. The power should
come cliietiy from the shoulder. The muscle in
front of the elbow must serve as the main sender of
motion and of control. This rest may be near the
edge of the table. In fact, the elbow may be off
the edge of the table, but the whole weight of the
arm should rest. The arm may be placed further
on the table for small letters.
Do not fail to keep the position recommended,
that of having the forearm at right angles with the
connective elant. Shift the elbow to the right often
or the paper to the left. For capitals, the arm may
be held more nearly at right angles to the line on
which you write. As will be seen, the heaviest part,
the shades in the forms on the first plate, are about
half the height, while those of the second plate are
near the line. The tendency is to curve the down-
ward strokes in these reverse ovals too much. When
yon find it diSicnU to determine the exact curvature
of a stroke, turn to lesson one and study the first
plate. For it is as necessary that you study form
and s€cnre accuracy in capitals as well as in small
letters,
.Hi/Hti^m, Sl/mmeti'if and ttmpUeity for Capitals.
The tendency of young students is to care more for
indiscriminate flourishing than for system, symmetry
and simplicity. The day for flourish burdened capi-
tals and cramped small letters is past — they were
the allies of whole arm and finger movements. To-
day, the handwriting that pleases most must be
written with a uniformly free, graceful and con-
trollable movement, alike on capitals and small let-
ters. In fact, the movement which is employed in
small letters ought to be employed to systematize the
capitals, and the motion employed in capitals should
be utilized to give freedom, grace and strength to
Criticism Column;
R. R. S.. O. — Your work is first-rate. If vou will eradi-
cate a few angles it will be still better, "f he rolling mo-
tion of which you speak is the cause of so many angles.
To overcome this rolling action see that the little fliiger
slides more freely to the right in the connective strokes
and that the arm acts more a* a hinge at the elbow.
W. E. P., Mass. — As business writing vour practice is
good, save that it is a little slow, but lus artistic it is not
worth much. Your strokes and touch are too heav.v, and
you do not raise the pen often enough. If you want to
learn to write an artistic style you must "study light,
shade, curvature and delicacy,
A. H., Jr., N. J. — Your movements are yet too uncer-
tain, weak and spasmodic. Di-ill upon exercises with a
firm, uniform, steady movement. In coming to the line,
don't check the motion so abruptly, as that causes an angle
where there should be a turn. You have the a'bility to
become an artist at penmanship.
J. S. M., O.— The hump on your ^ is too rounding, and
ccmmm
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BY C, P. ZANER. ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON.
the small letters. Therefore, do not divorce the
movements too completely.
Hotv tf) .IFrik'j Orrtts (iiid Shatlvs.
The direct oval forms should be made with a full,
forceful action from the start. The shade should be
produced with a firm but not spasmodic action.
The fingers must not act, bat grip and hold the pen
more firmly than at other times (though this will be
somewhat unconscious). The reverse oval forms are
finished with a little more of a snap-like action on
account of the shortness aod fullness of the shade.
This shade should begin at half the height. And
right here let me add that shading requires a double
action. Not only must the pen be driven about a
central point to produce the full, graceful oval, but
it must be forced up and down (the points forced
apan and then allowed to return to their normal
position) as well, and at the same time. This re-
quires what is generally termed an "elastic " action.
It is this flexible and elastic action that produces the
short, full, smooth and sparkling shade which dis-
tinguishes professional wriiing from amateur efforts.
Another very general tendency is to curve the up
strokes too much and to make them too sluggishly
and lightly. That is, the tendency is to use a move-
ment which lacks force : a movement not direct from
the elbow. To overcome this, it is well to see that
the little finger slips freely with each up stroke and
that the motion comes direct from the elbow, the
forearm serving aa a radius.
many of the turns on short letters are the same. Down
strokes are not uniform in slant. Your Ts are fine, indeed.
Your work looks a little too dehcate. It looks as though
vou were conscious of exposing it to my critical eyes.
Develop more confidence.
D. B. W., 111. — Your work is too rapid. Not thought-
ful enough. Your practice is such as would be required
for business, not artistic writing. You need to put in an
extra amount of time in strengthening and slowing-up
your movements. Think of each stroke as you make it.
This will prevent too much haste.
P. H. H., lU.— The crossings iu voiu- 2'« are too low,
caused by not forming the proper shoulder to the loop l)e-
fore starting down. Yonr/'s are not free enough ana the
shade is too low. Cultivate more freedom of movement.
W. B. C. Tenn.— Study your z's closely. Your word
practice is not free enough. Don't check your freedom
when pi-acticing words. Otherwise yom- work is O. K.
Za.vek.
Summer is Seed-time.
We have just got fi-om the press a new catalogue of
diplomas, etc., for business and sUorthau'l schnnis Tin*
attention of schools that use high-grade adv^ rfi-ini: litin-
ture is called to_om' beautifully illuptratrfi lii-K [.imt
school joximals for printing in two colorw. < 'ih -•-u. - aiili
small page, one with large. Each series U) \n: hud m ciilier
four or eight page form. If you need a letter-heading, we
have a .Aecia] catalogue devoted |to that (a«k forU A).
We can sell you the cut or print your stationery to order.
Our two cut catalogues should help you to find appropriate
designs for newspaper and circular advertising. Anything
you want in the line of designing and engraving. Half-
tones from $1.50. By the way. isn't it time to get away
from that old catalogue-cover style that schools have been
using for a generation, and adopt something in touch with
modem art ideas ■* We have a great many things on hand
that schools use. We can do a sreat many things that
schools want done. Write to us if vou need us. Ames &
Rollinson Company, 2(K3 Broadway, Vew York.
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Pen-Holding as Taught and
Practiced.
BY L. D. TETER, DAVENPORT, IOWA.
The subject indicated by the above
caption uaturally divides itself into two
general divisions ; First, pen-holding as
tanglit in both public and private schools ;
second, the manner of holding the pen
as practiced by students, penmanship
teachers, and all persons who find it nec-
essary to use a pen.
All teachers will certainly agree that,
in order to execute penmanship with ink,
a pen and holder must be grasped or held
in some manner ; whether with the right
or left hand, between the teeth or with
the toes. We often meet individuals
who are able to e.'cecute very good script
forms by liolding the pen with the left
hand, and some per.sons are able to do so
by holding it with either the right or the
left hand.
Shall those who grasp the penholder
with the left hand be taught the same
position as those who hold it with the
right V Shall tlie young lady whose hands
are delicate and slender be taught to hold
the pen in the same position as her sister
wliose hands are short and thick ? Shall
the young man whose liand is light and
ela.stic be taught the same position as his
brother whose hand is large and heavy ?
or shall he be taught to hold the pen in
the same position as the young lady
whose hands are delicate and slender, or
do we teach all members of our class to
hold the pen in exactly the same manner ;
Judging t'rotu my experience, both as
a student and a.s a teacher. I believe the
latter with possibly a very tew exceptions
to be true. Am I right or am I wrong y
I quote the following from Mr. E. M.
Cavins' article in the November num-
ber of the H'cjifeni Penman :
As to wh«t is a good position and a proper
r of hoWing the peu authorities usually
«, and since every loader of The ftiiman
urely acquainted with these (acts, your
ft»cenino-Fficr 9F-r/fiil 9f Tm^H.
patience and perseverance may be relied upou
to make good position and peu-holding.
That authorities in the past have agreed
In this particular is self-evident, when
we remember that Father Spencer tells
us, " The hand glides on the nails of the
third and fourth fingers ; " also that all
books of instruction on the subject of
penmanship which have been published
siuce he has passed away teach us mate-
rially the same thing.
The greater number of teachers of to-
day in giving lessons in the columns of
our penmanship journals incorporate a
sentence in their instructions something
like this : •■ Double the last two fingers
under the hand until the tips of the nails
rest on the puper." The phrase, " until
the tips of the nails rest on the paper," is
very pleasaat to the ear, and this position
reproduced either from photograph or
pen and ink sketch is most pleasing to the
eye. Whatever the position may be, all
must agree that the pen should be held in
such manner as to produce the best possi-
ble results with the least expenditure of
muscular effort, and that this position
should be taught. Carlyle tells us that
habit is the greatest force in nature. It
is true that early acquired habits in pen-
holding assert themselves in after vears.
Hence, it naturally follows that the stu-
dent should be taught the position which
is the easiest, most natural, and the best
suited for his individual hand : and not
necessarily the very same position which
Is used by his teacher, whose hands are
dilTerently shaped, and whose habit of
position is long since established, be it
natural or acquired.
ttadieat Difference, of Hand Structure.
The physique of different individuals Is
by nature peculiar to themselves. Our
movements, gestures, attitu3ewhile walk-
ing, running, standing or sitting, and
our general make - up, even to the
pulsations of the heart, all differ
from those of every other person. Since
the hands of all persons are not of the
same structure, is it not reasonable that
each should be taught to acquire the habit
of holding the pen in the position which
is the most natural one for them to use 7
For illustration, let us suppose that we
have but two students. A and B. in our
penmanship class. The last two fingers on
Mr. A's right hand are six inches in
length and those on Mr. B's hand are but
two inches. Now, shall we s&y '• Atten-
tion, class: double the last two fingers un-
der the liand until the tips of the nails
rtst on the paper," or shall we endeavor
to instruct each one to hold the pen in
such a position as to enable him to write
with the least expenditure of effort and
yet produce the best results, whether this
be with the hand resting on the tips of
the nails or the first or second knuckle
Joints? If all shall be instructed to rest
the hand on the tips of the nails, then
Mr. A in the illustration must either
grasp the holder five inches from the point
of the pen or write with his peu four
inches from the paper. As ridiculous as-
this may seem, it is the principle which
we advocate and the disadvantage under
which m'any of the members of our class
labor when we instruct all to rest the
hand on the tips of the nails. Many
students' fingers are of such length and
the structure of the hand such as to ren-
der this position not only unnatural, but
difficult to acquire, and radically wrong
when acquired.
For the purpose of illustrating the fact
that, as a rule, the same position is taught
to all pupils regardless of the size or
shape of hand. I quote from a lesson on
pen-holding in a recent number of a
leading penmanship journal :
The Influence of the thumb upon hand positions can
tiardlv be overestimated. It lends the same support to
the tinkers Ihat the bevstone does to the arch, the
end of the thumb should strike the holder s<iuarely
at such an angle that It will point directly ihrouiih
the center of ihe toreflnKer at the llrst Joint, and with
both Its Joints bent outward. The lower the wrist
falls thestronger the position, and the less the Uabll-
Itv to press down at point of pen. The wrist shon <1
neeer touch. The same position should be renulred
In aU grades.
We may all agree that the influence of
the thumb upon hand position is para-
mount, but to make the sweeping asser-
tion that the thumb should strike the
holder squarely, and at such an angle that
It will point directly through the center
of the forefinger at the first joint, is cer-
tainly erroneous when applied to all indi-
viduals. Suppose the thumb to be four
inches in length. Would it then assume
this position with ease ? The thumbs of
some persons are proportionately longer
than those of other individuals ; and
while perhaps this position may be correct
for many, it is certainly incorrect for
others.
If the wrists of different individuals as-
sume different positions as regards the
nearness to the desk, why will not the
little girl whose wrist is round and ex-
ceedingly fleshy naturally antl with pro-
priety touch the paper with her wrist as
she glides the hand across the sheet ? If
all students' hands were of the same size
and shape ; if the fingers and thumb of
each one were of the same length and
thickness as the corresponding members
on the bands on each and every other
student ; if the closed hands of all indi-
viduals naturally assumed the same posi-
tions : if all arms were of the same
length and all corresponding muscles
were of the same size and tenor : then we
should certainly be an ardent advocate of
this iron-clad position for all. But since
no two hands are of the same structure,
we believe it would be nearer the truth
to say that no two students should hold
the pen in the same manner, than it is to
Instnict all to hold it with one and the
■tame position. The hand position which
is naturally and scientifically correct for
one person may be equally as incorrect
for all others ; and that position tor pen-
holding which is the best to teach one
member of the class may be the position
which all other members should be in-
structed not to acquire.
I am led to believe that if all teachers
would study the subject of pen holding
with reference to each member of the
olass. instead of considering it from gen-
eral principles, the methods of instruc-
tion would soon be materially changed.
I have in my class three students who
hold the pen in such manner that the
wrist glides on the paper and the hand
rests on the knuckle joints of the
third and fourth fingers. Shall I in-
struct them to elevate the wrist and
rest the hand on the tips of the nails, or
•hall they be instructed to continue to
nse that position which is the most nat-
ural for them and the best suitetl for their
individuality?
Teaching and Doina.
It is a noticeable fact that the position
of pen-holding nsed by many teachers of
penmanship differs materially from that
which they teach. I have in mind a
leading teacher of penmanship, under
whose tuition I was once placed, who
taught the recognized position to all his
students, while he used a different hand
position in all private work. Another
teacher of national reputation once in-
structed me to rectify the error into which
he said I had fallen of resting my hand
on the knuckle joint of the fourth finger
and the face of the nail of the third.
Within two minutes from that time I no-
ticed him using the position which he
had instructed me to avoid.
I have been guilty of instructing stu-
dents to use positions which I did not and
could not use, and I have also instructed
many to avoid the habits and practices of
pen-holding which I cherished. I fear
that there are many teachers who have
been and are yet teaching hand positions
which are as different from those they
use as Jerome's "just for five minutes"
is from the actual time that elapses be-
tween being awakened in the morning
and when he gets up willingly. Why is
it that the average business college stu-
dent changes his position of pen-holding
and style of penmanship so soon after
leaving school ? What is the reason that
many of our students who do the best
work in the class execute very poor pen-
manship when working in their books?
What explanation can we offer to the
fact that traveling men, bookkeepers, and
office men in general are better writers
than the average penman is when placed
in a similar position, and under any and
all circumstances ? To prove that this is
true, I refer you to the hotel register in
which you recently wrote your name.
I believe that the reason so many of
our students change the style of their
penmanship after entering upon the
active duties of life is due to the fact that
they have been taught hand positions
which were unnatural for them and not
adapted to the structure of their hand.
As a natural sequence, they drift from
the " class-position " as soon as they leave
the school room and are from under the
guidance of the teacher.
In conclusion, I believe it to be folly to
teach the same hand positions to all stu-
dents. I do not wish to be understood,
however, to hold the view that no two
students should be taught the same po-
sition, or that no two intiividuals hold the
pen in the same manner ; but it does seem
to me that a thorough study of the subject
is suflicient to prove conclusively that
the hand position which is best suited to
one person cannot be successfully adopted
by all others. I also believe that a care-
ful observation of the practices of others
and a study of the position which we
ourselves use, will demonstrate the fact
that the majority of penmen, as well as
students and all persons who use the pen-
holder, do not adhere to the positions of
pen-holding which are generally recog-
nized as correct and applicable to all.
Vertical Spelling.
Judbing from thousands of letters and
articles examined that came from public
and private schools, principals, teachers,
and pupils, and business and professional
men, we are led to believe that upright
spelling is needed aa much or more than
upright writing. Our brethren of the
literary schools mustn't think that they
are not included in the above, for they
are. Writing teachers should be very
careful about spelling, because of the
additional prominence given every letter
by the settingitgetatrom a beautiful hand-
writing. No good reason can be given
why a teacher of any branch should be
allowed to spell poorly.
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Schools.
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this uo'
tU o/d,
A TEACHER of sixteen years' experience in pub-
lic, normal and business schools, age 35; graduate
. „ "y-- „ ,.._. ™ '--1. Columbus, Ohio, de-
al-ess •'^w. U. A.." caiC PtNMAN'S AKT.InLRNAL.
TEACHER of ten years' experience iii public,
normal and commercial schools, graduate of
aralso and Zanerlan schools, desires a imsltion as
Ml- of penmanship commercial branches and
Kli. Is familiar with leading texts. Ooodrefer-
< married: moderate salary. Address w.S. W.,
has good references and will
salary. Addres-s "CANADIAN."
4 (MI i.rcr riMNf ir
of Pitman shortbaii
ommerelal b
He Is a hard
lerelal branc
Is a hard woricer,
■k for moderate
Pexma.s's Art
Hon to thousands. LEABN TO WHITE YOUR
NAME. Send me jour name, written in full, and
2.1 cents, and I will send vou one dozen or more
ways of writing It, with li
.1 siamp.and I will send y
P. S.— No iwntal cards
"SPECIALIST in penmanship, drawing ;
A. bookkeeping, and "ail round
,T Journal
[Iir.R of shorthand (Munson
. I - 1 1 1 a 1! ship, bookkeeping, etc.. <
I. -Ires a position as teachi
■ IS to James E. Munson
D"
), typewrit-
er of these
and others.
- college
ifliatlous
Illinois.
KHEKof penmanship,
I.- shorthand wlshcH asltu-
Iresa "PRINCIPAL," care
»MPKTKNT and experl-
if shorthand and In
>lnes, la., and has h
Low salary. Addr>
I English brancbea wishes a
a good normal college. Seven
le. Reeommendallons upon
i AND PENMANSHIP," care
Sttuations raante^.
, N Ai^i.-ABorsn Pfoj
of tbe Easuian ci>nimerrlal
AL1.-AR0UND,"
xrcacbers manteb.
; and Palmer.
I -"Jhl PaciHcO^?oSdc'*o/san1^aS
fiisreU-s ■ In a ktowIdk California city o( 20,(K)0 popu-
Uufon ■ Anest climate In the world : expenses low and
no competition within 150 miles. Pj^ff »« '"^^fht
have other business. A chance or a lifetime to rl^ht
)arty. Address "SUCCESS." cure Pesmas s art
JomsAL,
■CTJANTEI*.
flnit-clas!* jM-nri..^
money In a Kood school
[1 able
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d given. Address D. B. E,
lerlonced
BeHt of refer-
spcchnens. Address E. A.
who can teoch^the
Penman's
W'^tr'uSlrVTl'^ sh'-r'niand!'' Tdd^es^s " SECU^^
eare Penmav's Art Journal.
'F.n.— Teachers t _ .
;, Inclosing stamp.
Willamette. Manager
SOUTHERN TEACHER'S EXCHANGE.
Boom Hi Vauderbllt Building, Nashville, Tenn.
TEACIIER!^ WANTED.
Bureau. St. Louis. lOlli yet
JBusiness ©pportunittes.
eiiy ui .xi.iiiFu. Auiiuni enrollment, 250 ; annual i
celpts. SR.OOO; rent. »Q40. Low price andgood tern
Address ''o.,'' care Penman's Art Joobnal.
BUYS a large business college. Esta
ING LESSONS." care Penman's aht Jni unai..
FOR •iAl.E.— A well established Business College
and SHORTHAND SCHOOL. Six departmente;
Pe:NAANSHIP and BOOKKEEPING: srfORTHAND
ami TYPEWRITING ; TEACHERS' NORMAL. MUSiC.
FT iicrTJiiN' ami TELEGRAPHY. Located In a rich
ttiriviiii; iliv No (.[.|n>*ifioii within one hundrfi
mill-. SiiiliiK' aii'l Minini. r Normal already adv
n., cash, or good paper.
L' Penman's Art Journal.
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115>
W. J. KINSLEV,
•iUi Ilroadnnr. Nc-w Vork.
Consulting Accountant.
courses of study and helps for busin
normal schools. Business practice ■
specialty.
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large R. R. I
EIGHT 'hundred.'
i.ooo Sheets Good Letter
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Works of instruction in Penmanship.
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POLITICAL ECONOMY OF
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lernylyplli
Opening installment of a series of admirable business
rrff-ips iiv a writer of International reputation. This
t COMMERCE AND ITS LAWS-
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if • Vnliie"i8i Money; Why Com-
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Wn\'
FiN DE SIECLE ART
POSTERS
THE AMBITIOUS
YOUNG MAN.
It happens to be a young
wearing variety nor
number tour In a very
with reprndnetio
' half a dozen :
tnot the bloomer-
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series by A. S. Osborn.
; clever pictorial de-
Devices ; Good Counsel to Young
offi
We have decided to contintu
tnttn's Art >Tournnl which
's in an^ j>articHl€ir.
The Business Joursal's subscription price Is 81.00
, In bookkeeping. The
—Messrs. Becker, Robrbough and
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appended. Head carefully, as we cannot tnodtfu these
mediately how many fVnman's
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ISAAC PITMAN'S
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What a thing to conjure by in dealing with the live
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IT tS THE VEItY BEST SHORTHAND BOOK THAT HAS EVER YET BEEX MADE.
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,4 Itetrospeetlve Olance,
50 —As may be seen at a glance, this lesson con-
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and Ink Ccojw— inexpensive publications advertised
in The Penman's Art Journal. In one of the above
you will read : " Man may have that in God's uni-
verse for which he will pay the price," and how
forcibly this applies to writing. Many a one, no
doubt, would be able and only too willing if he
stood by this class of students who are relying upon
this course of lessons for improvement. To continue
to the end as you have started and are going, some
with a jerky, " tlip-flop." unruly movement, and
others with a slow, laborious, stingy, finger move-
ment, copy-book style, will result simply in failure
and disappointment.
Coii/lrfciirr ill Ilrsiilta from tlir.ie Le.isonn.
52, — Aly own confidence in these lessons is so
great that I never hesitate to enter into an agree-
ment with any healthy young person to give him a
good business band while pursuing his six months'
commercial or shorthand course, or refund all tuition
could pay the price in money, but wealth can buy
only the product of skill.
noes Til 1.1 Hit Ion ;>
55.— Think about this and think seriously. Don't
you feel guilty of avoiding instruction '/ What
would you do with the accompanying lesson more
than to disfigure it beyond recognition'; You need
not despair nor think I am coming down too hard.
There is hope for just such as you, if yon will only
wake up and make up your mind to carry into effect
a determined resolution to begin with the Decem-
ber lesson, and do the work in a thorough and syste-
matic manner.
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money ; and in doing this I do not take into consid-
eration his miserable scrawl, crude ideas and the
little interest he may have in beginning.
53. — I mention these things for the reason that
many a one has been changed from the poorest
habits to better ones, enabling him to wring success
from failure. To accomplish this, it has been neces-
>?/
56. — The exercises are within the ability of any
one who has enough elbow action to feed himself,
and they will force the desired results. Therefore,
the thing for you to do is to force yourself to long
continued action on the things that will advance
j'on most.
^1 Tent.
57. — Now, in order that every one may clearly
understand to whom the above applies, just write
the word "inn" or "am" not fewer than forty
times per minute : the word " niinininm" (omitting
the dot for " i ") fifteen times. Hand these over to a
bright ten year old school ffi^l, and if she hesitates
ercise 1, No. 28, and give particular attention to the
beginning and ending of strokes. It will not pay to
leave such exercises until the curve is just ri^ht for
all letters using it. Apply test, per dotted lines in
first illustration. Before joining the capitals to the
oval it would be well to work up on these letters
singly in No. 29.
59.— Avoid tendency to lean right curve letters
too much, by holding end of right curve well up.
The first crossing in G and S is half the height of
the letter and ending is in " fish hook " style. In
your first practice of this ending make a full stop at
angle, then add finishing stroke. It the down stroke
in S appears stiff and straight, do not be afraid to
exaggerate the compound curve. In the combination
practice, put from six to twelve letters in a group.
This style of capital if is a splendid one for mus-
cular drill. The more you practice it the better you
will like it. In your first drill swing well out to the
left, causing oval to lie almost horizontal. A pause
should be made on the base before the last line is
joined. Count one, stop, three. The ending is higher
than the beginning. The combination following H
will interest you.
HVite/i the rinurra.
60.— The long straight slant lines retraced in con-
nection with ovals in No. 28 would not be out of
place before beginning loop letters. Following this
take up exercises in No. 30, m regular order. Width
of loop and height of crossing may be regulated by
the depth of curve. It must be remembered that
much hard work will be required before these let-
ters are uniform and perfectly safe under a high
rate of speed. The fingers may want to do more
than their share of the work here. Do not stiffen
the fingers nor allow their action to be more than
sympathetic with the arm muscles. The move-
ment of fingers is scarcely noticeable in rapid writ-
ing and when used to excess the writing suffers.
61.— Go right into the business of making loops,
alternating the letters with oval, and use both
"rifle" and "shotgun" practice. No. 31 is difficult
and is intended for the advanced writers who are
working for a higher degree of skill on loops. The
down curve changes into a straight line before end-
ing on base. You may also play with 32,
3Z
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62.— I trust you will study long, practice by the
hour, read awhile and think all the time.
CrllicLim Column,
A L S., Wayland, Mich.- Youhaveexcellentcopy-book
form, but oh ! so slow. Some of your capitals are in
the "shade" with the" shakes." 'Work December exer-
cises at a hinh rate of speed. You can become a tine pen-
A. D. D., Catasauqua.— Your practice isjust right. More
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words and sentences. Use coarse
of it. Get up speed
F H F . Haddftm.— Your ovals ere fine. Don't sh
tber«. Dilute ink with soft water. Am anxious to
your latest specimen
Hamilton, Out.— Good work : just right. It
taiti's time to develop speed. Move at a hiuh rate on f jrer-
rt**-* Our graduates write at from eight to twelve strobes
per second. Can't go into deUils here Thanks for good
words.
P. H. H., Fairweather. 111.— Your writing is stiff. What
good business writers you and hundreds of others could be-
come If you would only develop movement. Think over
the accompanying lessons.
O. A. M., Daw^on. Minn.— Apply movement with more
care. More rifle practice. Eye service on letters.
C. C. K., Columbus. Ind.— More strength. Cnpitals
weak. Small letters promising. First part of 0 on base.
Ivower the 7. Work plates 7 and 8 more.
W. F. O. C, Boston.— All muscles, from the end of fin-
gers to the shoulder, act while making figures, and the
band rest fingers never stick ncr stop. The arm is parallel
with edge of paper only when the |)enbas reached the mid-
dle of line. Hpecimen good. Your iV's poor.
H. P., Boston.— Small letters too large, coarse and slow.
More force; more speed. Good movement on Oand C. Re-
view frequently plates 1 and 3.
\V. J. H. Quincy. Mass. —AH of your specimens are ex-
cellent. Learn to write Mat/agfascrtr without lifting the
pen. Ditto for W. Practice from Mr. Zaner's lessons.
Miss J. (r. P., Woburn.— You have done your part well,
and now have a splendid hand. You could become a pen
artist or anything el.se you undertake. Many thanks for
the many excellent designs. Send a design in 6/ac'A; ink
for engraving.
Dozens of criticisms are crowded out of this column
every month. I cannot see your questions and requests
for criticisms, etc., go unattended to.
I will send my " red ink entries," consisting of crit-
icisms, illustrations and answers, for only 15 cents, to all
who will send their practice sheets in roll form. We
shall continue to serve as many through this column as
is pos.sible,
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANER, COLCMBUS, O.
No. 6.
(INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
Hpiril nnti Sliaile.
ET the pen be driven over the
paper with considerable speed and
force. Make the first exercise at
the rate of about 100 down strokes
per ijiiimte. The heaviest part of
the shade should be placed at
about half the height. The shade should be short,
thick in the center and slender toward the ends. It
should not extend up or down fiir enough to detract
from the delicacy of the turns at the top and bot-
tom. The pfn may be raised at the base of V, U
Jind V, but I did not raise it there, nor do I usually.
The shade in V and Z is placed much the same as
in the piectditg ihiee lttt( rp. The pen may be
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BY C. P. ZANER, ILLUSTRATING ACCO.MPANYING LESSON.
first strokes in the first forms. Use plenty of the
hinge action in the long down stroke of the back of
the J.
Too Mttdi Muscular Tension wild How to Avoid It.
In writing the small letters push the pen along
delicately yet firmly, aiming to be sure of the form
but not overanxious. It is possible to tension the
muscles too tightly, which is ofren the result of over-
anxiety or nervousness. Keep in mind that when
the muscle is tensioned too tightly it will restrict the
motion and cause short, broken lines and spasmodic
motions. On the other hand, when the muscle is not
tensioned to its proper capacity the movements are
inefficient and weak. In this condition the hand
usually seems lifeless and lazy. If you are feeling
tired, mentally or physically, tbe muscle cannot be
ACCOMPANYING LESSON BY L. M. THORNBURGH,
raised at the line in making these forms. It was so
raised in the copy. Remember the loop in Q should
he long and horizontal and in the Z it should be
about on the connective slant. The shade in the J
should be below the line.
IVitilrurfi-s anrt lloir to Corrrct Them.
The tendencies are in these letters to make the
first strokes of V. U and 1" too slanting toward the
right and too wide or open at the base, and in the Q
and Z to make the small loops too nearly roond and
to use too much rolling motion in the lower part of
the latter. The raising of the pen as suggested will
aid in flattening the little loops. The use of more
rolling or shoulder action will aid in curving the
made to respond in such a way as to be very satisfy-
ing unless you are too easily satisfied. It the mind
or will is too weak to transmit to the muscle enough
stimulus to put it in action and sustain the same,
but little good can be accomplished. On the other
hand, if the muscle is too fatigued to respond to the
dictates of the will, little improvement need be ex-
pected. Therefore try to feel right when you prac-
tice and then practice carefully, which means
thoughtfully and briskly.
37ic Capittit stem.
The capital stem yon will find to be difficult. The
curve should be slight in the beginning, but in the
letters given it is made a trifle shorter and more
curving than in the principal. Let the arm roll freely
in making the large initial curve about the stem, as
in the forms given. Of course that will require a
loose sleeve and a flexible and elastic muscle near the
elbow. Make your work larger than here given,
nearly double the size. The shades in these letters
should be placed belowhalf the height and n^ar or on
the line. The heaviest part should nearly touch the
line.
Enfl<nvor to Jirralc Your Own Tiironl.
The idea conveyed in the last line is a good one. If
you will try, each and every time, to outdo your for-
mer effort, yon will certamly improve. But tbat
will be difficult to do. It means that you cannot fol-
low one effort with another in quick succession for
any considerable length of time without becoming
wearied. Therefore it will be beat to make a few
efforts — then rest before trying again. But do not
let the recess be long enough to lead to drowsiness
nor indifference. Be interested, from top to toe, if
you want to become a fine penman.
CHttrism Column.
J. B. W., Ill- — Your practice indicates that you are
working in the right direction. Some of your lines and
forms appear weak and uncertaia, but I fail to locate any
serious diflBoulty Do not sacrifice strength for delicacy.
Your practice should reach me by the 20th of the mouth
to be criticised the following month.
W. T., Mass.— You can become a professional penman if
you persevere. You lack freedom, touch and tureness.
Arnold's Japan Ink, diluted, is the ink we advise.
H. S. L., Mass. — Yes, you stand a good chance of becom-
ing a professional penman Your practice is excellent,
though too rapid and thoughtless. Your 2's are specially
defective in form. You hustle along too much in a busi-
ness style and with a business movement.
E. 3. K , Ohio.— Your practice is the best yet received.
Keep it up and you'll make a record. Mnke your sharp-
point=Hi jB's and Cs without raising tbe pen— the flourish
first ; also make the nose or beak longer.
P. H. H., 111.— Shaded strokes in O, .4, K, etc., too
nearly straight. Your movement is not full and forceful
enough. Your shade is too high in your reverse oval let-
ters, such as A', ir, ete.. indicating that your movement
is yet too sluggish.
W. B. C, Tenn.— Your sha*les are rather Hght. Your
spiral m the reverse oval letters is too small. Your sta-
tionery is not good. Oval in D is too narrow.
E. L. H., Me. — Your small letters are too angula^
pause too much at the top. Your shade is too high i
Your practice is not systematic enough. Systematize your
work and it will be excellent indeed.
J, K. S.. Md.— Your stationery is poor. You can't ac-
complish as much as if you had first-ciaiis paper. Your
shades are too long and not heavy enough. Capitals too
sprawling. Raise the pen oftener in your small letters ;
don't hustle them along the same as in business writing.
A. H., Jr.. N. J.— Do not raise the pen in making C, G
and E. Second part of small /.• is one and one-fourth
spaces high. Your practice is excellent ; no bad tendencies.
Zaner.
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nODERN PEN LETTERINQ.
(Y J. F. BRILEY, JOURNAL OFFICE.
No. 9.
InttlalM.
HE kind of iDitials that are of the
highest commercial value aie
those which contain an idea or
suggestion of the subject treated
in the article following'^it. For
instance, a story of " Our Type-
writer Girl " could be well begun
with the initial C, which shows
the typewriter girl at work, or any of the five show-
ing portraits of young ladies mightranswer as well.
The initial 1' would not be appropriate to start an
article on the subject of " Young ;Ladie8 in Busi-
ness,'" nor would we want to use the initial Our in
tellingof the " Reminiscences of Our Grandmother."
Such designs as shown in B, C and D are meaning-
less and can be used anywhere when none better
can be had.
Another point to keep in view is the plainness of
the letter. However beautiful and appropriate the
ornamentation might be, the initial lost-s much
value if the letter does not stand out bold enough to
be recognized at a passing glance. Above all, keep
the letter itself plain and recognizable.
Another important point about initials which has
much to do with their value among the high class
publications is the amount of space they occupy.
Look through the leading magazines, such as Hur-
per's, Scrihiicr's and Tlic Centurj/, and you will no-
tice in almost every case the initials used are small,
square designs, similar to those shown in copy here-
with. Where space means money these little " space
savers "are worth many dollars more than larger
ones to the publisher, because of the small amount
of space they occupy.
All are invited to send practice work on this lesson
to me for examination and criticism. Make some
designs of your own, similar to those shown in copy,
and may be some of the best ones will be printed in
The Journal. Make them two inches square, so
that they may be reduced to the proper size.
The copy for this lesson was made entirely with
the pen. Next month we will show some pretty
effects in initials made on Ross board and tinted
paper.
The banner specimens of practice work this month
come from J. K. Spicer, Taylor's Island, Md. The
work embraces the October, November, December,
January and February lessons, which testify to the
skill and enthusiasm of this young practitioner.
A Correction.
In the May Journal, we gave the price of " Thought
Gems," pubhshed by F. B. Courtney, Box 534, Kansas
City. Mo., as twenty-five cents. The coiTect price is .^1.
BY HOOK AND CROOK.
Stir iu the
At the Lincoln meeting of the Western Penmen's Asso-
ciatiou there was a gathering of bright lights of the West-
era shorthand world. Dan Brown, the old "standby."
Rush. Lowe. Wheeler. Beits, and many others were there.
The three writers who are shown herewith took promi-
nent parts and contributed not a little to the success of
the convention.
Miss Julia M. Fay.
Brocton, N.
Miss Julia M. Fay was born
and received her edu-
cation at the F r e -
donia State Noniial
School . and in the
Slocum School of
Shorthand in Buflfalo.
In 18S9 she established
the Sioux City, Iowa,
Shorthand and Tj^ie-
writiug School a n il
canied on a general
shorthand and type-
writing office. Ii: mn
she taught in the Uni-
versity' of the North-
west at Sioux City
and in the same yeaJr
she helped start the
Sioux City Commercial C-ollege. She went to Lincoln.
Neb., as principal of the shorthand department of the
Western Normal College in 1893 and taught there until a
few weeks ago, when she was compelled to resign because
of ill health. Miss Fay was i^Titten up in " \Vomen of the
Century " as a representative shorthand woman, and was
one of the three women chosen from the State of New
y^oMclAoS
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BY I. F. BRILEY. ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN LETTERING,
York on the women's auxiliary of the World's Fau\ She
is a well-posted, energetic teacher, much loved by her stu-
dents and all with whom she is brought in contact.
Thomas P. Wilson.
years of his life. He
began the study of
shorthand when au
office boy of fifteen
and after becoming
competent he spent
eighteen months try-
ing to secure an
amanuensis position.
Many stenogi-aphers
first secure the posi-
tion and spend eight-
een montus ti"ying
to become competent.
After four years in
amanuensis work he
was appointed official
coiu't reporter of the fourth district of Nebraska, which
place he still holds after a continuous sel•^'ice or eight
years. He has used the Benn Pitman system without
modification, and later modifications to conform to the
Gridiam syst«m. He has used the Remington type-
writer for "nine years and operates it by the all-finger
method without looking at the keyboard. At the Lincoln
meeting Mr. Wilson wrote seyenty-five words a.ininute on
a No. 6 Remington, practically without looking at the key-
board. He wrote new matter from dictation in shorthand
at the rate of 287 words a minute and read it back with-
out an error. He is yery methodical and systematic in all
work and his shorthimd notes are small, neat and very
legible, while his typewriter transcriptions ai-e neatness
and accui'acy itself.
A. P. Barnett.
Another rapid writer who made his mark (several
thousands marks) at
the Lincoln conven-
tion was A. P. Bar-,
nett of Kansas City.
Mo., who is official
court reporter of the
tenth jutbcial district
of Kansas. At the age
of fifteen he began the
study of Munson
shorthand and is en-
t i r e 1 y self-taught.
While he has spent
consider able time
studying the ^cience
of shorthand he says
that he would rather
be a good practical
writer than a mere theorist. After filling several i
ensis positions he did his first court reporting at Keokuk,
Iowa, in 1883. In 1887 he removed to Kansas City, where
he secured the appointment he still holds.
We're all KInes.
The King of businei« colleges is the Rochester Business
University ; the King of shorthand schools is W. G.
Chaffee's ; the King of the penman's papers is The Pen-
man's Art Journal : the King of penmen is C. P. Zaner ;
the King of inks is Barnes' Ink. — Ink Drops.
PEN POINTS.
BY YELSNIK.
" John Smith, Plain and Ornamental Penman," was the
inscription on an envelope recently received. I would
Hke to have plans and specifications explaining when and
at what time he is plain aod when ornamental. I've
heard of people being " more useful than ornamental,"
and vice versa, but we are glad to see that since the im-
possible has been accomplished, and the same person is
both plain and ornamental at one and the same time,
that it has fallen to the lot of a penman to break the
record. But then the penman is always flourishing.
The penmen are not alone in their unique expressions. I
recently ran across a letter head of a public accountant
whose business was, according to the letter head : " Open-
ing and closing of deranged books." Nothing was said
about whether the opener or the persons employing him
were expected to be deranged also.
Have you noticed that there is a decline in the crop of
acrobatic and contortion birds, " Executed in ' steen'
seconds, with one eye, one hand and a sttal pen ? "
" Why," said the colored porter at the end of a railroad
journey, as he brushed off the imaginary dust (he had just
dusted me) and held out his hand for a little " dust."
'• why is this operation Hke the conclusion of a fox hunt ? "
Of course I gave it up. " Because it is a brush at the end."
I dusted.
" Out of sight," as the penman said about his arm when
initiating his young lady friend, who wore a cape wrap,
into the mysteries of whole arm movement. It looked like
an 'armless proceeding.
A friend of mine says he is working in " a large retale
store." It must be a book store with a big stock of novels.
I sent for a copy of "Twice Told Tales," and we don't
speak any more.
A sign on a dog store read : " Dogs retailed here." The
owner of a bull pup went in with a dog minus nearly all
ears and tail, and asked for a new crop of ears and to have
his dog retailed. Although one eye is closed he sees much
better than he did.
In looking over the list of names of those who believe
enoueh in the association to pay the $2 membership fee in
the W. P. A., I notice that many names are lacking that
are found in other parts of the report. The names may be
there, but my eyesight is becoming affected and I can't see
them. This reminds me of an Irishman who informed the
farmer for whom he was working that owing to failiuK
eyesight he would have to leave. " Failing eyesight." cried
his employer, "why, your sight is perfect." "Oh, no,"
replied the Irishman, " it isn't, because I can't see any meat
on my plate at meal times." The next meal he was given
meat, and when asked how his sight was replied, '* It is fine
now. I can see the plate through the meat."
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THE JOURNAL'S PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONTEST.
Tbl< Award of Prizen,
The specimens received in The Journal's con-
test of public school pupils, the season of 189.5,
cover a wide ran^e of territory, and we think will
fairly represent all the work being done in the cities
taking part in tlie competition.
We were somewhat disappointed that more of the
larger cities did not enter, especially so since in this
contest, as in all others open to the public, where
due notice has been given, those winning piizes lor
the writing have a right to claim superiority.
The few vertical writing specimens received show
good work, and we were again disappointed in not
having cities where vertical writing is made a
specialty of, represented in the contest.
Some few supervisors complained that their bett
writers in the grades mentioned were outside the
age limits. No doubt this was so : but we know of
no fairer way than to place age limits on those sub-
mitting specimens. As it was, several of the grades
had competing pupils who were two or three years
apart in age. All can see the justice of having an
age limit. A pupil might be held back three or four
years in a grade becauPeof inability to pass in math-
ematics or some other branches, and yet the writing
of this pupil would be constantly improving. It
would not be a fair test to put a pupil four years
older in the same grade with others who are less ex-
perienced.
As before, the girls carry off the honors. Of the
54 names mentioned below, those who take first and
second prizes or given honorable mention 43 are girls
and II boja.
The object of these contests, we take it, is educa-
tional rather than for glory alone. Since that is
the case, we have made notes of the most distin-
guishing features of the specimens selected as best
in the representative grades. In our judgment the
best specimons were those showing most speed and
movement, written with coarse pens on paper with
ordinary ruling, and specimens that were normally
spaced. Many cities submitted specimens written
■with fine pens, writing heavily shaded and the lines
more or less shaky. It looks as if they had tried too
hard. Those students who had aimed at business
writing turned out the best specimens in our judg-
ment.
The specimens were examined very carefully by
the judges, close comparisons made, and below will
be found
THK .iiriitns.
<linrle I.
1st.— Bessie Johnson, age 7, Covington, Ky.
•Jnd.-Kannie HuRhes, age t!, Uarfleld School, Lima, O
Honorable moulion : Mabel St^ine, age 7, tSo. Chestnut
St bchool, Holyoke, Mass., and Willie Crist, age 7, Bl'd'g
No. 0, Alliance, O. ' >• • m
Oraile 3.
Ist.-Otto Drelkorn.aeeS. Sergeant St. School, Holyoke
Mass,
2hd.-ViviBn Weaver, age 8, Covington, Ky
Houorable mention : David Brown, age s, s,,awnee
Schor 1, Lmm, O. ; Tom Clarke, age T. Helena, Mont. ; Beat-
rice \\ elcb, age 8, Youngstown, O. : Geo. Bories, School
No. .1, BulTalo, N. Y.
«»•«(!(. 3,
1st— Ben. Culbertson, ajjell, Covington, Ky.
2nd.— Kthel Pleasants, age », Helena, Mont
Honorable mention : Mumie Scbuler, age -l, Honesdale,
Pa.; Dora Ueser. ages, Chailes City. Iowa; Ruby Sturm
t.th Dist, K.cbmond, Ind. ; Jennie Tully, Pone School'
Memphis, Tenu. '
Orailf 4.
Ist-Nellie May, oge 9, Charles City, Iowa.
•Jud.— Tillie narietson, oge 10, Covington, Ky
HonoiaWe Mention : Lela Bryant, age lo', Helena,
Mont.; AKr.d Reulbe, ape 10, Irving School, Lima, O.
Ilrntit S.
1st -Sophia Viw, ago U, Covington, Ky.
2nd.-Ho,.e O'Neill, age 11, Bridge Street School, Hol-
yoke, Mass.
Honorable Mention : Clara Engelhorn, age 11 Helena
Mont.; Anna Jones, age 11, Building N'o. 3, Alliance O '•
Geneva Matthews, age 10, Tippecanoe School, La Fav'ette'
Ind. ; Ethel Miller, age 10, School 15, Buffalo, X. Y. "
tirarle G.
1st.— Opal Clapp, aged 13, Charles City, Iowa.
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2nd —Charlotte E. Chase, age 11, Appleton Street
School, Holyoke. Mass.
Honorable Mention: Arthur Allen, age 12, Covington,
Ky. ; Charles McNutt, age 13, Knoxville, Tenn ; Mar-
garet F. Milliken, age 12, Middle Street School, Saco, Me. ;
Clara Lichtenfels, age 12, Richmond, Ind.
Giarfe 7.
1st.— Anna M. Bilhng, age 11, So. Chestnut St. School,
Holyoke, Mass.
2d.— Virginia Hellman, age IS, Covington, Ky.
Honorable mention: Leanua E. Toy, age 13, Gariield
School, Lima, Ohio; Hattie Sands, oge 13, Camljridge
City, Ind.; Edith Budd, age 13, Smith School, Memphis,
Tenn. ; Erna Blistain, age 12, Ford School, La Fayette,
Ind.
ilraitr H.
1st.— Myrtle Clapp, age 14 Charles City, la.
2nd.— F. S. Brainard, age 14, Youngstown, Ohio.
Honorable mention : Myrtle E Hammond, Gilpin School,
Denver, Colo. : Ida Morvilius, oge 14, Franklin School,
Lima, Ohio; Mary Stephenson, age 13, Salina. Kan.;
Moggie E. Adair, age 14, Hamilton St. School, Holyoke,
Mass.
(VivK/f 9.
1st —May Leavitt, oge 15, Middle St. School, Boco,
Moine.
2Dd.— Lizzie Mathesvs, age 13, Charles City, Iowa.
Honorable mention : Edith Zoe Hastings, age 14, Camb-
ridge City, Ind. ; Jno. Quigley, age 14, Dwight St School,
Holyoke, Mass. ; Benna Stephenson, age 14, New Castle, Pa.
//((//I School.
1st.— Maude Collins, age 17, Charles City, Iowa.
2nd— Jenny Lambrigi.t, age IB, Knoxville, Tenn.
Honorable Mention : Florence Batchelder, age 14, Saco,
Me.; Flora Miller, age 18, Cambridge City, Ind.; Louisa
Fox, age 15, Young&town, O.
Siiiiifi-imn-'a Clrllflcritm.
— Mrs. Helen W. McLean, Sup'r, Covington, Ky ,
secures the certiftcate awarded to the .Supervisnr whose
students won the most certificates. Mrs. McLean's
pupils captured first prize in tl,e 1st, 3d and 5th
grades ; and second jirize in the 2nd, 4tL and 7lh grades.
The work showed fine speed and movement and good form
throughout.
— Miss L Viola Waller, Sup'r, Charles Citv. Iowa, was
a close second, as her pupils obtained four flr.>.t and one
second prizes. She believes in movement, and the work of
her pupils shows it. Her success at Charles City has been
marked.
— The third greatest number of prizes were won by the
pupils of Miss Esther A. McDonnell, Sup'r, Holyoke,
Mass., two first and two second prizes
— Our gentlemen supervisors have been fairly defeated
by the ladies.
Xotea o/ thf Contest,
— Knoxville, Tenn., R.S.Collins, Supvr., was repre-
sented by some very good specimens.
— W. A. McPherson sent a large package of eighth
grade specimens from the Gilpin School, Denver, Col.
These were all vertical and were the best vertical speci-
mens entered in the contest. We wish Mr. McPherson had
entered more grades, so that we could have made a com-
parison between vertical and slaut writing throughout.
— Supvr. S. S. Purdy, Des Moines, la., entered some
writiog that was uniformly good throughout.
— Miss Hannah W. Bell, Supvr., Holmesdale, Pa., sent
a fine lot of representative samples.
— W. E. Harsh, Helena, Mont., entered some excellent
business writing from eight grades.
— W. D. Moon, Lima, O., as usual, was on hand with a
large selection of flrst-class writing.
— New Castle, Pa., J. L. Moser, Supvr., sent a carefully
graded lot beginning with fourth grade.
— Supvr. E. E. Utterb.ack, Salina, Kan., entered eighth
grade only, but these were good.
— J. H Bachtenkircher, Supvr., Li Fayette, Ind., sent
a large selection of carefully arranged and well graded
specimens.
— Cambridge City, Ind , and Richmond, Ind., W. S.
Hiser, Supvr. , in both places, were represented by some ex-
cellent work.
— L. L. Weaver, Alliance, O., shows his good teaching
in a large package of samples received.
— L. D. Scott, Supvr., Memphis, Tean., has reason to
feel encouraged over the work submitted.
— Saco, Me., has in Supvr. A. R. Merrill an up-to date
teacher of writing. His pupils did well.
— W. H. Barr, Youngstown, O. , as u=ual, is on hand with
some most excellent writing in all grades.
-Carthage, Mo., is represented with the fifth to the
eighth grades inclusive, and Miss Loula Van Neman hos
no reason to feel oshamed of her work. The writing of
pupils of the Carthige schools is not up to last year's stand,
aid, and this is because the city has almost dispensed
with the services of a supervisor.
— Buffalo, N. Y., had but a few specimens from a few
grades entered by Asst. Supvr. G. K. Demary, but they
showed splendid progress over the work examined froiii
there a few mouths ago.
LESSONS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. M. WALLACE, STERLING, ILLI.NOIS,
No. .;.
[INITIAL M.\DE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
Oi'al Dillla.
RILL on the ovals, using those best
adapted to the needs of your
school (These oval exercises were
given in the May Journal and
the preceding numbers. They
should be used daily, but will not
be given in our copies again).
Have large pupils practice the lesson at least
twice per week, using the board. Small children
should use the board daily.
Carefully observe the size, slant, etc., of these
ovals, and insist upon uniform movement, speed,
etc., to secure which count carefully for each exer-
rise, as explained in former lessons, spending from
rwo to five minutes with each exercise.
Loop letters require diligent practice. This lesson
deals with all of those that are made above the ruled
or base line. They are all of the same height, which
is three times that of the short letters (except r and
.1), and should extend, therefore, three-fourths of
the distance from the base line to the ruled line
above it.
Drill on the ovals, following the direction of the
arrows.
No. 1,7. Make three letters without stopping or
taking the pen from the paper. Keep the downward
stroke .1 straight line on the correct slant. Turn as
short as possible at the line. See that the crossing is
about one-tbird the height of the letter. In making
the downward stroke use a little finger movement
combined with the movement of the forearm, giv-
ing a r|uick motion to the upper part of the letters
and slowing the speed near the base line. This applies
in general to each letter in this le&son. Beginners
usually get the letter too wide and the downward
stroke curved too much. Remedy this by curving
the up stroke to the left, thus making the down
stroke straigbter. Do not shade. Count " one,"
"two," "three," for each group.
No. liX. Drill carefully on these words, noting
particularly the turns, crossings and angles. Write
on the ruled line. Give many other words, using
loop letters. Observe carefully the height of loops,
crossings and turns at the base line.
Tuviiiittfi,
Practice on the ovals as previously directed.
No. /,'.). Count "one," "two," "three," for each
group. Decrease the speed in order to make the
dot.
Follow directions in other respects for No. 47.
No. .5(/. Drill as in No. iS. •
Weilileitday.
Give a short drill on the ovals.
No, 51. Count "one," "two," for each letter in
the group. Pause a very little at the ruled line.
The turn in this letter should be as high as the
crossing.
Nn. f>';. Work as in No. .J.9.
Thurstlity.
Work on the ovals a few minutes.
No. 5.1. Count "one." "two," "three," for each
letter in the group, making an almost imperceptible
stop at the ruled line.
The upper part of the turn extends above the
crossing of the up and down strokes, while the down
stroke just below this turn is parallel to the long
down stroke. Do not close the letter after making
the turn, but come down to the line straight and
make a short turn, carrying the stroke up from the
line one third the height of the letter.
Frittatj.
Drill on the ovals, giving the most time to those in
which the first, or up stroke, starts toward the right
at the ruled line. These are called indirect ovals.
Those commencing with a down stroke to the left
are called direct ovals.
This issue, or number, contains material for many
lessons. Use them with such changes as you may
need.
Give much practice from words of your construc-
tion, making one or more of the loop letters promi-
nent iu each word.
Give each lesson from the board.
Use your hand-board many times, and keep up
your own practice.
S,„,t in r»,„. Q,KM{,m.-..
I shall be glad to answer questions pertaining to
the work in this series of lessons. Address me as
per heading of this lesson.
Fraternal Notes.
— Several of our supervisors and special teachers have
already made arrangements for their summer vacation,
and in a few weeks tbey will be scattered to the four comers
o( the earth. Langdon S. Thompson, Director of Draw-
ing, Jersey City public schools, will leave the latter part of
June for a three months' tour iu Eurone, and, of course,
art schools and educational matters will' be carefully ex-
amined by Mr, Thompson. D. W. Hoff, Supvr of Writ-
ing, public schools. Oak Park, 111., will gall from New York
June S3d and will spend the summer months in England
Scotland. Germany, Austria, Prance and Switzerland'
Methods of writing will be looked into by Mr. HoB while
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BY LANGDON S. THOMPSON, ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN BLACKBOARD DRAWING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
he is gone. S. S. Purdy, who has recently been re elected
Supervisor of Writing of the Des Moines Public School,
Iowa, will spend his vacation in Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick touring on his wheel.
— In a recent number of Primary Education, Boston,
we notice an advertisement of " Busy Work," which is a
writing and drawing combination. It is arranged and
Sublished by J. O. Gordon, the well-known Supervisor, of
;ocky River, Ohio.
— Ralph E. Rowe, recently penman of Gray's B. C,
Portland, Me., has just been elected Supervisor of Writing
in the public schools of Westbrook and Deering, Me.
— T. M. Graves is Supvr. of Writing in the Lowell,
Mass. , schools.
— W. H. Stump is teaching again in public schools of
Tecumseh. Mich. He has been itinerating through Mich-
igan and Ohio for several months.
— Miss A. Eva Hill is Supvr. of Writing and Drawing
in the public schools of South Bend, Ind,
luth public schools. Miss Keller has made child study a
specialty, and is full of practical ideas and methods of
teaching. Her contributions have appeared in The Jour-
WelUKnown Supervisors.
MISS LUCY E. KELLER.
Miss Lucy E. Keller, Supervisor of Writing, Duluth,
Minn., was educated in the Chicago public schools. She
cadeted for one year with M. E. Swayze, the Supervisor
in Muskegon, Mich., for fourteen years. During the
winter term she taught penmanship and bookkeeping in
the Muskegon High School. For three years she filled the
position as teacher of writing and bookkeeping in the
Grand Haven, Mich., public schools. Following this she
served a short term as teacher of bookkeeping in Akeley
College, a school for girls. About this time she made some
experiments in primary drawing. In 1891 she accepted
her present position as Supervisor of Writing in the Du-
NAL in the past, and we have some excellent things from
her pen which we hope to present at an early date. Miss
Keller has been experimenting with vertical writing and
finds it quite a success. Duluth and many much smaller
132
WeeU-rn tovros have f et an example tbat bundreds of Ejk&t-
era cities might well emulate — engaged a first class writer
aod teacher — one who knows somethtog about methods — to
take charge of the writing in the public schools.
^Ct^tCCl£ttaiaS
land and the Yellowstone National Park. The caases
of geysers, so far as they are known, will be found
explained in physical geographies and other scien-
tific works.
In drawing Geysers, it will be well to remember
that the ascending curves will be more or leas para-
bolic. The descending curves would be so also, except
for the breaking up of the water in tpray and foam.
Fig. 2 represents the Giantess in the Yellowstone
National Park. Different portions of the column of
water seem to be impelled by five different degrees
of force, forming spray at different heights, Fig. "^
shows the Beehive of the same park, in action. Htre
the whole column seems to thrown up by a single im-
pulse. The drawing of either of these will try the
skill of the student as to his delicacy of handling.
Study the meaning of each mark. Indiscriminate
scratching over the paper will prove a failure.
Whirlwinds, water-spouta and tornadoes are
essentially of the same nature, but differing in
dimensions and other minor points. Us lally at the
liPK'tiDi"?* black cloud is seen to cover the sky,
from which projects downward a form resembling
an inverted cone, as seen in Fig. 1. When over the
sea the spiral movement of the cloud as it descends
sets the sea in motion, which becomes heaped up
and united with the descending cone. When on
bind the tornado, where it touches theeartli, wrecks
buildinj^H, destroys crops and forest trees with the
greatest apparent ease. Fragments of buildings and
tTfes are frequently carried for miles through tlie
flir before being freed from the grasp of the whirl-
ing column of cloud. The position of the whirling
cone is usually vertical, but sometimes slanting or
irregularly curved. The direction of the spiral
BY .\. F. NEWLANDS. SDPERVISOR OF WRITING,
KINGSTON, ONT.
No. 6.
Our Mfidi J'urpostt in Each Lesson.
70. — A Journal reader writes asking if she is to
understand that we do not believe in special writing
lessons, lessons in which the whole thought and at-
tpntion of the pupil should be given to writing alone.
I thought I had made this matter quite clear. We
believe every lesson should have one main purpose.
Sometimes it will be reading, or geography, or com-
J 1
7TL,CUTL
BY A. F. NEWLANDS. ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN VHKTICAL WRITING.
movement in the United States is invariably op-
posite to the movement of the hands of a clock or a
wntcli.
Fi(?. 1 represents a waterspout before it has de-
sceniled to tlie t-iirth or sea, or after it has departed.
It should be represented as a solid spiral body and
(jnite dark.
Geysers are among the most curious and interest-
ing water phenomena of the earth. The most re-
markable examples are fonnd in Iceland. New Zea-
position. but in a proper correlation of studies sev-
eral purposes may be subordinate. For example, take
the line of script, "Tell the time, please," for a
writing lesson. How many lines of interesting
suggestion run out from this sentence with its
accompanying illustrations. Are the children able
to tell the time by a watch or clock ? If not, is not
this a good tipie to give a brief lesson ? At least two
or three suggestions in that direction. Do yon not
think if the teacher before starting a class to practice
this line were to have a brief talk to the class about
the hands of a watch or clock, where they should
Jjoint when they start tor school, or about the Roman
and Arabic numerals, they would take more interest
in the lesson than if the line read : " Please time the
tell." which would be equally as sensible as 90 per
cent, of the copies given for youngpupils to practice.
71. — All true teachers know that if the children
are keenly interested in the lesson, if thought has
been strongly stimulated, if new ideas are related
to previous knowledge, then the practice is always
healthful and strengthening, but if there is a lack of
interest of those conditions necessary for proper ap-
preciation, as most be the case when a child is asked
to practice stupid, meaningless words and exercises,
how dull, mechanical and unprofitable must be the
time spent in the so-called writing lesson.
Second Year I*upUs.—Type Forma of lAittem.
72.— This plate will also indicate the size and
kind of copy writing we nse and recommend for
second year pupils. In this grade we retain the
print form of s for all combinations, but the small/
we modify with a loop at the top, except when it is
the initial letter in a word. The straight line capital
" T," as a copy, will doubtless be subject to some
criticism. ' As with all the capital letters we have in
our classes made tests with almost every known
form of letter, and this form of T is not only the
easiest to teach and the fastest form to write, but it
readily lends itself to various modifications accord-
ing to the individuality of the pnpils, and yet is al-
ways unmistakably capital T. I have shown here a
few of the forms developed by some of the children
in our schools from practice on this style of copy.
Angularity of Form (ItKen Slrenglh and Freedom.
73. -Some of the visitors to our schools have com-
mented on the squareness, the angularity of forms,
shown in the writing of many of our pupils, espe-
cially those of the primary grades. Now, it is well
known that in the best schools of art, when teaching
drawing from the cast, it is the practice to block out
the drawings in strong, angular lines to secure
strength and freedom in handling. Afterward
these are softened down in the shading. As the
finished drawings show the advantage of this method
of blocking, so will the formed handwriting show by
its strtngth and character the result of similar prac-
tice in writing. To illustrate Ihis point I secured
the accompanying diawings of the cast of Apollo by
Mr. Chas. E. Wrenshall, a gold medalist of the On-
tario School of Art and principal of the Kingston
Art School. Pupils who have dfficnlty in getting
the forms of the small letters, especially the m and
u forms, are given Eqaare copies similar to the word
"man." The letter ■'?/" shown in the line "Bees
can say buzz" in the April number of The Journal,
and the letter " g" in the heading for these articles
and in a copy line in the May number of The Jour
NAL have never to my knowledge been given before
in a copy for learners.
Frartieal Writitm Jtather Than Cojty Booh Style.
74.— Oat of a package of over one hundred let-
ters from penmen and school teachers all but two
make the first part of the " y" sharp instead of the
round turn, as shown in all other copies, There is
no reason why the copy should not be made as it is
written in practical work. The turn does not make
the letter more legible, and it is certainly not as
easily written. As for the letter "3" we have con-
siderable opposition to using it in oar copies, but the
opposition has always given away after the reasons
and evidence m favor of its use have been produced.
One person was converted after looking over several
packages of business letters on his tiles, finding it
used in nearly every letter, and on looking over his
own copy found he frequently used it himself. A
New York business man also expressed his doubt as
to the propriety of using it in copies, but on turning
to one of his bookkepers at hand found he used it
exclusively. While it has never been countenanced
by chirographic authorities we find it generally used
in business. As sloping writing is based on italic
forms there is some reason for using the " q" form
modified with a loop, but in vertical writing there
is no excuse for it. Our form of -g" is much
faster than the "5" form, and it is a direct modifi-
cation of the Roman lower case letter.
75 —Some readers of The Journal will be more
or less surprised and disappointed at not finding in
these articles any of the cut and minced and dried
directions for specific practice on special letter
foriDS, movement exercises, etc. It will not require
much consideration to see that such empirical di-
rections do not in any way help a genuine teacher,
and for those who feel themselves dependent upon
them they only weaken and so perpetuate the evil.
The object of these articles is to present the under-
lyinf; principles of the art of writing and to leave it
to each teacher to develop his own special methods
in accordance with his conception of the fundamen-
tal principles and his individuality as a teacher.
Is This You ?
Draw these figures on the board, in the presence of
the class. Introduce them as Mr. Straight and Mr.
Crooked. Which one do you like? Describe Mr.
Straight, with appropriate action by the class. He
has his feet flat on the floor. He doesnot lean on the
desk. His arm rests are on the edge. His pencil
points to shoulder. Do not look at Mr. Crooked.
Class takes position for writing like Mr. Straight.
When the class is out of order, call attention to Mr.
Straight. He is up there yet. He never turns around.
He keeps at work. Mr. Crooked makes his letters
this way
Mr. Straight's letter, '^f^
Why is one so much longer, although both are
two spaces below baseline? He could not sit up
straight himself, and could not make his letter
straight.
Use a gymnastic exercise of moving body forward
and back without bending at waist. Forward
straight. Eyes directed on high. The teacher should
take a chair and show how Mr. Straight sat up in
his chair. Class place hand behind, making waist
hollow. Other hand on chest, and take a long breath.
Send Mr. Crooked home by rubbing him out. He
is not wanted.
Wonder if Mr. Straight is absent to-day from class?
The teacher could make use of these little figures
for five or ten lessons, then try something else.
(Miss) Lucy E. Keller,
Duluth.
Do Girls Learn Quicker than Boys?
Editor of The Journal ;
lu your comments regarding the specimens submitted in
the recent Public School contest you gave emphasis to the
fact that the large ina;jority of the best specimens came
from the girls. I am glad attention has been directed
toward this, and have been waiting aud hoping to hear
opinions from more experienced teachers than myself rela-
tive to the subject in question.
In reply to your request for the cause of this, I will sub-
mit my theories : That a number of the boys do not im-
prove as rapidly as the girls under the same instruction
is a fact, and has been evidenced in the work submitted
from so many rliflerent Supervisors. It has been one point
that has troubled me ever sin e I began teaching, and I
have given the subject much thought, and have worked
for improvement along this hne.
The first opinion I would venture as fco the cause or
causes of the boys being unable (for I think this is true) to
execute as well as the girls, is owing to their manner of
life outside of school. Many of them perform manual
labor to some extent, but this exerts a lesser influence, per-
haps, than their outdoor sports and games, particularly
ball playing, etc. Their hands become hard, the muscles
of the same tough and unyielding, which result is decidedly
detrimental to the careful, controlled motion or movement
so necessary to the execution of good penmanship. With
girls their work and games ore very much lighter, their
hands more tender, muscles more flexible, and as a conse-
quence the sooner and easier brought into subjection and
their movements controlled.
Another theory I would advance regarding the cause of
the girls excelling is, that until they reach the higher
grades they are usually taught by lady teachers, the larger
amount of instruction is often conducted by these same
teachers, even if there be a supervisor of peumanship. lady
or gentleman. With the girls often this teacher is to them
a model of perfection. They imitate her, have the utmost
conHdence in all that she does and says, hence as a result
they are the more submissive and are more easily guided
and directed in the right way by her. In this particular
the boy differs, because he does not pattern after the lady
instructor, but his ideal (if he his one) is his father, older
brother, or perhaps some business man of prominence, and
if they are not very good penmen, which in all probability
is the case, then the boy does not care so much to excel in
this particular branch, but often when they do desire to,
they may be unable with the same amount of practice to
do quite as well because of the Hrst cause I have mentioned
preventing.
I have this year some boys who are doing admirably and
are leading in their respective classes in penmanship. They
may be exceptions, but I am inclined to believe they do not
join very much in the games with their fellow classmates.
Anna M. Hall,
Teacher Penmanship and Drawing, Malta, Ohio.
A COUPLE OF SIGHT DRAUGHTS.
Put llii* Stovepipe tit till- Other End.
"That stove," began the customer with deadly calmness,
" you sold me last week as an ' art stove,' I believe i "
" Yes," admitted the dealer. " Isn't it i "
"It doesn't know any more about art than a hog does
about Sunday."
"Eh? What?"
" I say it doesn't know the first thing about art. I
haven't tried it on painting yet, but it can't draw worth a
cent."
On Ihe Right Track.
"What are you doing, Freddie?" said the painfully
smart boy's uncle.
" Drawing pictures on my slate."
"What is this supposed to represent ?"
" A locomotive."
" But why didn't you draw the cars ! '•
" Why— er— the locomotive draws the cars."
A Leaf from Experience.
Editor Penman's Art Journal :
Having read with interest the late discussions pro and con
in Tbe Journal concerning Vertical Writing, and think-
ing that a word from one who has had a long office ex-
perience will not be amiss, I venture to intrude upon your
time for a moment. While, in my opinion, it cannot take
the place of writing on the regular slant, so far as grace
and beauty, and even speed and legibility, are concerned,
yet I find it of practical use iu various ways, such as flUing
shipping cards and tags, writing in memorandum books
made of coarse paper, and in all ca?es where the surface to
b« written upon does not admit of work with a fine or
elastic pen. The greatest difficulty that I have with it is to
maintain a nearly uniform slant. I use a straight holder
of large size, held in the regular way, a coarse pen, and
keep tbe paper in the same position as in ordinary slant,
moving my elbow from the side sufficiently to form an
obtuse angle with Bhe paper.
I use the muscular movement.
This letter is written with a fair degree of rapidity and
without special care. [The writing bears out this assertion,
and is very legible and pleasing as to form.— Ed. Jour-
nal.] I find that for me the above mentioned position of
the hand and pdn is more satisfactory than to hold the pen
between the first and second fingers. I also ollow the hand
to roll from tbe body a little. L. C. Vannah.
WiN6Low's Mills, Me.
STRAWS. SEEMINGLY; HILLSTONES
IN REALITY.
an evening's reflections by d. w. hoff.
If there is anything which exhausts me physically or
ignites me mentally, it is when conducting an exercise for
the first time with a class, and having brought to its feet
the last hand in the room, to convince a teacher that will
power and method will accomplish that — to have that
teacher point to a hand never before known to stand, and
remark in tbe hearing of every pupU present, " Well, you
see his letters are horrid." As if a child who had never
taken the initial step in correct movement could be ex-
pected to jump into a ready made movement capable of
immediate control. One might as reasonably expect a
child who had never learned to skate to launch out with
precision and grace across the ice with his untrained
movements under control.
How a fly will crawl all over a sound apple, not stopping
i3r.
until he reaches the little speck where decay has set in !
How some teachers, with the best of intentions, too, can be
so blind to the fundamental principles and processes in ex-
ecution, seeing no farther than the immediate record of the
pupil's motion, is, at times, beyond my comprehension.
How her remark must chill the courage of the pupil who
has summoned all his energies to accomplish an act which
he has been told is the first step in the direct! )n of good
writing. How totally lacking iu good judgment is that
teacher. How can she expect the pupil to even have the
requisite faith in the ultimate result necessary for an earnest
effort, after he has once overheard her upon whose judg-
ment he should rely, express her conviction that he could
not do it well with his hand in the correct position or with
the correct movement; A true tearher, whose pupils have the
couroge to succeed, never tells them that they ore unable to
do a task assigned them.
Another bit of inexcusable heresy is that of the teacher
who during Ibe writing period preaches and demands cor-
rectness 111 the manner of execution, yet during the writing
of general exercises either ignores or tolerates such habits
of doing as will effectually destroy the good effects of her
hard toil during the writing hour or who by dictating
some exercise in language work at a rate even beyond the
easy reach of the most skillful writer forces him into mere
scrawling.
Pupils should be made to realize that thero is hut one
right way to write, and that th» only way to learn to write
right is to wriU right right along.
Current Press Comments on Vertical
Writing.
I do not know when I have been so pleased with the
immediate results of a new method and have seen so few
difficulties to combat in eitablishing it. My own class
(second vear children) is takiug it up with ease and doing
rery well. They like it, and seem themselves to under-
stand its advantages. One little girl told me this week
that she " liked the new writing because she could see the
spelling words on Alice's slate as easy as print, and then
she knew if hers were right ! "
I have seen many times such beautiful and uniform work
with pencil and then such a " slump " for a year or so
while the child was learning to use the pen. Sometimes I
think I would like to try the experiment of beginning
writing the eighth month of the school year, and theu
teaching the use of the pen before the shapes of the
letters.
The slate and pencil are not the tools the child will use
— after his three yeais in the primary school — and are we
logical in teaching him to write at all, before we give him
the proper tools and teach him the right way to use them ?
—Mabel L. Brown in Primary Education.
It has been advocatf d by vertical writers that a certain
hygienic position is absolutely necessary for vertical writ-
ing ; thus implying that an unhygienic position must be
taken in slant writing. We state emphatically, there-
fore, that the difference between vertical and slant writ-
ing is not one of position, but simply onf of direction of
movement^ and the only hygienic consideration to be ad-
mitted is the very doubtful one of possible harm to the
eyesight in writing and reading slant forms, and the very
certain one of ease and comfort to the eyes in reading
the legible vertical sciipt.
Now for the practical results of vertical writing in tbe
Woodward College. VVe began practicing this in October,
spending from twenty to thirty minutes each day, and
never in all my teaching of slant writing was I able to at-
tain such generally good results as I have attained in the
past few months' practice in vertical writing.
We also find that the vertical writers are the more
rapid, aud at the same time their writing is the more
legible.
Discussion is invited. We are anxious for more light on
the subject, but should prefer discussion from those who
are ready to substantiate their theories by the results of
experiment in both methods. — W. A. MoPHKRaoir In
Cotorado School Journal.
While I am not convinced that the system of vertical
writing is superior to that in general use, I believe that an
experiment shculd be made in our public schools in order
that an intelligent opinion may be formed on the subject.
This experiment should be made with great care,
system of the future f Well, my own personal opin
that the result of Ihe matter will be the adoption of a sys-
tem of writing with a slope s
and Spencerian systems.
The
ivhere between the vertical
Sup'T Edward A. Brooks
in Philadelphia Fii.bUc Ledger.
The advocates of the new system claim that not only is
it more legible and more rapid, but that it is more consist-
ent with hygienic principles. Writing is an important
question of school orthopedics and concerns especially the
i-pine and eye. No less an authority than Dr. G. Stanley
Hall, president of Clark University, who is leading the
movement in "Child Study." declares: " Paper straight,
writing straight, body straight is the motto of this «cript
of the future and, indeed, of the not very remote past."
The new topic is invested with special importance in
popular educational debate, because of the serious attitude
educators, scientists aud doctors have assumed toward the
question.
In view of the popular agitation of the subject the in-
vestigation to be formally made by the Superintendent of
tbe Public Schools will be of interest not only to teachers
and scholars in this city, but it %vill add to the weight of
testimony for or against tbe new system of penmanship
now being gathered through the United States. — Phila-
delphia Tim^s.
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Editorial Comment.
HrKera' Cram;j.
A PAPER was recently read before the Section of
Neurology of the Academy of Medicine. New York,
on the suliject," Writers', Musicians' and Telegraph-
ers' Cramp." The lecturer, Julius Wolff, of Frank-
forton-the-Main, gave a description of the disease,
and divided all cases into two classes, local and
central. The "local" cases are curable. The " cen-
tral" cases are such where "not only the special
muscles used in writing or telegraphing are affected,
but the whole arm, and often the whole side of the
body, sliows paralytic conditions." These cases Mr.
Wolff, when he is sure they are such, does not treat.
Massage and gymnastics are the chief curative means
he employs.
Mr. Wolff gives quite a complete exposition of his
ideas and methods in a recent number of The Writer.
Very little is said about proper movement. The
Germans do not use a free movement and Mr. Wolff
evidently doesn't consider movement of much
account.
While we cannot speak from the standpoint of
medical authority, we have had an extended obser-
vation respecting writers' cramp. It has been our
observation that writers' cramp has mainly been in-
duced by the peculiar movement employed in writing.
We don't recall an instance where a writer making
use of the forearm and combined movement has thus
been afflicted. It results from two causes— perhaps
we might say three : The effort to write rapidly for a
long time, making use of the finger movement, often
aggravated by the use of a small, polished metallic
holder. The constant action of the fingers produces
exhaustion ; while the extra tight grip required to
keep a small, smooth holder in the proper position
brings into play an undue number of the muscles of
the thumb and fingers which are brought in contact
with the holdtr. thus interfering with proper cir-
culation. This added to the exhaustion of the con-
stant strain upon the muscles for maintaining long
and rapid action, produces paralysis. In numerous
instances where, under our advice, the movement
has been changed from the finger to the forearm and
the implement from a small, polished holder to a
larger and rougher surface, the cramp has entirely
disappeared without the aid of medical skill.
The remedy is very simple, is a certain preventive
and in most cases a cure. It doesn't call for any ex-
tended course of " treatment." It seems queer to us
that the learned doctors do not quit encouraging such
extended and expensive courses of treatment, and
become familiar with and recommend the forearm
movement. Movement and movement alone is the
preventive— a sure preventive— of writers' cramp.
The Kew York Herald, in a recent issue devoted
nearly a page to an exposure of the police frauds in
civil service. It appears that a system by which
"dummies" appeared before the Civil Service
Board and passed examinations for applicants for
appointments on the police force, who feared to
try the test for themselves, was recently discovered.
These "dummies" passed both the physical and
mental examinations for the real applicants, and as
the surgeons and other examiners are obliged to
pass on so many thousand men during the course of
a year it was impossible to identify the real appli-
cant when he put in an appearance later. Hence
the real applicant might be both physically and
mentally deficient, yet if he hired a good dummy to
take the examination for him he would pass. The
. recent investigations of the Lexow Committee re-
vealed something of what was being done in this
line, but the Herald made the exposure complete by
an examination and comparieon of the handwriting
of the dummies and real applicants. The differ-
ences were startling, and established beyond ques-
tion that frauds had been practiced. This is only
another example showing how difficult it is to dis-
guise one's handwriting.
The Kind of PenTnan Most In Demand,
If our younger scribes could be shown the ad-
vantage of getting instruction in drawing, design-
ing, etc., the next generation would see a wonderful
advance in art pen work. There are hundreds of
young penmen (and some who are no longer very
young) who could turn out really creditable work
in the line of designing, illustrating and portraiture
if tfiey had a better knowledge of what good work is.
There are thousands of excellent penmen in the
country, but comparatively few artists. The pen
artist is in demand as never before and we are
confident that illustrations will be used in the future
as much as, or more than, at present. There need
be no fear of overcrowding the market. Our would-
be pen artist must go through the preliminary stages
of art instruction the same as the painter or sculptor.
He must understand perspective and learn to draw.
Beautiful strokes alone do not make a beautiful de-
sign. He must be educated in designing as a whole,
and not as patchwork. Learn to draw, learn the
magic of light and shade, study for harmonious
effects and note the result in your work.
The Packard Anniversary.
Mr. Packard of the Bneiness College has won
laurels in this city for the excellence of his public
exercises which for the past twenty years have been
held in onr largest halls, which have always been
crowded with the best people of the town. He has
been able to do this because he has always been able
to command the best talent as speakers. Last year,
when he brought to his platform President Low and
President Depew, it was believed that he had reached
the climax ; but it is generally conceded that the
exercises of the present year^held on the evening of
May 21, at Music Hall — were even more interesting.
The speakers did not fall behind those of liist year,
and the interesting feature of having the diplomas
conferred by the Mayor was thoroughly appreciated,
and proved to be the event of the evening ; for not
only did the Mayor confer the diplomas with a zest
and grace that was unique, but he made a speech, at
the request of the house, that may well be set down
as one of the very best ever made before a graduat-
iog class. The Mayor does not pose as a speaker,
and even Mr. Packard, in introducing him, face-
tiously remarked that he couldn't make much of a
speech ; but the audience differed widely from this
estimate, as will onr readers, to whom we are glad
to be able to reproduce the speech. Rev. Dr. Rains-
ford made a capital opening speech, in which he
enforced the doctrine of " Push, " and the Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, our very welcome Police Com-
missioner, made a vigorous appeal to the young men
to do their full duty as citizfus and voters. In fact,
taking the whole affair together — and not forgetting
Mr. Packard's part in it— it is seldom that a com-
mencement occasion, here or elsewhere, has in it so
much that is good and so much to remember.
We produce Mayor Strong's speech entire as the
best contribution to business college literature that
has come to hand. We think it even excels Presi-
dent Garfield's effort of years ago, which has almost
become classic.
.Iilfhea.1 o/' ?l,iyor nillinm J.. Slronu.
Mr. Packard, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the
Graduating Class and Fellow Citizens : I am sorry
that I am so old ; but Dr. Rainsford thinks I am
older than I am. [Laughter.] If he is as young in
his feelings as I am, there is no young lady here that
is younger. [Applause.] I think somehow that occu-
pying that little office in the City Hall has made me
about twenty-five or thirty years younger than I was
six months ago. I am having pleasure enough out
of that position to reduce my age one or two years
every week. And if nothing else would make me
feel young an invitation from Mr. Packard to come
here and look at these bright young faces would
surely do it. There is something invigorating in a
scene like this : and if there should be no other
honor conferred upon me during my entire service
as Mayor, the honor that Mr. Packard has con-
ferred upon me this evening will be ample. [Ap-
plause.]
I see before me a number of young ladies who have
taken it into their heads to study bookkeeping and to
become financiers. They expect, doubtless, to take
places in the offices of our merchants, bankers, in-
surance companies, and possibly— and I hope so — in
the city government. This is a great privilege,
young ladies, and I can bear testimony to the fact
that if you get positions in any of the offices of the
city of New York you will lift the tone of those
offices and win the lasting respect of your associates.
The men around you will grow nobler and better ;
and your homes will be brighter and you will be
happier. [Applause.] It has been my good fortune
to have young ladies in my office during the last
twelve or thirteen years ; and that is ,iust the result
produced by two splendid young women who have
been in my employ during that time. They have
made my office better; they have made me better ;
and there is not a person around the office who has not
been improved by the presence of these ladies. And
it will be the same wherever you may go. if you are
true to yourselves, and to the institution that equips
you and sends you out.
And to you, young gentlemen, who are now grad-
uating from this college and making ready to enter
into the important functions of life, I would say that
the education which this college has given you will
better fit you for whatever business may come to
you than if you spent the same time in any business
house, in any capacity. It is an ennobling thing to
be well trained, and it will go with you as long as
you live ; and you will find out that it is not so much
" push," as Dr. Rainsford has intimated, as it is the
education that you have got, and which will enable
you to get along without that terrible pushing that he
speaks of. [Apjdause.] The education that you have
received will enable you to go to work to-morrow,
next week, just where hundreds and thousands of
young men would be glad to begin, but cannot — not
for lack of push, but for lack of training. There are
thousands of yonng men who would be glad to have
just the education th.at yon have gotten in the Pack-
ard College; and you will find when you get alongside
of young men in the offices, whether of railroads, or
banks, or insurance companies, or stores of any kind,
that yon will leap forward without that push that is
necessary for young men who have failed to secure
the preliminary education that you have got. This
business college of Mr. Packard's is the college for
yopng men. Yale, or Columbia, or the University
of New York, or Harvard or any of the colleges of
the country do not put out young men for business
as does the Packard College. [Applause.] When
you start out in life and get the experience that I
have got, you will look back at the Packard College
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135
with a glow of pleasure and yonr hearts will swell
with gratitude toward your preceptor, here, for the
good that has come into yoar lives.
Your president has told yon that I was not mnch
of a speaker, and he told you the trnth ; but when I
see 80 many bright and intelligent young faces before
iiif , and know how much this occasion is to you, I
caDnot quite keep client. And I can assure you that
uu greater honor has come to me, or is likely to come
to me. than I shall have in banding you your di-
plomas, when the proper time shall come. [Much
applause.]
Editors Calendar.
Report of FROCEEDr>'GS ok the Ninth Annual Con-
vention OF THE Western Penmen's Associa-
tion. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 2t5, 27, 28. 1894. Reported
by Dan Brown. Edited by J. W. Warr. Pub. by
the Afsociation, C. A. Faust, Treasurer, 45 E.
Randolph St., Chicago, 111. Paper. 175 pp. Price
75 cents.
The long and anxiously expected report of the Lin-
coln meeting of Ihe Western Penmen's Association, re-
ported by Dan Brown, edited by J. W. Warr, printed
by the Plowman Pub. Co., is before us. So far as we can
judge it is a faithful, accurate report of the proceedings
and has been carefully edited. It contains tbe papers and
discussions in full, much space being given to vertical
writing. But slant writing, movement, bookkeeping,
business practice, rapid calculations, the copybook ques-
tion, school discipline, sbortband, typewriting, and many
other subjects are included. In fact, everything said and
done at tbe convention is given place. At no other place.
in no other way, could so many of the well-known teachers
of the brancbes under discussion be induced to express
themselves— to put themselves on record— and for this
reason alone the Report is extremely valuable. Teachers,
writers, bookkeepers and all interested, the longhand and
shorthand writing, typewriting, commercial branches,
etc., should have a copy of this Report. It is the first re-
port of a penmen's convention ever printed, and to the vast
army of teachers, students and others who are interested
tbe association looks for support. This publication is not
issued through a desire to make money. There was not
sufllcient money in the association treasury to defray tbe
expense of publication, and about twenty members have
guaranteed tbe bill. The price of the Report has been put
at a low figure (considering the small edition) and if the
books are sold the gaurantors will not be called to make
good a deficit ; if the books are not sold a deficit must be
met, and it is doubtful whether another stenographic re-
port will be issued.
To the young teacber, to the student, to any one inter-
ested in the least in the great variety of subjects discussed;
this book is worth many times its cost. In no other publi-
cation can the same information be found. Send seven fy-
flve cents to C. A. Faust. 45 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IH.,
and see if we overstate it.
Ellsworth's New Reversible Writing Books. Ver-
tical edition, six numbers. Slanting edition, six
numbers. ByH. W. Ellsworth. Pub. by the Werner
Co., Chicago, New York, Phila., Boston and Min-
neapolis. Size 1% X 9. Price per doz. $1. Sample
set, either edition, mailed, 50 cents.
No penman and teacher has thought out, patented and
copyrighted more ingenious ideas for writing helpsthan
has Mr. Ellsworth. For thirty years or more his active
mind has produced many things of great import to the
cause of writing.
The Werner Company has issued a new edition of bis
slant books and has produced a series of vertical books
that are uniform in paper, binding, size and copies with
the slanting edition. This uniformity is a unique feature.
The patent reversible binding permits the book to He flat
ond thus reduces the size of the book to a single page, and
also allows of the removal of written or soiled sheets with-
out damage to tbe book. A full page hinged blotter at-
tached to each book is a convenience. The paper used in
the books is a hygienic tint recommended by oculists.
The author claims that the same position should be used
in writing slant and vertical styles— in which he differs,
we believe, from several other authors of vertical books.
The Williams & Rogers Mental Arithmetic. By
James M. Cook, A.M., Prin. Grammar School No. 3,
Rochester, N. Y. Pub. by WDliams & Rogers,
Rochester and Chicago. Cloth, 200 pp. Price 50
cent?.
An admirably arranged and meaty publication is this
mental arithmetic. Business students should be trained in
mental as well as written arithmetic, and the abihty to
handle figures without pencil or paper and get " results out
of the head "is a necessity nowadays. It was Partington
who said, while praising her celebrated son, Ike: "He
made a fiddle— all out of his own head, and had wood
enough left for another one ! " How often the lack of
ability to multiply or subtract some simple figures has
produced embarrassment. Who has not stood in line for
several minutes (long enough to lose a train or a boat)
while some slow-going mortal counted out his (oftener her)
change at a ticket window.
This book is designed to cultivate the thinking and rea-
soning powers of the pupil, and to promote greater accu-
racy and rapidity in his arithmetical work. It is also
designed to assist in reviving the teaching of mental
arithmetic by oral analyses.
The book is the work of a succesi^ful teacber of long ex-
perience, who has given special attention to this subject.
The method of presenting the fvmdamental principles is
such as to create interest and arouse entbusiat^m in the
pupil. The problems are sensible and practical, and tbe
analyses are simple and logical.
Geography of the Empire State. For the Use of
Schools. Edited and Pub. by C. W. Bardeen, Syra-
cuse, N. Y. Cloth, 126 pp. Price 75 cents.
Mr. Bardeen issues some splendid books, and this is one
of them. It is well arranged, edited and printed, and thei
schools of the State of New York are to be congratulated
on haviug so good a geography.
Answers to Correspondents.
AVe have been conducting this department by mail for
several months past, and from lack of time we must dis-
continue answering questions by letter. The object of
this department is to answer questions pertinent to the
work within The Journal's scope. We cannot take time
r questions that are not of general i
Laura Miller, Naugatuck, Conn.— (1. 1 How early in
school life is it practical to require children to write with
muscular movement ? Do you advocate writing with tbe
muscular movement entirely ?
(:3.) Do you tbiok that any good result can be obtained
unless tbe hand is held in position ?
(8 ) If a special teacher wished to introduce a set of copy-
books, what system of writing would you recommend ?
(4.) Can you tell me whether there are books oq teaching
writing published other than those connected with the
different systems of copybooks?
Ans — {1.) Opinions as well as children vary. Many
successful teachers have found that children seven years
old could use quite a little forearm movement. It is safe
to teach the simpler movement exercises to young pupils.
They can't use it as well as those a few years older, but
they will smprise you with tbeir ability in this line. Then
it pays to lay tbe foundation earlj . Yes, we " advocate "
writing with the muscular movement entirely, but we
don't expect pupils to carry it out " entirely." We believe
that for business writing (and that's the kind for public
schools) tbe less said about finger action the better. Pupils
will use plenty of finger action without being drilled in it.
(2.1 Good results can be obtained with the hand out of
position, but tbe he&i results are obtained from correct posi-
tion. Blondin walked over Niagara Falls on a rope with his
feet in a sack. Most people can't walk on a rope in the
back yard with the feet out of a sack. You can make the
application.
(3.) Our life is not insured for enough to induce us to
answer this quession. There is more in the teacher than in
the system. Please don't ask us to recommend books,
pens, etc.
(4.) There are many works on the teaching of writing not
connected with any system ; most of them are advertised
in The Journal. Zaner's "Theory' and Bixler's
" Physical Training " are two that we call to mind now.
P.M. Ford, Siiverton, Texas.— (1.) Which can you derive
the most benefit from, in a series of ten or twelve lessons
in writing, tbe forearm or whole arm movements for cap-
ital letters^ (2 ) What kind of iuk is best for fine
writing ?
Answer.— {\.) Whether for twelve or twelve hundred
lessons— the forearm movement.
(2.) Opinions differ. We like Walkden's Japan thinned
with Arnold's or any good fluid. Scores of fine writers use
Arnold's Japan, while thousands swear by Worthington's
inks, and that's the way it goes. The inks mectioued are
all glossy.
E. P. A.. Holyoke, Mass.— I have been an accountant
for twenty-five years. (1.) Would you advise me to learn
tbe vertical writing ? (2.) What do you recommend for a
fine, stiff business pen ?
Ans,— {1.} Not at your age. (3.) The fact that we would
recommend a particulor pen that happened to suit us,
wouldn't suit yoiu As you have been writing for about
half a century, you should be a good judge of what you
like in pens, and that's what determines the kind you use.
Get sample cards of leading makes, experiment with
various numbers, and you'll be sure to find just what you
like.
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School and Phrsonal.
—A »ul>Hcription went by W. J. McQuillen from Port
Blnir, Andiiman IhIuthV "East Indiw. was nearly two
months in rnmrhmB Thk Jr. iunal office, but even in re-
mote r/jracni of the world they must have The Joi'rnal.
— Porter'M B. ('., Simeon. Ga., isHueft a very handsome
ColleEe Journal. The Hchool is evidently "prosperous.
President Porter hoH secured the services of E. S. Cxirtifl,
for some years connw^ted with WilliamH & Rogers, Boch-
eeter, N. Y., Business University.
— Our bumnesH eollefies do not dip into athletics very
much, but when they do we are glad to hear them come
out victorious in any ajnteet in which they may enter.
The Toronto iVorlil "gives an interesting account of how
the Wurrinor Coll. of (>)m. Hockey Team defeated ^he
Pickering College Team by a score of nine to twelve in a
recent game, and then ven* magnanimously tendered the
defeated team a dinner in tno college rooms, in which they
were assisted by the ladies of the WaiTiner College.
—The students and faculty of the Chillicothe, Mo., Nor.
Sch. get out tt bright paper, known as The Disseminator,
and we notice our friend, U. G. Alexander, the penman of
the school, is one of its editors.
— In C'rairfin-d Counti/ Educator, Denison, la., we find
a design cxt-cutiid by Prof. Schoonover of the Denison la..
Normal ('ollcgc?. f()r I'rimnnj ICduc.ailnv, Boston, Mass.
The Etiucahtr commends the work highly.
—In the Kankakee, Dl., Gnzrtfr of recent date the work
of N. L. Richmond of the Kankakee B. C. was warmly
commended. Particular stre-ss was put on the rapid busi-
ness writing.
— We have received ho many inquiries in regard to
whereabouts of H. W. Kibbe that we looked him up and
found him located at IHl Tremont street, Boston. He
writes ufi that he is exceedingly busy at designing and en-
grossing. He sent us a number of" handsome cards and
nesignw from his pen.
—The Siwncerian Business College Co., with schools at
Ltiuisvillc and Owciisli.no. Kv,, am! Evansville, Ind., have
issued a vi^ry utfr;iMi\, ■■.it .r.,v^u,.. The officers of this
iitnipaiiy arc F.n . i •■ ; Harvey A. Spencer,
vur-prrs,; J. F I i , „! treas. J. F. Fish is
j.niH'ij.al of thf i,..iiiMii, -, t I, L. M. Thornburghof
the EvanNvillf, ami .1. i . \\ alkerof the Owensboro scnool.
—In a recent uumlHT of the High School Quarterly,
Kfflnffham, Kans., we find some excellent pen and ink
drawings of the Rutwian Tliistle by C. A. Bernhord, teacher
of commercial branches and pemnanship in the Atchison
County High School.
— W. L. Howju'd, who is connected with the firm of
( Castle & Cooke, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, in renewing
his subscription for two years, wi-ites a most interesting
letter in regard to Hawaiian affairs.
—Last month we announced the opening of a dozen or
more new schools and we are able to odd several to that
list. Wo ore also compelled to chronicle the closing of a
few. The new one-* are : The Shenango VaUey B. C,
New Castle, Pa., G. R. Stouffer. prop.; Eagan's J^:hool of
Stenogi-aphy and Boi.kkeeping, Hoboken, N. J.; Houston,
r.'xas CuTn'l (\.ll.; Till' Patereon, N. J., School of Short-
hand iiml BnuUk.-L'piii^'. (r. Oakley, prop.: East Texas Nor.
^S^a/i^J QTUt Q^amaS
ton la.. Nor. C^oll
school, but a sjH'cii
the du-ectinn of M
M(l..
. Wright, pres't.; Clark 'e
IJ. r liridgfton, N. ,).. H. C. Clark, propr. ; Clark B. C,
\melaiid. N. J,. H. c. (_!lark, prop. Those closing are :
I he Uuivei-sitv of Coninierce and Finance, Minnt^
apolis, Minn., H. L. Rmki-r, proprietor ; The Clark Busi-
ness t olloges. Warren. (>., and New Castle. Pa., D G
( lark, proprietor; Kittaning, Pa., B. U., E. S. StaflFord.
propnetor ; and the So. West B. C. Wichita, Kan ,
owned by a stock company, have all closed their doors.
The NUwteru Nor. CoU., Lincoln. Neb., closes June H. and
PrcH t \\ m.M. CYoan will open a normal school in Ander-
Ind., in Sep't next. H. H. Kellogg, pres't of the Af-
T„ Kr„. ,v,n u..„ ^,^^^^, ^^^ T^^,^Axxi: wcrkof that
m».T ^■'•;«ioii is being held under
" >!-. i~ ;ind C. F. B.nitel, who
o Afton. r M.Ik ;,, I'awtuckot. R. I.. B. C.
has faird but til. ^, I ! v- I, m^ rontiuued by 1. R.
Uaibutt. who has pnnha.M'.l ,t. The Taunton, Mass., B.
I . was sold tn other pai-ties some time ago and Mr. Milk-
man was not lonuected with it at the time of his failure.
Ti»"\-^'^'''-^'. •"V"'**"™® invitation has been received from
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, prin. of Speucerian B. C, Washing-
^h u ; i' *V tl>e Jwenty-ninth graduating exercises
which took place Thursday aftenioon. May 3 in the
Grand Oin^ra House A large class graduated and the
I xeroses pjissed oft plea.s/intly. accoi-diug to reiwrts in the
—J. \V. Wade has disposed of his interest in the Wilkes-
Borre, Pa.. B C to his partner G. W. WUliams, and is
now pnn. of Clark's B. C., Bridget-on. N. J. -**"""'
r^T M^n- '-X'"*^ * Rosenberger of Red' Wing, Minn.,
r ^ VV, '^J*' ^"■^''^ received a bonus from the citizens of
\±l^2:L r*""- ""** ^^'11 '"^^'^^-^ t'^'^ir «"hool to that
-G. M. Neale, Prop. Ft. Smith. Ark.. Cora'l Coll.. re-
cently had thv^ misfortune to fall from the veranda of his
house and fracture his thigh in two places.
— C. A. Braniger lately penman of Frasher's B. C.
Wheeling, W. Va., has purchased an interest in the North
WesteiTi Normal School, Stanben->', Mo., and also be-
comes penman of that well-known institution.
—From a late issue of the Buffalo, N. Y., Courier we
clip the following : ■" This week marks a new epoch in the
hlstonr' of the Bryant & Stratton Commercial College.
Thursilay the old quarters in the German Insurance Build-
ing were given u|). and next Monday the school will be
running as usual m its handsome new quart*»r8 on West
Genesee street. Lost evening the event was appropriately
celebrated and the new building was formally dedicated
in the presence of a very large nmuber of the friends of
the school. The exercises were held in the large audience
room on the third tloor of the building.
The Bryant & Stratton School is now in condition to
•continue its system of education with greater vigor ailil
energy than ever before, and with the prospect of attain-
ing even more successful results. The building is a com-
modious one, well lighted, heated and ventilated. In the
basement lockers have been placed, where umbrellas, over-
shoes, hats and coats may be deposited. There is also room
for bicycles. On the first and second floors are the offices.
The business offices for the use of the school are especially
well fitted up and ofifer every facility for acquiring a prac-
tical knowledge of methoifc of doing business. On the
third floor is the general audienc« room. Here have been
placed six movable partitions which can be lowered in
such a way as to divide the room into three parts; The
desks are of the most approved pattern, and ore especially
a<lapted tor the use of day and night pupils, each desk
having two separate compartments.
The school is divided into four distinct departments.
There are foiu- departments of bookkeeping and one each
of English, shorthand, typewriting, and business ex-
change. Tne school is under ths management of J. C.
Bryant & Son.''
—In a recent number of the Director's Hound Table we
have found a notice of the ' ' Teachers' National Insurance
Association,'' Des Moines, la., of which J. M. Mehan. Pres.
of the Capital State Commercial College, is.at the head.
— R. C. Loveridge, prop, of Yale B. C, New Haven,
Conn., was recently stricken with paralysis, which in-
capacitates him for school work.
—The Northei-u ni. Nor. School, Dixon, HI., has had a
very prosperous year and the outlook for the summer
months is particularly good. Our old-young friend C. C.
Rearick, wno after years of training and experience is well
qualified to assume new responsibilities, has been lately
made a partner in the school and associate principal. We
have recently received a catalogue and souvenir of the
pen art department, over which W. T. Parks presides.
This souvenir contains some handsome work by students
and teachers, and those interested in pemnanship would
do well to secure a copy.
— T. W. Bookmyer has purchased the interest of his
partner Mr. Meredith in the Sandusky, O., B. C.
—We have received programme of Commencement exer-
cises and descriptive circular of Chandler's Nor. Shoi-t-
hand School, Boston, Mass. Recently the " Chandler
Shorthand Convention" met in Boston, and it was the
first time in the history of the world that a body of public
school shorthand writers met in a convention.
— F. M. Loudy has purchased the Upper Peninsula B
C. from E. C. Glenn.
— C. H. Donaldson and F. H. Cady have purchased the
Pueblo B. C. from H. C. Warden. W. A. McKay formerly
penman of the Pueblo school, is now located in Salt Lake
City. Utah.
—In the New Berne. N. C. Daihi Journal of recent date
we found some interesting items in regard to the writing
school which was recently held by W. L. Smith, in Jack^
sonville, N. C. E. H. Walton won a handsome gold medal
for the best pemnanship and received a diploma for hav-
ing completed the course of pi;
Thompson and Miss Ouida Conaday.
made the greatest improvement
sful traveling teacher.
penmanship, j Miss Leah
nzes for having
imith is a very
— An exquisitelv written invitalion as delicate as cop-
per-plate, from the pen of W. W. Merriman, penman of
the Southern Nor. School. Bowling Green. Ky., to attend
the commencement exercises of that institution on May :?0
was recently received.
—The Federal B. C, Youngstown. 0.. was burned out
April 5. They have moved into new quarters and school
is running !is usual. S. H. Place is prin., E. B. Oddwell
sec'y ami J. Grinald penman of this institution.
-Mr. B. E. Avey. penman. Fenton, Mich., Nor. Coll.,
hiis sent us a " Souviner " of that school.
—The University of Notre Dame, South Bend. Ind., in
honor of its Golden Jubilee, has fent out the most beauti-
ful commencement invitatiou we have seen for the present
season. This institution has had a most marvelous growth
and is perhaps the most widely-known Catholic College in
the country. Governor Matthews of Ind., and the most
celebrated C!atholic dignitaries of the countrj', will take
part in the exercises, which occur- June 12.
—Among recent callers at The Jouknal office was A. J.
Rider. Ti'enton, N. J.; G. W. Brown. Brown's Chain of
Business Colleges, Jacksonville, 111.; Maurice Hanway,
Walworth's B. C, N. Y.; W. A. Kells. New York B. C;
W. E. Drake, Jersey City B.C. ; Mr. and Mrs.W. L. Block-
man, AUentown, Pa., B. C.
—Through the kindness ot M. L. Miner of the Commer-
cial Department, we have received complimentary tickets
to the annual exhibition of the work of all departments of
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 24.
—The Rutlond, Vt., Institute and B. C. has organized a
business employment bureau to secure positions for its
students. O. ri. Perry, prin. of the school is manager of
the bureau.
— We have received from C. A. Hinchee, prin. of
the commercial department Galloway Coll., Bearcy,
Ark., the first semi-annual statement showing the con-
dition of the transportation department of the Business
Practice Association of America. Mr. Hinchee is the
Auditor and Treasurer of the Transportation department
of this Association. The statraent is clear and concise
and well prepared.
— Throagh the com-tesy of M. S. King. prin. of the com'l
dept., we have received a handsomely engraved invitation
to attend the fifty- fifth annual commencement of the
University of the State of Mo., at Columbia, on June 2 to
H. At the same time the Academic Hall and the new de-
partment buildings will be dedicated.
— C. E. Odell of Odell's B. C. Sing Sing. N. Y., died sud-
denly January last. He was a gr^uate of Eastman Col-
lege, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and a fine penman. The school
is now offered for sale by his widow.
—J. W. Yerx, prin. of the com'l dept., LaFayette Mili-
tary Acad., Payetteville, N. C., has purchased the
academy at Wilson, N. C., and writes that he has fine
prospects for the coming season.
—The Goldey, Wilmington, Del., C. C, has a fine pro-
gramme arranged for its commencement, which occurs
June 4. A beautifully engraved invitation has .iust been
received. Hon. Roswell G. Horr and Hon. John Wana-
maker are to deliver addresses.
—The Jamestown, N. Y., B. C. favore us with a copy of
an address, " Development of the National Idea" deliv-
ered before the students and friends of the college by Prof.
F. S. Thorpe.
— With the compliments of H. E. Riester, penman, we
have received a very handsome invitatiou to the com-
mencement exercises of the Centreville, la., High School.
—From the Richmond, Ind^ Heriisfcr we clip the follow-
ing : " On Thursday aftei noon O. E. Fulghum entertained
the students of the Business College and their friends at
his home. Bjen avenue. Mr. Fulghum spares no trouble to
make things pleasant for his pupils, and nothing was left
out Thursday that could add to their enjoyment. The
afternoon and evening was spent on the lawn. Merry
games and outdoor amusements made the occasion a very
pleasant one. By no means the least pleasant feature was
the splendid luncheon served. The students of the Busi-
ness College all congratidate themselves on having Mr.
Fulghum as teacher. ' '
— We have many times during the past few years had
occasion to comment favorably upon tne penwork of Mr.
S. B. Fahnestock, principal of the Ckimmercial and Pen-
manship departments of McPherson College, McPherson.
Kansas. Mr. Fahnestock is equally clever at script, let-
tering and designing, and is an ornament to the penman's
profession.
Movements of the Teacher's.
W. A. Ross of Lynchburg, Va., is the new prin. of the
Massey, Jacksonville, Fla., B. C. A. C. Stem is now
teaching in the Niagara Falls, N. Y. B. C. F. T. McAvoy,
the former teacher is located in Lockport, N. Y. J. T.
Stockton, of the B. & S. B. C, St Louis, Mo., is at present
rusticating at Hartford, Mo. R. E. Butrick, Hammond,
N. Y., is the new teacher in Clark's B. C. Bridge:on, N. J.
V. M. Russell, a Zanerian, is the new penman of the
Richmond, Ind., B. C. B. C. Kassel, of Algonquin, 111., is
now located in Castell, Tex. J. W. McCaslin, has
resigned as penman of the B. & S. B. C, Chicago, and
goes to the Metropolitan B. C, of that city. He is suc-
ceeaed at the B. & S. by I. W. Pierson, who filled the
same place very acceptably several yeai-s ago. E. F.
Richards of the So. West B. C, Wichita is now with the
Lawrence, Kan., B. C. L. B. D'Arraond has been elected
as prin. of both pen and com'l depts. of the Danville.
Va.. Mil. Inst, for the ensuing year. E. K. Davis,
prin. of the Southern Pen Art Coll., has consolidated
his school with the Draughon B. C, Nashville, Tenn.,
BY t. L. BROWN. JOURNAL OFFICE.
and has become penman of the latter institution.
J. H. EKnkle baB been engaged as penman of the
Topeka, Kan., B. C. C. E. Eckerle is the new pree't of
the Nat'l B. C. Roanoke. Va. J. A. Christman, Sturgis,
Mich., has been elected as instructor of com'l branches in
the New Mexico Coll. of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts
Las Cruce«. E. L. McCain is now \\'ith Shaw & Elliott.
Central B. C Toronto. Can.
CntaloffueM and School iTournaln.
—A hand&omelv printed, plain, and business-like cata-
logue is that sent out by Thos. May Peirce, of Peirce
School, Philadelphia.
—An odditv in school literature is the little booklet
entitled " Do you ? If Not, Why Not ? " issued by Prin. J.
W. Hooke, of the Ball B. C. Muncie, Ind.
—The Belleville Ont.. B. C. of which Robt. Bogle is
prop., issues a large catalogue printed in two colors.
—The catalogue of the Rockford, 111., B.C., Winans &
Johnson, props., is embellished with several cuts and is
printed in two colors.
-The Holmes B. C Portland, Ore., Miss G. Holmes,
1.1..),,, is represented by a very neat, tasty catalogue.
School literature has been received from the foUow-
III- Woodworth's Shorthand and Com'l C, Denver,
' t.ln ; River City B. C, Portsmouth, O.; Omaha, Neb., B.
('.: .Spalding's C. C, Kansas City, Mo.; Afton, la., N. C;
Soutbeni B. U., Lynchburg, Va.
—In the line of new school journals, the one issued by
G. W. Temple. Champaign, 111.^ B. C, is especially well
edited and printed. A. F. Rice of the Butte, Mont., B.
C, is sending out a college journal that should bring in
the students by scores. It states the facts plainly and is
well printed on heavy paper. Other well-arranged college
impers have been received from : Creston. la., B. C; Pratt
Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y.; St. Edwaid's Coll., Austin, Tex.;
B;irtli'tt C. C, Cincinnati, O.; bexingtou, Ky., B. C; Ball
B. (J., Muncie, Ind.
-A *• Post Office Calendar and Guide,'' issued by A. C.
Jennings, of the Iowa B. C, Des Moines, la., is a very
practical, handy thing, and should prove a good advertise-
ment.
—The catalogue from Clark's B. C, Philadelphia, con
tains numerous fine half-tone views of Philadelphia. Mr.
Clark also makes use of a number of advertising booklets.
The EDITOR'S Scrapbook.
OW is vour scrapbook ? Of course you have
one, ?or who has a love for rai'e and beau-
tiful examples of skilled and noted pen-
men and has not a neat book in which to
keep their treasures. Penmen and all
lovei-s of beautiful pen work can have no
better fad than collecting specimens of the
work of leading penmen. It benefits the
collector, because of the inspiration and
culture coming from the study and criti-
cism of the best work of our best penmen,
and it benefits the public in general be-
cause these various styles of work are carefully arranged
and handed down in an enduring form. As the years go
by these collections will become more valuable, just as in
other lines of collecting. There is far more sense, pleas-
ure and mental profit accruing to the collector of peman-
ship specimens than to the collector of stamps, and look to
wbiit an extent the latter is caiTied on. Every penman
should own a scrapbook and shoidd collect, as rapidly as
his means and time will allow, samples of the work of
the best writers, fiourishers, and artist penmen. Have one
I)art of the book for business writing, another part for
ornamental writing, still another for tiom-ishing. draw-
ing, etc. Label each specimen with name of penman,
date, etc., and in a short time you will be surprised to note
how your collection grows.
In order to stai't the ball rolling, we shall, for the
benefit of those interested, open, in this column " The Pen-
men's Exchange Department." We shall be glad to give
space to the names and addresses of those who desire to
exchange specimens with other Journal readers. To
make this service of the gi-eatest benefit, we shall class the
names under two heads: Professionals and Amateurs.
Persoiut devoting their time to teaching or executing
penmanship will be classed as professionals. Those who
are students or who are but mcidentally interested in
penmanship will be put under the head of amateurs. We
are aware that many amateurs excel many professionals in
point of skill, but we know of no other plan of classing the
names. CoiTespondence can settle the point of whether the
profe^-^ionals care to exchange specimens with amateurs or
not. In writing please state in which class you desire
to be placed and if in the professional, give name of school
or other business with which you are connected.
Now let the names roll in !
— The work of Miss Lucia Chambordon, of White Ash,
Pa., is equal to that of mauy of our best penmen of the
sterner sex. She has a swing and dash that seems so dit-
flcult for tbe average lady to acquire, and in small delicat«
wri-tiug is very much at home. A package of cards,
specimeus of busines.s, professional, vertical and lady's
styles recently received sDow this.
— M. O. Graves, Priu. of Normal and Business Academy,
I'etosky. Micb , drops in as his contribution a tasty ex-
ample of pen drawing.
— G . E. Crane of tbe Cedar Rapids. la., B. C, submits
a variety of work embracing business and professional
writing, combinations, card work, lady's script, etc , and
all have a very high grade. Mr. Craue's work is accurate,
graceful, and of a character that will place him in the top
group.
— Superlative is the only word that will describe the
business writing on a large sheet sent us by G. W.
Williams of Wilkes-Barre, Pa , B. C. While being rapid
it is as plain as print, and combines grace with these good
qualities.
— J. K. Spicer, Taylor's Island, Md.. who is practicing
the various lessons appearing in The Journal, sends a
Tariety of plain and ornamental script that bhows that he
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BY C. E WHHBER, GARDEN CITY C. C, SAN JOSE, CAL.
is following the lessons with intelligence. His work is of a
character that will bring him to the front with practice.
— Some very graceful strokes have recently been received
from F. M. Sisson, Newport, R. I.
— E. N. Gill of Springfield, Mass., sends some dashy and
graceful combinations.
— In a stroll (on a *' double quick ") along Broadway tbe
other day, we saw a jam of people in front of the show
window of Cbas. Broadway Kouss' big department store,
and, of course, we weren't satisfied till we bad elbowed our
way through the crowd and stood gazing at a very hand-
some piece of engrossing. It was a certificate from tbe
Veteran Confederate States Cavalry Association of New
Orleans, making Mr. Rouss an honorary member. The
work is fi-om the pen of G. AV. Harman of New Orleans
and has been highly commended by tbe press of New
Orleans and New York.
■ —A benutifully written letter, professional style, has
been received from R. G. Laii'd, Eastman Coll., Pough-
keepsie, N. Y.
—From D. H. Farley. State Nor. School, Trenton, N, J.,
we have received a long letter written in the vertical style.
It is one of the best specimens of vertical writing we have
— F. J. Heacock, penman of the Butler, Pa., B. C, drops _
info our specimen box a few splendidly written cards and
combinations.
— Several letters written in the professional hand have
led us to think that B. Marais, Norfolk, Va,, is master of
a dashy, accui-ate style.
— This is tbe day when the "new" woman is far fai*
ahead, in penmanship matters at least, of the " old " wo-
man. Now. we don't mean " old " in the sense of age — we
mean — well— we -^npan all right, only we haven't expressed
it right. It does us good to see the fhie work turned out
by Miss Kate §eaman. Big Rapids, Mich. (We're sure
.'iAf''.s- not an "old" woman, because her photograph just
added to our collection of pen workera shows ner to be a
bright, handsome young woman.) The specimens sent by
Miss Seaman include business and ornamental writing,
card writing and pen and pencil drawing, all good.
Her work puts her right in the professional ranks.
—Another lady whose work we have had occasion to
compliment before is Mrs. F. M. Wallace, Sterling, HI.
She does the finest flourishing we have seen from a lady,
wi'ites a fine hand and now we have some excellent speci-
mens of lettering from her.
— F. O. Gardiner, Lincoln Nor. U., Normal, Neb.,
sends some excellent business wiiting, both slant and ver-
tical. He favors the vertical for " speed and legibility."
— A. H. Ross, Kingston, Ont., B. C, sends us some good
work, both business and ornamental writing.
— F. C. Youn^, Yalesville. Conn., favora us with some
neat cards and invitations from his pen.
— A. H. Littell, Romeo, Mich., semis a set of ornamental
capitals executed with dash.
— Finely written cards have been received from W. J.
Martin, Iowa Falls, la.; A. E. Parsons, Creston, la.: J.
C. Bundle, H. P. Nor. Coll., Des Moines, la.
StwUnis' Speotmeiis.
— E, F. Lyon, penman of Dyer's Uni School, New Or-
leans, sends a large collection of samples af well executed,
artistic movement exercises made by students whose ages
range irom eleven to sixteen years. It shows tbe results
of six weeks' practice, thirty minutes a day. The best
work was done by S L. Owens. Henry P. Dart. Jr., Jas.
Hyde. Albert N. Simon, B. F. Shaffer. O. Pratt. Robert
L Pitkin, C. Wernicke, Cbas. George, Tbeo. Roepl.
— The Mo. State Nor. School of Cape Girardeaux, Mo.,
is fortunate in having so capable and enthusiastic an in-
structor in writing as E. H. Ealy, Some specimens show-
ing improvement made in ten days by students under his
charge are remarkable. Tbose making tbe greatest im-
provement were Georgia Nettles, Alonzo Hicks. J. P.
ivlurphy, W. A. Nienstedt, J W. Bader, E. M. McKelvey,
J. S. Webb, Miles McDaniel, Alfred Hoebn.
— Cards, movement exercises and handsome business
writing have been received from John E. Leamy, afifteen-
year-old student of L, J. Egelston, penman of the Perry
B. C , Rutland, Vt.
— The Spenccrian B. C. Cleveland. O., C. C. Lister,
penman, sends us a big package containing several hun-
dred samples of students' writing. Part of specimens are
on regular slant, many vertical and mauy others are back-
band. For quality of line, speed and movement, tbe slant
writers excel the vertical and backband— but this may be
because tbe latter is newer and hasn't given time for prac-
tice. All the work is good business writing, and shows
that the writers have received careful training and are on
tbe right ti-ack. It is a credit to all concerned. There are
so many persons represented, and all of tbe specimens are
so good, tbat we don't dare " call names."
--M. L Miner, instructor in Dep't of Commerce. Pratt
Institute, Brooklyn^ N. Y., sends us samples of students'
writing, showing improvement made in two months.
Those making most improvement are : W. R. Nevins, A.
H. Rehm, T. A. Walsh, Frank Suvenis. Sarah Monnia,
W. R. Palmer, John Folan, Amy Betz, Fred Duls, Alfred
de Regil, Ethel P. Houston. Students who required seven
minutes in which to write the first specimen, wrote the
second one, which was worded exactly the same as the first,
in three minutes.
— Sara Evans, a student of the Cedar Rapids, la., B. C,
submits samples of professional and business writing,
capitals, lettering, initials, etc., and all are excellent. lie
is talented.
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BUSINESS WRITING FROM BUSINESS
OFFICES.
And Now It In Th« Lawyers.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
ORSE than a Philadelphia lawyer,
as applied to writing, has been for
years the worst thing that conid
be said about any one's writing.
That The Journal readers might
see for themselves what the writ-
ing of representative lawyers looks
like, we present herewith several samples selected
at random from among a large nnmber of specimens
received from the offices of New York law firms.
The following letter was written to each firm
from whom specimens were asked :
Mhkkrs. Jones (t Smith :
Dear Sirn : Thk Penman's Akt Journal is coIIectinR
material for a s^eries of iliiHtrated articles showing the
MtyleB of writing that are current in large business estab-
JiubmeDtH at home and abroad. An important feature in
this oeries of illufctralions will be the writing of American
clerks, bookkeepers and general office help.
We write to ask you to do us the favor of securing two
lines of rapid business writing from each of three or four
of the best business writers in your establishment. Please
do not let them know that these specimens are for publica-
tion, as that would destroy then* value to us. We don't
want dresn parade writing, but genuine every-day business
writing.
For the sake of uniformity we suggest the following
lines: " 1 hereby summon you to appear."
Will you please have the writing done with good black
ink on the inclosed slip of paper and mail at earliest con-
venience in Inclosed envelope without folding ?
Respectfully yours,
Penman's Art Journal.
Mr. G. Blxler, Wooster, Ohio, is a most energetic man.
He conducts a business college, edits and publishes a paper,
Mountain of Diamonds, and publishes "Bisler's Physical
Training in Penmanship." As if all of these didn't keep
him busy, he finds time to do some of the brightest adver-
tising that we have noticed coming from a publisher. He
has R very novel " ad." in this issue of The JouRNAr,. It
seems rather an unfair race to put a tortoise only L5 miles
long against a " jack rabbit" nearly ^iO miles long. But
llifurc's don't lie— and there are the figures. Take a look at
his "ad." and see for yourself.
The Greenwood School Supply Company, Youngstown,
Ohio, has an ink bottle that has so many good points that
it has been named the '* Common Sense." It is especially
suited to schools using ink wells. In the May Journal
Mr. Moon brought out its good points.
To be able to handle figures rapidly and accurately is an
absolute requirement in all large business houses. Next
to the accomplishment of a good handwriting, nothing is
more sought after and nothing brings its possessor greater
honors and financial reward C. C. Rearick, Dixon, 111.,
has embodied his experience as teacher and accountant,
II a little volume called *'The Expert
J very "meaty," and contains scores of
No young man or woman can fail to
ice mastered promotion is sure. Mr.
Rearick tells an interesting story in his advertisement to
be found in another part of The Journal.
Do you read the advertising columns of The Journal
carefully i If not you miss some bright things. It pays
to keep in touch with the newest things, and it pays to
read and answer ads. We are receiving letters daily from
subscribers asking for information that may be found in
our advertising. Sit right down after reading this, and
read the ads. in this issue of The Journal, then send for
circulars or information to those that interest you.
Theuumberof people studying shorthand is only exceeded
by the number riding bicycles. There is a great demand
for competent stenographers— the kind with a good English
education and a large share of common sense. Since Sept.,
'94, eighty-four schools have adopted the Pernin system,
and over 500 schools are now teaching it. The Pernin
Shorthand lostitiite. Detroit. Mich., managed by H. M.
Pernin, author of the system, is making a special induce-
ment to experienced teachers who desire to become teachers
of shorthand. A postal card addressed as above will brmg
particulars.
A very practical and widely indorsed book is "Your
Own Typewriter Instructor," published by the Thibodeau
and his research.
Calculator," that i
kinks and pointers.
master them, and c
WRITING AS DONE IN LAW OFFICES.
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WRITING FROM LAW OKHCE Ol- CLARK BKLL, NEW YORK.
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WRITING FROM LAW OFFICE OF GILBERT-ELLIOTT LAW CO., NEW YORK.
Publishing Co., Fall River, Mass. It is in use in many
schools of typewriting, and is a splendid book for reference
teaching purposes. Stenographers engaged in olBce ber. The December
work, as well as typewriting students, will find it a mine
of information about typewriting.
189.5, JoDKNALS can be sent out. We can date 189.5 .sub-
back to January if desired, but not to Decem-
low that we must hold the few
we have to send out with the 1894 volume. If any of c
friends have copies of the December number that they c
spare we will be glad to send a copy of any other issue (€
No more mnijU copies of December, 1894, and January, cept January) in exchange.
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We have received proofs o( some baDdsome
designs made for tbeir customers by Ibe Uni-
versity Desiening and Engraving Company
of Holton, KaD. Manager C. H Shattack in-
forms us that the orders for these cuts were
received through tbeir advertisement in The
Journal. Send to Ibem for samples and
prices.
! & Rogers have
J discardii
Id a recent letter, Willi
this to say :
Teachers are coming to understand that
correct Eoglish can only be successfully taught
by teaching grammar, and the fad which has
been raging for a few years in tbe attempt to
do it in some other way and uuder some other
name has about had its day, and educators ar
the make-shift methods, as they will all others of like char-
acter in the Held of education, whose sole merit rests on the
basis of a fad.
If my hat should blow off while I am crossing tbe ferry
I am afraid that tbe boatman who picked it up would keep
it as a souvenir because of tbe beautiful bat-band it con-
tains—from tbe pen of the " Automatic Man," C. A. Faust,
45 E. Randolph street, Chicago. The band is so pretty that
I am tempted to take it out of my hat and put it in a
frame, and then have my name written on a typewriter
and paste it in the bat. How Mr. Faust can afford to take
time to turn out such beautiful work for twenty five cents
is a mystery, but then he does— and come to think of it
that's bis own "look out" anyway. His twenty-five cent
bat band 19 worth a dollar.
The commercial text-boobs published by J.C. Bryant,
Buffalo, N. Y., are indorsed by a host of business educators.
The latest to add their names to tbe list are G. W. Brown,
Jacksonville, 111., and J. C. Duffy, University of Ottawa,
Out.
J. 8. Sweet, prin. of the Santa Rosa, Cal., B. C, is or-
ganizing a stock company to publish bis new system of
bookkeeping by actual business practice.
Business Law, published at 1021 Opera House Building,
Chicago, III., is a practical paper containing the latest decis-
ions on business law. It was started for business men, but
is equally good for business college teachers and students, as
they " are and of right ought to be " business men. Send
twenty five cents for three months' subscription.
THE NORMAL REVIEW SYSTEH OF
VERTICAL WRITING.
The C,ofn\ Wink «l «.HHrH. Fiiihy ami <Jiiuiiis«ii.
Tbe few lines of vertical script shown herewith from the
Normal Review System of Vertical Writing, published by
Messrs. Silver, Burdett & Co , Boston, fairly represent the
character of the work in this excellent system of copy-
l)Ooks. Tbe authors, D. H. Farley, penman of the State
Normal School, Trenton, N. J., and W. B. Gunnison,
Principal of Brooklyn Public School No. 10, have made a
careful study of slant and vertical forms and have tried to
combine the speed and beauty of tbe one with the legibility
of the other. Among tbe strong points claimed by the
authors for this system are : That wherever possible every
capital letter starts with a straight, vertical line, because
this line is a featare of this style of writing, can be more
easily determined than a vertical curved line, gives more
momentum to the band and gives a guide for determining
the vertical form as a whole. A vertical straight line also
makes tbe form more symmetrical and practical, makes tbe
letter conform closer to the Romau characters, and makes
tbe letters more systematic. Constant and systematic re-
views ere aimed at ; a different copy is given in the middle
of the page ; it gives prominence to and practice in nu-
merals of the Arabic notation ; it gives double the usual
number of capital letter drills ; full page copies are given ;
the arrangement of copies is logical and practical ; and
last but not least, it is a Normal and Amfrican system,
and is not founded on or copied from foreign books. These
i tbe points of the system in brief, as claimed by its au-
thors
0 doubt the publishers will send to all interested speci-
1 sheets showing copies, etc
ALL LIKE **THE JOURNAL."
\ror«N «r Priiitie ou Alt Sides.
rrom a Itfju'est'tttath-e Coniiin^rrial Teacher.
I can frankly say that I am proud of tbe Christmas num-
ber. When Tbe Jodun-al in its holiday issue, where
ornateuess is presumed to usurp all available space, finds
plenty of room for two excellent lessons on business writ-
ing, it is a matter that merits tbe congratulation of every
teacher of business in the land. Mr. Johnson's title page
needs no eulogy ; it eulogizes itself. And right here let
uie say that I am pleased to know that your unwarranted
FROM NORMAL REVIEW SYSTEM OF VERTICAL WRITING, PUB. BY SILVER, BURDETT & CO., BOSTON.
(yY\.
BUSINESS WRITING BY A CROUP OF ZANERIANS.
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fSt^F^'^nmim'A Q;^iC Ql^O-OUiS
BY H. 1.. SAYLER, AMITY COLL.. COLLEGE SPRINGS, IOWA.
modesty lias llnally been overcome, dnd that hereafter you
will introduce into the columns of The Journal more of
the art products of The Journal's engrossing staff. This
feature will certainly attract all lovers of pen art through-
out the country.
The formidable array of new features for the coming
year rather astonishes even we raetropolifan fellows who
are in the midst of " Christmas Herald'"," Lexovv Commit-
tees, and '* hig" things generally.
Herewith find my suhscriptioo to the Business Jour-
nal. This is a venture which I sincerely hope will suc-
ceed You hove exceptional facilities for entering that
field and of domg the work as it should be done. Teachers
of business nnist be made fo feel that real ond not a&-
sunitd worth is the lasting magnet to market value.
May your joint efforts result in quickening the pulse of
the teachers of busiiie-s into the throbbing desire to
dignify their achievement witli a kind of solidity which
will determine and coutrol the current of eflucational
events for all time to come. E. M. Barber,
Packard's Bus. College, New York City.
OsAGS, Iowa, March 15, 18%.
Editors Pknman's Art Journal,
New York, N. Y.
Pear Sirs : The Penman's Art Journal has been such
a treasure to me in my work this year that I thought 1
would write and tell you.
The series of lessons on business writing by Mr. Thorn-
burgh are the most comprehensive and practical lessons I
have seen en business writing. 1 have also found the ar-
and accurate movement should give Mr. Thornburgh's les-
sons careful study and practice. H. F. Spencer,
Elizaville, Ky.
I will be willing at all times to do all I con for The
Journal, as I think that you deserve great credit for the
standard to which you have brought the paper. My ad-
vertisement in The Journal is bringing hundreds of sub-
scribers. A. B. KatKAMIER, Pub. Ink Drops,
Farminglon, N. Y.
Having taken the paper from its first issue, I hove re-
ceived too much entertainment, information and inspira-
tion from its perusal not to be its firm friend and well
wisher, to soy iinlhing of the desire wliioh we oil share of
spreading the light. John KocRWOOD,
Artist Penman. Lns Angeles, Cal.
I am very much pleased with Mr. Thornburgh's lesson in
the December Journal, and in mv o|iinion it is the best
initial lesson on the subject of purely business penmanship
that has appeared in any penmanship puhlic.ntion. I am
intimately arquainted with Mr. Tbornburgh and know
him to be an excellent teacher L D. Teteb,
Rock Island, III., R I Busiutss Univ.
The last Journal shows the vim, taste and enterprise of
the new firm, and we are surely getting the worth of our
money. D. H. Farley,
Penman State Normal School, Trenton, N. J.
We aie very much pleased with the chance in form and
size of The Journal, and ore delighted with the pro-
gramme for '95. I do not see how it could be improved
BY W. A. COWIE, JOURNAL OFFICE.
tides by Mr. Hotf ond Mr. Ktlchner of great benefit to
me. Yours truly,
CLARA Banks.
Sprcial teacher of HVidno and Drairhig.
Ukin .Mr. Thornburgh-a Lr.'aons.
Editor ok The Journal.
I am much interested in penmanship, and especially in
the line of business writing. Having recently had an op-
portunity to learn something of Mr. Thornburgh's methods
and to examine the work of the pupils under his instruc
tiou, I feel that The Journal is to be congratulated in
securing him to give a series of lessons in business writing.
The iMsition advocated and explained in hLs opening les-
son I have found to be very practical, leading to a freedom
and accuracy of movement difficult to attain with any
other position of the arm.
Those who have experienced difficulty in securing a free
upon. The lessons by Thornburgh, Zaner and Newlonds
would each in themselves present o special feature sufficient
to satisfy us, but n hen we get it all at once we think The
Journal is gi\ing us plenty of " Lagniappe."
J. F. Barnhart,
Penman Soul6 Coll., New Orleans, La.
It is with o feeling of more than ordinary esteem that I
look upon The Journal, since it has been a friend and
companion from the time when I took up my pen to prac-
tice my first real live lesson in writing. The improvement,
the wonderful improvement, you are so steadily making in
every department of the paper ^urprises and. at the samw
time, pleases me beyond expression. Either the Pfe.NMA.N's
Art Journal has doubled in value each year for the past
eight years or 1 am just beginning to have a proper re-
gard for its worth. I would not lose one number of The
Journal for the price of o year's subscription.
E. A. Cast, Penman, Miltord, 111.
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TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INVITED
To the Great Cotton States and International Exposition, to be held
in Atlanta, Sept. iSth to Dec. 31st, x*9J.
THE ATLANTA BFSINES;
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id
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extended movements, tracing exercises, capitals,
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riitsl.ui^-h. Pa. One doz.
Mary St., S. S.
• ards. 25 cts. ;
; resolutions,
'iduate of commercial, pen
Irses Id ^ood schools aud
ijcatloa, desires a position as
*-jM^ -.>>., um».,._ ><isinental penmanship, arltti-
nietlc.' rapid caiculattons, bcokkeeplDg, commeri-lnl
law, grammar, elocution, spelling, civics, etc. Is f;i-
lllar with standard texts. Splendid references
ddresa " T. A..*' care Pkmm*.i's ART Jourval.
I shorthand. East
Is fainHta]
I Williams
P. H. M.." care Pesmak's
Villlams * Rogei
nee In public school, o
Dsltl'on as teacher of si
. typewriting, buslues
A TEACHER of t
sperlence lu public.
\V
commercial scliools. graduate ox
iral-so and Zanerlan ?icliools. desires n position M
ler of ueumanship otunmerelal branches antl
sh. Is familiar with leading texts. Good refer-
1; married ; moderate salary. Address " N. S. w.,"
Penman's ART Jot'lLVAl..
ANTED.— Situation as supervisor of pei
JXMGS A.
.V\.\'
'>f penmaushlp
"kfiKi for n poRl
position. Sevpn
Si) PENMANSHIP." i
A TJd'
fers to Zanerlan Art College, O. Blxler and J.M.Adams.
Familiar with Ua.lui^ u.vi i.ui.ks. Best of references;
moderate sjilarv with rirsl-ilass school. Address "O.
F, \v.."care Penman's Art JoimxAL.
CANADIAN wishes posltlonof Pitman shorthand
teacher. Can also teach commercial branches.
Six years' teaching experience. He Isa hard worker,
has good references and will work for moderate
salary. Address "CANADIAN," care Penman's Art
COI,LEGE PRINCIPAL, of 30 years' (
perlence as teacher and prln. of bus. enll. a
I, schools, supervisor of writing In public scIhh
Peking a new location. Grad, of nor. ami b
I teach bookkeeping,
\(?dres*
YOING LADY
shorthand ( Ben Pltni
hi assist In bookkeeping, i
Is a grail, of shorthai
aw. arlth,. spelling.
office I
■p. M.."care Pksman's Art Journal.
A TEACHER of_I4 ;rears experience In pu
I schools
14 year
Graduate
training ; strougin
ing, bus. pi — - -"
35; marrle
C. F..'- care Penman's art Journal.
Moderate salary
I'l law, bus. paper, bookkei
gram., civics, history, etc.; b
ted. Address "
v<»i-\<; M.\v. ■n-ni pr.-rn
A^' O I * N <; :>I A N , 25, with college education d.s
a leaching ijosltlon. Prefers South or Ml'
Stiitps but win go anvwhere In U, S. Can teach 1
manshlp. driiwlnt,-. I.oi.kkecphig. iirlthmetlf and •■
tutlon. Five years
Address "E.E.." 1
-7
We take this opportunity
of the Art JoritsAL. expecth.^ ■
i-ollege, that before attending 1
nil examination should 1
Ifge. Full Information .
well known Uintltutiou
View l?orl?.
nrle of the above col-
LONG I5LAN0 BUSINESS COLLEOe. 143 to
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Underhill's Rapid Phonography
Represents the Best Writers of the Age.
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ilDlssourt.
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ciat livvleir : Flourish: Ink Keclpe ; Method Ruling
Cards; total value SI. 00. 13 lessons In plain ijen-
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exchange for honks or aiiythint,' of value, .send
ARTISTIC PENV
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scriptlon of ii
Resolu-
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"Mant" Hbs.
In aujnveritig advert incmentg signed by a nom-de-
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and Htamping the replies ready for maiilng and
ivriting the tiom -de- plume in a corner^ then inclos-
ing jflich neaUd revlie* in an envelope addreeeed to
The Fenman's Art Journal, 3os Broadway, Ne^-
York. Postage mwtt be nent for fryrvxirdLng Cata-
loffueti, Nenxpaptnt, Photographs. Ac.
Situations THIlante&.
Comnierf>lal Teac
ha use fc
ear Hlioiild be^in t
lie Held NOW. If yo
i>ur aid write us a
YOINCJ MAN With some little •
sistant teacher desires place as tem-uei- ui t-uu
1 branches and penmanship. Graduate of
■•"Kil, good references and will take iov '
Address "R. J. a," care Penua
xV assistant teacher desires pi,
merclal branches and penman.-.^. ... „
good school, good references and will take low salary
JoCKSAL,
A " " '""
only need apply. Address " F. M. D.," care PENMAN':
A TEACHER ..f .-iKht .wars' t-xperleiice hi oun
and Englls
Rogers a
Snliiry ; vimov .nn-. i i
l'rvM»xV \i,i .i.,i 1 ■. w
ibu Eastman i
3 business college, pret-
A TEACH KK
years In .M„
aud Williams .t
plain or oniai...
arithmetic, corn- 1 ■■
ment. An all-r.nii
salary with good ;
ornamental
' ALL AROUND."
.'iiool. Address "H. li. A.," c
ny education at Valparaiso .
rithmetIO,
branches,
t Addresf
1 open for posUliiii I'n l; 1.
dress "IOWA TEAChEK.'
TEACHER of penmanship, drawing, book
keeping. Eclectic fihorthand, business prar" —
A'"'''
ALIv-ROUNO ne
with Prang's dn
bookkeeplntr. commcr
I ; ^
A \'
man aud designer, familiar
vlug. Nelson and Meservey's
■ "1. ,,,,1 I , ;,-,!, l,r,„iclics, Age2^;
I I ; I l^ I ,st'. Address ■• H. e!
At II loll. .i;Ulu and ornamental).
I,-, arlth., law. gram., civil gov't, cor-
apld calculations, et«. Familiar with
; have had good training ; will take
Atldreaa " K. A. M.." care Pmnman's Art
■ years' experience In i
•* scbooIs,age35;grQduate
■rian, Columbus. Ohio, de-
lad.v
A ■''
A^.
lUK :ii
chari:.
A ''i:
I 1 M K<» TEACHER of penmanship,
.. Ill 1 Eclectic shorthand wishes a sltu-
.[ I i-'ist In bookkeeping and pen draw-
lealth; good references; moderate salary.
£R." care f snuAif's Art Journal.
ecutlve ability and
' I I imm) and penmanship teacher.
■ iiL-'h course of Instruction and
■ - itueher in business college and
salary. Good references. ' O^-
Situations ManteD.
dre«H -SPEErJ.'
l>ookkfe[>lDfcandall the
lur with 6tau<Iari] toxU.
a, Kelebncr unil others.
Ith reliable uchool. Ad-
S?e,
Cau t«ach litiMl
moderate nular;
fOrre«iJoiiil<-i
™ ; iiiodera*
-MOLLNE."
A TKAC'HEIt of four years" experJenee with good
t\ oomiiion wrhool and busluess college training de-
Ires to secure a pottltlon tut teacher or Graham aud
ienu Pltniftn Hhorthuud, typewrltlDg, bookkeeplug.
ten., etc. Is familiar with all standard texts. Refers
teadiuj^ ineintH-rsof the profession; prefers looatlon
ready nuy time;
e Pesu
k YOI'NG Zaiieriaii with collegiate and business
.1 education, two j-ears" experience in practical
Kiokkeeplii^ iiriii hui^lness manager, is open f or en-
ngenieiil. His ^]J<■^■lilili^-i nre pen. and English and
oh alMM I- i-i in 1 1 (. 'jiiiigaud typewriting. Re-
erstosii' I riiirs. Address " T. S. W.."
r ?*Trrni n i ,,-a^z. ralmer and Pprrj-
pen,, drawing.
lence in public school,
ri branches, plain and (
■ AM a graduate of t
keeping, drawinK,
■tiering, book-
uTltlnK, com'l
iiy. history and
Mayhew's and
YOVNG LADY TEACHER of Graham and
, successful teacher. Addresf
Ueacbers TKIlante&.
WANTED, Sept. 1, experienced comniercial
teacher. Must be at least SO years old have
JolIlNil., ■ 3.t
rpEAOHEIlS VVANTEH. Amerlcnn Teachers
-^ Bureau, St. Louis. IBth year.
JBuBiness ©pportunttles.
TF YOi; WANT 10 reach penmen, commercial
schiml proprlctor.s uiid ti-nclifrs supcrvjsftrs of
'iii'i- "111 put you In cominiiMi,',,[|,.n u "i'i"'(iiem"
I -I'l^ you have a pen. Ink, [I. ' ■ thing
kind to put on the 11, 1 niiita
' I'T some business eut. ; ' - i> the
■^ ■ "■ "' i"PUtyou in commuiii. „ ,mii, i,,,- rl^ht
IM iMii.l lor In n.lvniici- (S.'S. ilir ailvertiBer
■Ml) 111- I'liiiilril to n Ihird lu.frtloii frV... if
Copzier i,i
ING LKShu;
"III and plates of a well
ii-.'d set of writing lessons,
iiyiisands of dollars spent
■ >\ lenutatlon. Reason for
'Tit busluess of owner. A
Scbools ifor Sale.
TF YOr >VI54H t"9£i!yo"r.^.»'9<'J-^.rt«^upr:
will do thebuslu
IJ
and teachers in America read The Jocr.v.
•tin the
before t:
1 these coluninB will place i
« S'2.30 each i
be imifl for in advance (S3) the
win bv eiitilled to a third iuset
dcHired.
equipped
«d In the
ii thickly
sHll.iir. Address ■■Ni>F.ULUKE, -care l'E>MAX's Art
AKAKE CHANCE.-Odeirs Business College,
Sing Sing. N. Y.. is offered for sale. Established
2U years. Fine chnTice for man of small capital. For
purTi ritii. ,|,]..,, ''Irs, J. Odell, 4 Reservoir Square.
irilf interest in a flrstclass Bus-
if State of Ohio. Buyer must
acher. Terms— One- half cash ;
; ""-<■ "■''.> iJ'i.MHiiius. A bargain for the right man.
lii>..rne this year more than 83.000. Do not write me
iiiliss you mean business, asloxpect to sell by Au-
-u.r. Address "EUREKA." care Penman's Akt Jouk-
L^tUt ■i^TjF.-A "ne-half interest In a well-estab-
A m-ImI . \.iiii;iiiv equipped, thoroughly adver-
ti>ii'i I I I ' : I . ;i(itble business college In Mlnne-
ai'l'i' * I man can secure a bargain. Send
ijiiij;' " I 1 1 JiK yourself. Address GEORGE
BAKU; iMi, \, ,1-^1 1 1 lit- 1,111 Ave. So., Minneapolis. Minn.
of the best paying
. __.st ; 80 years old;
located in beautiful aud cult-
"ed by thickly s<
York. Purchase
?ar nrsc year; one-half can remt
i»dl low.^3 o\vner has other business.
W
business coUej
t ASTERN SCHOOL," care Penman's Art
iMHi. >A IjE.— The best business collece plan
the PtiL-IIlc Coast or-*-'-*- ---- " ■ "^ ■
?s; in a growing
: finest climate
upetltlon within 150 mllet
A well established Business College
lAND SCHOOL. Six deDartmeuts ■
ri^H^^^^o^.^,?LP,^?S^ .BOOKKEEPING
t'i'lJX^^^l^^V^n^i TEACHERS' NORMAL, MDSiC,
ELOCUTION and TELEGRAPHY. Located In a rich
No opposition within one hundred
thriving city,
miles. Spring and Siifni
tlsed. Will sell" df'rrc"
Address "KEYSTONE,
11 " df rr cheap " for c
already adv
.1, or good paper.
Penbian's Art Journal.
fov Sale or XEra^e.
penmanship,
■thing that ;
penman
largest
.- c' " ■
lar
1 things of
Into
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I want to buy a second-
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Changes are going on all the time, and the books fur-
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desired
■poll P
pd to a third iusertiou fr
-Two National typewriters, as good
.' used one vear and •'■" "^t"- ■ ■
for one. 92o: for the
■ and the other eight
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^UjSNESSJOUliNAL
The Catalogue of To-day
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are making some sort of a stir in the world and getting talked about. The current
Short Talk on Advertising
takes r;.!iui„rjim for its text. The argument is that a man's belief in himself is the
limit of the faith the public will have in him.
Does Wealth Bring Happiness?
Comprises half a dozen remarkable letters from as many multi-millionaii-es. They all
say No! with thundering emphasis-and we must do them the credit of saying that
none of them has tried to impose on us by unloading the surplus on our shouldei-s
In the
Political Economy of Business
Mr, de Gibbins goes deeply into the business interpretation of export and imjiort
statistics. No more valuable papers for business teachers and students, to our knowl-
edge, have been printed.
Business Problems
evolved from actual business experience occupy a large space— some complete and
others in the form of questions to be worked out by Business Journal readers.
Among other helpful articles are one recording the pit-falls of young men entering
business; a healthful story of two office boys; a column of paragraphs embodying
recent court decisions on commercial law points; notes on our growing national
prosperity, and many minor articles of interest to business people.
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purely didactic or pedagogic.
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Journal.
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business career makes a sad mistake if he buries himself between the
covers of the text-book.
We maintain
That it is of the utmost importance that he should keep in touch with
actual business — with the real office and workshop article.
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numbers from January to May, inclusive, will be sent for 2.5 cents if you wish to
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144
ISAAC PITMAN'S
SHORTHAND.
If
lYou
Adopted EXCLUSIVELY by the Publi(
NEW YORK CITY.
says
Day Schools of W^^tlf'
CLEMENT C. GAINES, H.A., Pres. Eastman Bae. Coll. and N. Y. Bus. Coll.. A Tparhpr
I in his latest prospectus of tbe latter institution :— '^ ICCtCllCl
Of Shorthand
you, of course, want a good one
xinUiInK all the
; prospectus (
■ Isaac Pitkas's Complete Piionoobapi
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nnsUlerat
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CTOR.' which
_ _ _ _ h embodylns
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What reasons are given by some shorthand publishers in
favor of introducing their systems. Queerest of all, per-
haps, the moss back claim that " Ours is best because it
has not been revised for over thirty years ! "
What a thing to conjure by in dealing with the live
schools of to-day ! Thirty years ago there were only one
or two business colleges in America that made a feature
of teaching shorthand. To-day, The Journal tells us,
shorthand is taught in nearly all of the 1500 such colleges
in the U. S. and Canada — and the rest are coming to it.
Day's Complete Shorthand flanual
(Columbian Revision- I 6th Edition)
Embodies the science of shorthand writing brought
strictly down to date. It preserves what is good in the
old systems plus additions and emendations suggested by
the experience of eminent practitioners of our time. It
is built to do the business of to-day. The Live Schools
— the Live Writers — are coming to it.
Perhaps you arc not
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better satisfied if you had some expert assistance in the
delicate matter of picking out the right one. Perhaps
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School and Personal
OMMEXCEMENT Reason, IKIl.'). is
about over with the business col-
Iege8 and, withal! but a few of the
Normal srhools. who have their
exercises duriugAugiLst. We have
rewived an unusually large num-
Ijer of excellent programmes and
invitations this vear. During the
I>awt month we have had hand-
somely engriivrl ..r pnnt.-d invita-
tions from the following schools: Cui ry I'nu. i^^ity, Pitts-
burgh. Pa.; JaHjwr, Fla., Normal In-tifnif. \Vr^t«rn Nor-
mal r*(.ll<-Kc. Lincoln. Neb.; Faiili.-l-l. N V , Mil, Acdv.:
A1M..1, Mi.li .'',,i,nSrli,,<,l,Zan.-\-ill.-, Ohio. B.C.; Tubb's
r. '■ 11,1 < if, r,, \,.w l.Miulnii. Conn.. B. C; Smith &
<;,n,l.i"li i; I M.i.UiiN I'.i : Freeport. HI.. Coll. of
(■ ammn I,,. .\Mijj,nir,,ll,-u'p: N. J. Bus. Coll. New-
uiU. .\. -J.. ( iiild (^ B. ( .. Spnuglield, Mass.; Elmii'a, N.
Y., yhoithaud and Cora'l Coll.
— From .;. B. McKav, Kingston, Ont., we have received
ti large and handsomely illustrated anniversary number of
the \Vhi(f. It speaks in complimentai->- tenng of the
Donnnion B. C.
— A. P. Root, for moi-c than thirty years one of our fin-
■est writers and teachers, the autlior of Peirce Coll. Writ-
ing Slips and an oniiinu'iit U> tlic j)euman's profession, has
resigned his posilnui wnli Pi-irce College. Philadelphia,
and will very likely r»st during the coming year. The
Pcircf SchntA Ahuinu ./(turntil pays a fitting tribute to
Mr. Root as a man and a teacher and says in conclusion :
'•'Long Live Professor Root." and The Jouknal echoes:
■" So say we all of us.'*
— Dr. and Mrs. Thomas May Peirce, Peirce School,
Philadelphia, accompanied by Miss Ruth Peirce, will start
for Europe by steamer "New York," July '.i, to be gone
till the middle of August.
— Norman Heffley, for several years Director of Depart-
m.'Tit o! CninnuTce, Pratt Institute, Brookl>-n, N. Y., will
ojii'ii in Sfplciiiborthe Heffley School of Commerce, which
will take tht? i>lace of the Commercial Department of
Piatt Institutii. This school will be liis personal ventui'e
and the Com'l Dept. of Pratt Institute wdl be discon-
tinued. In the Pratt Institute catalogue for 'itri, the trus-
.tees of that well-known school pay Mi: Heffley a strong
compliment and commend his scliool to the patrons of
Prott Institute. Among the teachers in the Heffley School
of Commerce we notice the name of BI. L. Miner, penman-
ship, bookkeeping and arithmetic. Mr. Miner for several
years had charge of this work in the Department of Com-
merce, Pratt Institute.
— Vol. I. No. 1, Education Extension, published by the
Cleary Publishing Company,- YpaiJauti, Mich., has "been
received. The editor and manager is P. R. (.^eary of the
deary Bub. Coll. of Ypsilanti, and so well known m busi-
ness college work, If the first issue is to be taken as a
sanople, and the publishers say it ^v^ll be improved in fu-
ture nnmhen,' Education Extension \s certainly a success
from the start. We desire to congratulate Bro. Cleary on
liis new venture and wish him greatest success.
— Among recent visitors to The Journal oflQce have
been; (■. Bayless, Bayle^as B. C, Dunbuque, la.; Lang-
■don a. Thompson, Director of Dravring, Jersey City, N. JT;
3. H. Smith, formerly of Sullivan & Crichton's B. C, At-
JnntJi, (la.; C. T. Miller. N. J. B. C, Newark, N. J.; D.
W. Hotr, Supvr. of Writing, Oak Park, 111.; H. Coleman,
Coleman's B. C, Newark, N. J.; S. S. Packard, W. A.
McCord and F. H. Rnscoe of New York City, and C. B.
Hall, Si>encerian B. C, Youkers, N. Y.
— The graduating class and a large party of students of
the business and shorthand dept's of Augustana Coll..
Rock Island, lU., gave Prof. J. E. Gustue a jolly surprise
recently at his home. They had mxisic, recitations, toasts,
refreshments, and Mr. J. A. Huglin, on behalf of the visit-
ors, presented Mr. Gustus wit£ a fine silver water set.
Miss Milkin and Mr. Holaday, two of the teachers who
liad joined the invaders, were" also surprised by receiving.
respectively, a silver inkstand and a silver calendar. The
local pajwr* rejwrt a most jolly evening.
— L. ('. SheiTy. penman Western Mo. B. C. Libertv.
Mo., reports a verj- prosperous vear for this, the first veor
of this school.
— N. C. Brewster, penman of the Elmu-a, N. Y.. Shoit-
band and Com'l Coll., reports a prosperous year and large
graduating class and an immense amount" of engrossing
and diploma work. He is kept ver^' busv in the line of job
pen work.
Br.>
om the DaUu Review, Decatur. 111., we notice that
s B. ('. of that city has had the most succe^ful
its history, and that nest year promises to be even
better. G. W. Brown is president and H. M. Owen pnn.
of this school.
— J. N. Woolfington has disposed of the Du Bois, Pa..
•B. C. to G. W. Lenkerd. and intends to teach elsewhere
during the coming year.
— W. J. Ives has sold the Oskaloosa. la.. B. C. to B. A.
Wright of Ashmore. III., who will conduct the school in the
future. Mr. Ives is at present located in Des Moines, la.
— Among the new schools which we have received no-
tice of are the following: The Keokuk, la.. B. C. has been
recently opened by H. M. Little, formerly of Central B. C.
Macom'b. 111. Mr. Little hjis disjjosed of the Macomb
school and it -will be conducted by other parties. J. W.
Cook, formerly of the Danville, Mil. Inst., has opened a
school on his own account in Danville. Va. F. T. McEvoy
has purchased the Lockport. N. Y., Bus. Univ. This is a
new school, having been started but a few mouths. C. W.
FaiTar has opened a business college in Pottstown. Pa.,
and W. J. Uade of Philadelphia will be the principal
teacher. Scudder's Coll. Inst., W. J. Scudder. president,
Itasca. Tesos.
— The Sierra Normal Colleg;e and Bus. Inst., with G. A.
Coleman, prin.. Fred. H. Vail. prin. of com'l dept. and
penman, will close its doors the latter paa-t of July and is
not expected to reopen in September. Mr. Coleman will
return to his first love, the Breck School, Wilder, Minn.,
and Mr. Vail will go to the latter school as prin. of the
penmanship and com'l department, succeeding Geo. Eler-
ding.
— Fresno. Cal., B. C. has been purchased from W. C.
Ramsey of Stockton, f'al., by G. S. Ramsay and Wm. Ram-
say of 'Albuquerque, N. M.. who have changed the name
to" the Fi-esno B. C. and Nor. Sch. They have added the
academical. i>repai'atory and noi-mal depaitments.
— In the Aftou, la.. Entei^prise we find an announce-
ment of change of management of the Afton Normal
School. The college trustees have engaged Miss Susie
Stivers and C. F. Beutel to take charge of the institution
for the coming year. H. H. Kellogg retiring. Mr. Beutel
has been penman of the school for some time past.
— Rev. J. A. Mm-phy, prest. Christian Bros. College,
Gibraltar, in sending in his subscription for two years,
writes a most interesting letter.
— G. W. Hai-man, New Orleans. La., has consolidated
his classical and com'l inst. with the University School,
Ifl^S Coliseum street. New Orleans, making it the com'l
dep't of the latter institution.
— The Seattle. Wash.. Trade lieoister of recent date
contains a portrait and sketch of F. R. McLaren, one of
the proprietoi-s of the Acme B. C, of that city. It says
many complimentary things about Mr. McLaren and his
school. This college is in a vei-y flouiishing condition.
— The Wilmington, Del.. Morning News devotes two
columns to a write-up of the commencement of Goldey's
Com'l Coll. Hons. Roswell G. Horr and John Wana-
maker were the speakers . A large class was gi-aduated.
The new catalogue issued by this school is most luxuri-
ously gotten up. It is attractively written, handsomely
printed on enameled paper, contains scores of cuts (many
of them from the pen of Penman W. H. Beacom), has an
embossed cover and shows at a glance that Prin. Goldey
knows how to advertise as well as conduct a successful
school.
Hi/tneneal.
— We are in receipt of a stylishly engraved invitation
to the marriage of Mi.s8 Rae M. Hill to Mr. Edgar M.
Barber, Monday, July 1, at Burlington, Vt. Mr. Barber
is a talented and cultured teacher in the Packard Business
College, New York. The Journal, with his himdreds of
friends in the profession throughout the countr>'' extends
to him its sincere congratulation on the happy event.
Move^nents of the Teachers.
— W. M. Wagner is no longer penman of Eaton, Bur-
nett & Durling's B. C. Washington, D. C. He is at his
home in Eagle Rock. Va. J. M. Balzer, a Dixon Nor-
malite. is to succeed P. V. Malm, as penman of the Min-
neapolis, Minn., Normal Coll. Mr. Malm will study next
year. G. McClure is back at his oldpost of peninan of
"the School of Com.. Harrisbui^, Pa.; E. J. Englund, who
filled the place during Mr. RlcClure's absence, is at his
home in Wayne, Kansas. J. G. Perkins, lately of the
com'l dep't of the West. Nor. Colly Lincoln. Neb., now
has charge of the com'l dep't- of the Lincoln Nor. U., suc-
ceeding H. E. Wilson, who has become connected with
the Lincoln B. C. C. S. Hammack is the summer pen-
man of Orleans, Neb., Coll. W. J. Trainer, lately of
Caton's B. C, Buffalo, is the new penman and teacher of
shorthand of Wood's B. C, Scranfcon, Pa. Miss Lowman
of Springfield, O., is the new shorthand teacher in the
River City B. C, Portsmouth, O. W. C. Bost-wick is
penman and sec'y of Clark's B. C, Phila. L. E. Stamm,
Foster. la., has again taken charge of the shorthand dep't
of the Iowa B. C., Des Moines. C. C. French, Spiiit
Lake, la., and J. B. Knudson are managing Clark's B. C,
Chester, Pa. J. C. Roberts, late of Muwaukee, is in
charge of Clark's B. C, Vineland, N. J. F. M. Buzick,
late of Oskaloosa, la., is now prin. of the Coll. of Com.,
Webster City, la. G. A. Winans. for many yeare asso-
ciate prin. of the Rockford. 111., B. C, begins July 1 as
teacher of shorthand with the B. & S. B. C. Chicago. •
H. L. Savler. prin. of the com'l dep't. Amity Coll.. College
Springs, la., is to be penman and teacher of com'l branches
in Drake Uni. B. C. Des Moines, la. F. W. O'Malley of
Lexington, Kv., has been elected to a resjwnsible position
in the Wilkesbarre. Pa.. B. C. W. J. Martin, late prin.
of the com'l dep't of Ellsworth Coll., Iowa Falls. la., will
next vear be at the head of a like dep't in Le Mai-s, la.
Thos. Congdon of the Belleville, Ont.. B. C. will en-
gage in Y. M. C. A. work next year. C. A. Saffle. late
of the Fort Scott, Kan.. B. C. will have charge of the
dep't of shorthand in the Kansas N. C, of the same city
Miss G. Elfleda Muzzy, Columbus, Pa., is the new
teacher of shorthand of Chamberlain's Inst.. Randolph.
N. Y. S. W. Lyon. New (.'outord. O.. has been engaged
as teacher of peii. in thL* Ctihnubia Shorthand & B. C,
Paterson. N. J. P. R. F\diuur, of Arrovo. Pa., is keei>-
ing books for C. H. Smith Cu.. Ltd.. of Sheffield, Pa.
O. A. B. Sparboe. late of Marshall. Mich., is located
for the summer at Ellsworth. la. W. A. Ross is
connected \vith the Columbus. Ga.. B. C. and not
the Jiicksonville, Fla., school, as announced last mouth.
— -J. M. Richman. a recent graduate of the Dixon
Normjil, is the new penman of the CoiTy. Pa.. B. C.
Fretl. Zillios. late of King's B. C. has accepted the
principalship of the Park Re^on Luther Coll.. Fergus
Falls, Minn. R. F. Moore, of Hico, Texas, is the penman
succeeding Mr. Zilliox at Dallas. J. E. MacCormac.
the well known com'l teacher, has just been elected prin.
of the English dep't of the B. & S. B. C, Chicago. Miss
Hettie McClow has been selected to fill the vacancy in
the shorthand dep't of the Shamokin. Pa.. B. C. J. C.
Kennedy, lately of Clark's B. C. Phila., is now teacher of
shorthand in the Pottstown, Pa., B. C: J. W. Wade (not
J. M. as annoxmced in June), who has had chai-ge of Clark's
B. C. Bridgeton, N. J., is prin. of the Pottstown school.
W. E. Gibson, late penman Aydelotte's B. C. Oak-
land, Cal.. has been elected Supr. of Writing of the Oak-
land public schools. Miss Nellie Bidleman, Fenton.
Mich., will be the new teacher of shorthand, Becker's B.
C, Worcester, Mass. H. C. Warden, fonnerly prop, of
the Pueblo, Colo., B. C, is now at Kennedy, la.
JV'cM' Catfiloffites and School wjou
— McPherson Coll., McPhereon, Kan., has shown con-
siderable enterprise in getting out a very handsome circular
containing indorsements, sketches and portraits of success-
ful students. It is well printed on good paper, and the
cover and several other designs are from tlie pen of that
splendid penman. S. B. Fahuestock. It is such advertising
as this that caiTies conviction and brings students.
— A well written, printed and convincing booklet is the
'* What Shall I Do 'i '^ " a friendlv letter to young men and
women, ' ' sent out bv proinietor *r. B. Stowell of the Provi-
dence, R. I , B. & fe. Bus. Coll. Good advertising by a
good mau for a good school.
— The Marion, Ind., Nor. Coll., of which A. Jones is
pres't and Frank Laughner penman, is sending out some
attractive advertising. Purcnasers of lots in the college
addition are given free scholarehips.
— The new catalogue of the Freeport. 111., Coll. of Com.
is a well pinnted document. A collegiate commercial
course, leading to the degree Bachelor Com'l Science,
including high school, commercial and shorthand branches,
has been latelv adde^. The school was incorporated in
April last. J.'J. IJagle is prin. and Clayton B. Walkey,
penman.
— Other catalogues received: Arcadia, La., Male and
Female Coll.; Columbia Shorthand and B. C, Paterson,
N. J.; Pawtucket, R. I., B. C; Smith's B. C, Warren,
Pa.; Shaw B. C, Portland, Me.; Sahmokin, Pa., B. C.
— School literature has been received from School of
Com., Harrisburg, Pa.; Chamberlain C. C, Lincoln, Neb.
— Attractive college journals have come from the fol-
lowing schools: Ohio B. C, Mansfield, O.; Columbus,
Ind., B. U.; Los Angeles, Cal.. B. C- Lincoln, Neb., B. C:
Porthind, Ore., B. C.- Detroit, Mich., B. U.; Buena Vista
CoU., Storm Lake, la.
All members (new and old) of the Western Penmen's
Association are respectfully requested to send their names
and present addresses to me before August 1.
Don't delay, but send postal at once,
C. A. Faust,
[Chairman Executive Committee, ■
45 E. Randolph street, Chicago, 111.
I hope next year to have all grammar rooms take The
JouHNAT.. VFe have it now in each building, and all the
teachers find it very helpful. I will do what I can for you.
O. W, Nottingham, Sup'r Writing, Coldwater, Mich.
I am glad to introduce The Journal in my work, and
honestly believe it to be the best papei- of its kind.
J. W. McCaslin,
penman Met. Bus. Coll , Chicago, III.
y)// /^yr^
7m4
BY K. S, PELLETT, JOURNAL OFFICE
'Cyenma/id Q:^U'<:iMtuna.G>
155
j^eXt^X/ ]^'^'
;v|/tRCH, 18.94.
DESIGN FOR SCHOOL TOURNAL COVER, BY D. H. FARLEY, TRENTON, N. L
BY I. W, LA.MP.VIAN, O.MAHA, NEB , COML COLLEGE.
156
THE JOURNAL'S GALLERY OF LIVING (?)
PICTURES.
'iO^Utd^tunaS
Williams & Rogers
(Mention this pa]
Wanted—Penmen SiifiJ^^^hester
versify is constantly in rei;eipt of applifiitions
for more commercial teachci-s who are penmen
thnn It can supply. Teachei-sof penrannsnipwil!
do well to Investiffnte. Special circular sent
upon rofjuest. Adaress Rochester Business
UNivErtsiTY, Rochester. N. V.
.-%^%^ «^^ %■ '%/%^%- '%■'%. <%'
Business Colle^ei
3IST0 32I r'|lira<£r\ OPPOSITE.
WABASH AV. VllivQSV AUDITORIUM
■Largest-Oldest* Best-
DA.^r& NIGHT COURSES
■Business-Shorthand English-
Most Luxuriously Furnished ScmooI'-America
GOOD POSITIONS
SECURED BY SIVIDENT&
Business Hrms Supplied Witt) Help
VIMTORi WELCOME Phone HARRISON 6S8
Send for Catalogue L.
THREE
POINTS
Arc iieoessan- u
ndvettfsliii:. 1. Pi
>sIuK time and
.MiUntf, I can heli)
italogties, circulars,
ewspaper ads , el(,\
I write catalogues, clreu
W. J. KINSLEY,
B Broadway. N. V.
t'%'%^'%^'%'%'^'%^%.'%^%^'%.%'^
Have you tried my
" Artists' " or Diamond
Gloss Ink ? If you
what you bave miesed. I
bottles for 81.
B. M. WORTHINQTON,
6s North Crark Street. - CHICAGO, ILL,
See Here !
not, then you don't know
\vlll sell you six good sized
POPULAR Nature Study 25 C,
HI^LiPS By Chftrles B, Srnit.
Classic Myths, 15c. VOV NEED
H5MnryC.,thcrl„eJ.,rt.l. THESE AIDS.
Sky ward and Back, lOc. ByL>,cyM.Rohi„s„>
Address School Education Company,
"I'"", S.M HENLEY. pRincirAL
DESIGN FOR LETTER HEAD.
WRITES RIGHT. That is the
GEO. S. PARKER FOUNTAIN PEN.
hi'rever used to be the best. Bookkeciie
^i,'.V,';!,'o;;j" S-^"""'.* relmWe pen pi-efcr the Pniker to all othc
Muirthand School and Business College in the country Write
and uninue advertising matter. touniry. n rite
I, Stenographers and othei-s r«.
I We want a live agent in every
i for full particulai-s. Catalogue
THE PARKER PEN CO., Janesville, Wis.
»n.^,!J!."'rr'"*'*'' """"'"'■" ■"»" P"*"-^ S<-h«»l Teacher. «.d Oflicer. WHO HAVE
SPECIALLY TO DO WITH THE WHITING AND DRAWING DEP-TS .h.„ aor
othtr paper poblliihed.
PENS
i
^O cents a Gross.
■* (Piistage Paid."
Putman & Kinsley's Celebrated Pens.
No. I. Extra Fine. DouhlP Elawtir, for flue
writing, flourishhitr. etr.
No. 2. Medium Coane, Business Pen, for
unshaded irrltln^.
These pens have been on the market for
In B hurry (
of the peu business) have made
70 cents a «ro.s-s.
Send caiih (money order, postal note, oi
' and 2c. stamps) witb order; no accoi
, opened— we are closing out accounta as we
These pens have always sold at SI a gross
Don'l send for samples or ask quest lo
irlee Is too low to pay postage on aiifiw
i
going out ^
i lin-L,-.-!- -iiiiinttlif~. Add;
^ PUTMAN & KINSLEY
A 202 Broadway, Ni
17
ENMANSHIP I
RACTICE {
APER., -^ *
Less than tlvt- rtains at t;
Sample half ream (dU() sheets) for 73c.
If we know auythlcK about paper
(and we think we do) this Is just the
paper that students and schools ary
looking for-iiothing fancy, but good
enough for practice work, and cheat)
enough to make liberal practicing
Ifyo
J doubt about this paper
THE CALIFORNIA
PENHOLDER ^ ^
A.PELfV
The best penholder in the world— expels
■he pen— no more soiling of fingers or an-
loyance in removing pens.
Simple
Cheap
Effective
Price IS cents. Sample half-dozen to
penmen by mail for 50 cents. Address
XPELLER PEN CO ,
806 Madison St., - - Oakland, Cal.
Chicago, DL. 1«I2 :
stamp. Specli
e Alpbabet. 4fic. So postal cardj.
1000 SHEETS 11-LB. LETTER PAPEB,.*1.10;
5G0 Bheete, 75 cents. Ruled, unruled and wide
AniCD <k Rolllniiant'o. ,202 Broadway, Jl&n York.
'iQ7(it><:i^tMuiS
167
BY MRS. F. M. WALLACE, STERLING BUSINESS COLLEGE. STERLING. ILL.
BY !. M. WADE, LEBANON BUSINESS COLLEGE. LEBANON, PA.
158
iOt^^i^
Scbools.
In&tana.
INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS UNIVERSITY. Es-
taMI«h.-.l IK.W. Hii«!n.-»-. Shorthand. P.?urnaii!*hl|..
I'reiiBislur)'. Ilidlvlduol In.tnicll'in. SCO slu
dfiiu annually. Olx^n all y<^ar. ^^ rlt«f for full
mrormallon. E J.HEEB, PrCT.
INDIANAPOLIS COLLEQE OP COnnERCE.
Mtuiili " " "-
.■et*.-a<-he« Short httntl.
httultinmeti'nvtiool yuarK-r* InlntllaDa. Eleva-
tor, electric llKht, ko» mid ni4>am ht-at. Writ* for
InfonnatlOD. "JOt'RNAl.lit'ILDI>'G." Monument
Plac*.
5PeNCBRIAN BUSINESS COLLEQE. Indlan-
ajmll*. IiHl. Enrlom-d by staK* Supertnu-ndi-iit of
PuWk- Instruction. l.-ndlnK fdmator* ami busl-
en. Catiiloifnf free. E. E. ADillKE. JTfs.
ess Coilese Co.
ALAMO CITY BUSINESS COLLEQE. Normal
Acfldpniy. Hhorthanrt, TypewrlUngnndTc'U'KrniiU
ln»tlliite. Send ff^r cntaloBue. San Aiitoulo.
IHasbPille, Ucnn.
DKAUOHON'S PRACTICAL BUSINESS COL-
l.KOK iiiKl s,h.j(il '.r Ppnnianshln. ShorHiund.
Georgia.
SULLIVAN a
AtlaniA, Oa. Leading coUt-ge South. Four lieu'
men. Cetalofnie free.
ConnccttcHt.
MBRRILL BUS. COLL. AND SCHOOLOF SHORT-
I'wrltliiK, Tele(p-Qphy, Eng-
Iteclure. Terms of tuition
nlulogue. U.A.UERHILL.
Californta.
GARDEN ciTv nrsiNTs
HEALD'S BUSINESS COLLEQE, San Fran-
cUco. For 30 years the largeRt i»rl%'ate school west
of Chicago. 12.1100 former pupils now prosperous
■RentucftB.
LOUISVILLE BRYANT & STRATTON BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE. Open throughout the year, stu
dents may cuter at auy time. Catalogue free.
Louisville, Ky.
ranest IDirfltnia.
WHEELINO BUSINESS COLLEGE, PHONO-
UKAPHIC SCHOOL AND SCH(X>L OF ENGLISH,
Vhoellng, W. Vu. J. M. FRASHER, Prln. and
Proprli
®bio,
MIAMI COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, Dayti
VILT. Pr^'sld.
F. M. CHOOUILL, Mai
ColoraOo.
WOODWORTH'S SHORTHAND AND COM-
LU.COLLEGE, Kltlredge Bulldlug. Deuver.
. *^cllcal shorthand
Xouisiana.
TME COMMERCIAL ATHENEUH OF THE
SOUTH.
SOrL^ COJIMEHCIAL COLLEGE 12-y
an'J Lltcrar>- Institute. New Orleans, La
•Rortb Carolina.
CHARLOTTE COM. COLL., Charlotte, N. C.
^ji^ClXtUAoS
t M A <;RADrATK of t
: department
Ho^vard auif
Wesleyan Seminary
letle. commercial law
reaees: s^malt salary.
. B. C;_under Hoiivard auit
nmerclal
AN Alal.-AROl'ND penman
teachf- — '■ ' "" " ■" * -
gradu
teacher, pupil of Zaner, Madarasz and Palmer,
__ . graduate of tbe Eastman commercial coun-e.
wishes a position In a (Irsi-class business colIese, pref-
ly in the South. ' '"-~ —'-^ .--...-_
lat 1
iiltlar wiib leadlUK <
* ALL-AROUND,"
/IDicbiGan.
FERRIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Sclentlflc, Normal. Penmaiisl ' "
Shorthand . One of the It^adlim |
penmen.
SAVE YOUR MONEY by ordering your Auto-
latlc Shading Pens. Shading Pen Inks and Sup-
-10 K. Ktiiiaoli.lt .SI., Chicago, 111.
MISS ELLA E. CALKINS, Lacelle, Iowa. One
dozen cards Siic. Written In twelve styles 85c.
Slieelraen of letferluK or \nn\ drnwlnB 25c.
W. S. HISER. Writing 5upcrvl5nr Public
Ink recipe. .JUi' K;isit> niai!.' ' ■ ■(-
"BenslngerDuplli.-iil'ir." NJiJiimflumi l i J
or PEN copy. Dupllcatcil saiiiplub FKEE.
F. M. SISSON, Penman, Newport, R.
Itals, huslm
Your
Sr'.-'a'ii
1 dozen cards, fancy and busl
stamps.
SEND 35 CENTS lor fine specimens ot Writing.
' ■' ■ FIou>-l8hinK. Can't help bur '
F. SIPLE. care Bartlett's Bi
LetterlUK and FIoui-lshinR. Can't help but please,
Cincinnati. O.
I \^K\\
A V"
A■;^.'^,l,
teaching position,
ship, bookkeepliiK
ling, geography, '-
Ing, pen dra wins
Aadress "J. A.
T HAVE completed tho
mental penmanship, arjiln'
letter writing, etc. Had l^^
ence. Good references. u
npleted
s' experience teaching In normal and
I In Normal College and
VTEACIIEIC of shorthaml (Munson), ti-pewrlt-
"I- I ■ III I iii~iii|>.bookkeeptDg, etc.of ten years"
-I - a position OS teacher of these
. I ~ (,. James E. Munsou au<l others.
\.l.lress"A. B. H.," care PESM.vN's
'IM \i III i; nr rrxn W^lllP. commercial
I .1 111,) and English
lid all kinds u
AV"^"'
A«KADIATE of hlKh
and student In pri
slty, with splendid gcui
etc." Elgli'
chnnl and Stat.e iinlv
. bus. pen.. maUi
ht years' experli
schools and St:i
V and poUtk'ii
rt'lth
,_. . Indt
with good school. Addn
iianshlp and
liking entire
change posi-
1-;^'
TTeacbers ^antc&,
TEACHERS WANTED. American Teacl
Bureau. St. Louis HUli year.
asustness ©pportuntties.
TF YOf WANT to reach penmen, comme:
<■. if
strong In
atrer. Fa
Stronglv Indorsed
,!0OC' -
T AM a Krad
Havf li.i.i -i'\'
'REX,"
Penm
of the Pennsylvania State Nor-
Iworth's Stenographic Institute
■.\\\- from Zanerlau Art College,
iticlilug experience In public
11 lis are peuniaushlp, drawing,
i-.ii(i !i)iortnand, English, civics.
V .-tc. Hold permanent State
Best of references. Will
li'OK SAIjK.— The good will and plates of a well
* .\\\ I irit^ed and widely used set of writing lessons.
i'i<|i|>tr plate engraving ; thousands of dollars spent
111 advertising ; international reputation. Reason for
-elUng ; conflicts with present business of owner. A
k-ood thing for a hustling advertiser. Address "WRIT-
ING LESSONS." care Pesbian's art Jolhnal,
Scbool? jFor Sale.
IF Y01 \\ i^'i ' Miur school, or to buy one,
ortniliii , I . I.I .l.irBNAL's Want columns
will do till I :: I older aud for small ex-
jH-iis.' I'l I \ ^;i Ill rcial school proprietors
HI I I. . 'MM.rlea read The Journal and an
iiuiiis win place what you have to
I Im im m . I- '<J..'JO each iiisertlou for ii«Ih.
V. . . .1 ..III- inch. If two insertiouA
bt- iMiKl iMi ill iiilvniice (%7^^ the ndvertiscr
M iU he tutilltMl to a tkirtl iiiHCitiou free, if
dCH
L>(1.
OR S A IjE.— Business college aud shorthand
)1. located In one of the i " "
Ohio; long estab!l«h'="' •■
thousands. LEARN TO WRITE Y
your name, written In full,
ill send you one dozen or ]
, with Instructions ; or send
tamp, and I will send you, addressed i:
NAME. Send
ways of writing
, price-list descrlpti
cards, flourishing,
tot lesflous by
postal cards
capitals.
need apply,
AUTOnATIC SHADING PEN INKS. Best In the
world. Manufactured by A. B. Cushman, Chicago,
III.. 1092 N. Western Ave. For sale by books '
and stationers all over the U. S. and Canada.
I :-,_,.'.".■ 7.,-.-" of sample colors, prices, etc.. for 2c. stamp,
U>ng establlshtHl. Thor- /rr*-. Special prices to dealers.
C. R. RUNNELLS, 9630 Bell Avenue. SUtIc
Chicago. An elegant C. E. Pledge, 14 x 18 lu
zinc etching from penwork. 10c. 13 cards,
name, 20c. My record In 8 years 100,000 can
. D. TAYLOR will send you his Natl
Course of Twenty Lessons In Writing (or oni]
Dollars. Terms, one-half in advance. Addrc
"Hew Uorft.
LONG ISLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE. 143 to
1*0 South Sih St., Bnwklyn. N. V. Cataf.tBTies
free on application, pern
C. WRIGHT, I'riucipal.
rbj letter. HESRY
-INESS COLLEGE. 81 East
flS H NATION Rnieiicaiis Wani me Best
Underhill's Rapid Phonography
/n>i6souri.
.^PALDINQS COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, Kansas
'•nyM,.,l>tlieoKl.-sl. largest, best business ,-ol-
l.k-. hi III.- Wt-M. Thorxmirti instruction glvi-n In
iK^.keeplug. shorthand, typewTltlng, teU-graphv
sPUJ>I\u Tm p1^' ^'*'''"'''*"^ ^^^^' J- ^■
Xm^ THE VSE OF CUTS
itparUirt '
coat 60 per
T>. TAYLOR. Galveston Bus.
unique specimens of penv
I Mary St.. S. S.
-' ■ ards, 2.^ cts. ;
; resolutions,
c, engrossed.
. B. 5. PETERS, Storm Lake, Iowa. Send two
dimes a: ■ ' "
Hat Rev
Cards; I _. . __ . ,
maushlp. 91-SO. Lessons lu Shorthand by
Flourish ; Ink Recipe ; Method Ruling
"-'■" "' ■^" 13 lessons in plain pr-
... _ u Shorthand by mafl
xchange for books or anything of value. Send
stamp for particulars or peumaushlp circular.
ARTISTIC PENWORK.— Engrossing of Resolu-
tions, Testimonials, etc., a specialty. Everv de-
scription of ornamental pen work to order. Reso-
lutions engrossed froni ft:i..iil unwards. Cnrre-
spondence solicited.
Iteacher of penmanship
' " school or business
with two colleges
Normal diploma. Ai;e M
accept iiuiderate salary
Pknman's Art Journal.
WANTED— Position
aud bookkeeping In public school
college. Ten years' expt ' ... -
past eight years. Good ..,._.
'■EXPERIENCE," care Penman's Art Journal.
A GRADUATE of high school, shorthand and
business colleges ana Zanerlan student, seven
years' teaching experience, desires position as teacher
of Graham shorthand, penmanship, bookkeeping, bus-
iness arithmetic, typewriting, law, rhetoric, etc.
Familiar with standard texts. Age 38. Refers to W.
N. Hallman, Supt. of Indian Schools, Washington. Za-
ner and others. Moderate salary . Address "WHITE,"
care Penman's A»t Journal.
ACTUAL EXPERIENCE In a bank four years,
expert book work for one bank aud one lumber
company, opening books for business men, teaching
public schools, penmanship and bookkeeping. Am
now open to a position to teach penmanship and com-
mercial branenes at a moderate salary. Address
"ACTUAL EXPERIENCE." ' ■ -- —
"WTANTED— By a teacher of e
of business college.
; Penman's Art Jodr-
DEWHUBST.
en years expi
apply unless y
.»ay a fair sala
Address^' WORKER," care Penman's Art Journal.
I AM A GRADUATE of public schools, Ferris
Industrial School In commercial and penmanship
courses. Have had one year's experience as prln. of
com'l dept.; can teach plain and ornamental pen.,
boolckeeplng, arithmetic, bus, practice, correspond-
ence, rapid calculation. English, etc. Am familiar
with Williams & Rogers. Goodyear's and Bryant &
Stratton's texts. Refer to prominent business edU'
cators. Will accept very moderate salary. Address
"ROWELL." care Penman's Art Journal,
I CAN TEACH telegraphy, bus. writing, com'l
aud English branches^etc. Am familiar with WII
ms. Have a good
graduate of a good
B nau ten years' experience teach-
telegraphy, common, business and literary
scnooia. Four years' experience as bookke<
telegraph operator. Age 35; married; best
ences; moderate salary with good sc'
" M. A. C," care Penman's art Jocrnal,
X A OY TEACHER of Graham shorthand, tpye-
sin- ]i -ii- M \ii. (iiifd Ohio Wesleyan Univ. and
Scio " ' ' 'hree mos.; age 20; splendid
ref< I- : ^^ Salary. Address ''144," care
"Mant" m>B.
Vln „ „
una utamping the replies ready for maiiijuj and
uTiftJitf Wk jiom-dc-pitim< in a corrier. then inclos-
tng guch sealed rcplte* <n an envelope addressed to
The Penman's Art Journal, SO! Broadway, New
York. Postage must he sent for forwarding Cala^
togtus, Neu-itpapers, Photoffraphs, drc.
Situations "CClantcC*.
4 oiumorrlal Teaclierii wUo coiilem
pliilc iiiakliis a I'haiise for uext
Bcliool year nliould be-rlu lo lonk
nroiiud the Held >'OIV.
our aid Avrlte us at onc<
ITKACH Eclectic shorthand,
nierclal branches, English and
good references. Had four terms' experlencelu
school. Wlll_take_small salary. Ready Septembe
liams & Rogi
college. I have li
Address
FL
school, located In
cities In
moderate
sold soon can be hud
»1,800, which is only
rj.rlslng
voice price. .
make money
business. Au(
'client .■)kui.
Idress" BUCKEYE,'
BARGAIN.-A
ulpped
Well advertised
1 reputation. Will sell part or entire
Interest. Satisfactory reasc
A. business college and school of_shi
splendid portion of North Carolli
"NORTH CARO-
1 right 1
F( _— -
equipped and widel;
leges In the South. A bargain to t
dress E. L. BOSWORTH. Rome, Ga,
4 WELL. EQUIPPED buslnesscoUei
A. of 850,000 is offered this month for $1 .1
Is less than value of the furniture. A splendid open-
ing for the right man. Good reason for selling. Ad-
dress ■• BARGAIN," care Penman's Art Journal.
FOR SAI-.E,— A one-half Interest In a weU-estab-
llshed, excellently equipped, thoroughly adver-
tised and highly reputable business college in Minne-
apolis, Minn. A good man can secure a bargain. Send
supplies, 0
ir rou
. typewriting, com
d penmanship, Hav.
Ist. Address "
; Pevmak's Art
II '
E^.'
A\
11 \
BAKER, 106 Washington Ave. So.. Minneapolis. Minn,
WANTED.— Purchaser for one of the best paying
business colleges In the East ; 90 years old;
yearly attendance 400; located In beautiful and cult-
ured city of 60,000. surrounded by thickly settled
country; two hours from New York. Purchase price
can be earned clear flrst year; one-half can remain on
mortgage; will sell low, as owner has other business.
Address "EASTERN SCHOOL." care Pesma.n's Art
Journal.
jfor Sale oc XTra&c.
AVE YOU some rare works on penmanship,
valuable pen specimens, some penman's
anything that you want to sell or trade 'I
,. „„, 't In this column will talk to the largest
and most select audience Interested In things of this
kind that It Is possible to find. You may have some
dead property on hand that vou want to turn Into
money, or to trade for something you can use. Try an
ad. and see how It works.
The price in S*.2.50 each insertion for atl».
not 10 exceed one inch. It' two lusei-lionM
be uaid lor iu ailvanie iSS' the adveriiMer.
will be eutitled lo a third iuoertiou free, il
T SQUARE WANTED.— I want to buy a second-
hand Day Shading and Spacing T Square. State
length or blade, price, how long In use and condi-
tion of the Instrument, "PEN ARTIST." care
Penman's art Journal.
Scbool jfurniture or Supplies
for Sale or lErchanac.
> r I \< IIKRof penmanship,
1 1 hand wishes asltu-
I'lug and pen draw-
■ !■ II II' rs; moderate salary.
:k of penmanship and the En-
l< Miking for a position. Seven
BUMNESS AND PENMA>SH1P.'
, typewrltei-
)e Just what
months. Price, fo
dress " NATIONAL.
ALE,— Two National typewriters, as good
'w; one used one year aud the other eight
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Comparative Frequency in the Vse
of Capital Letters.
It is necessary for the purpose of in
dexing or any similar work to know how
much space to leave for a certain capital
letter. Very few people have any definite
information at hand to help them in
reaching a decision, and no doubt various
parts of the country differ in regard to
the frequency with which certain letters
occur.
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respondent, who is well known as an
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inclined to forward similar tables from
other cities. X was made the unit in this
case, but in some cities there might be no
names beginning with X. so some other
letter might have to be substituted.
Here is the list ; X, ^V ; Y, 9 ; S, fl ; I,
; U, 11 ; Z, 1.5 ; V, 37 ; J, 54 ; N, 58 i
O, 59: E. 60; A, 78; T, 81 ; P, 105;F,
144 ; L, 151 : G, 156 ; K, 158 ; B, 159 ; D,
160 ; W, 187 : C, 218 ; H, 248 ; B, 298 ; L
336 ; M, 340.
The comparative occurrence of the
small or " lower case " letters, in English
fiction or history, is as follows ; z, 1 ; j. k.
q, X, 3 ; b, V, 7 ; g, p, w, y, 10 ; c, f, u, m,
12 ; d, 1, 20 ; h. r, 30 ; a, i. n, o, s, 40 ; t.
45 ; e, 80 ; total, 533. These ratios will
be changed little in newspaper work.
anything in modern times that would ex-
cel this work. The book contains about
100 pages and must be of considerable
value. Many beautiful designs could be
taken from it for use to-day. One would
think by examining this work that there
were penmen in those days as well as to-
day.— Ashtabula Sfaiidanl.
Vertical Handwriting.
Telesrniili Oix'rnlorai Are Ki bo Tbaukcd
Inr 118 Iiitradiiclion.
It the vertical handwriting which is
being taught in our public schools pre-
vails, and becomes the ordinary hand-
writing, the people who enjoy its advant-
ages will have in large measvu-e the
telegraphers to thank for it. They have
been the pioneers of vertical writing. For
the last twenty years almost every tele-
graph operator in the country has written
a round, vertical hand, plainer than any-
other sort of handwriting known, with
rotmd fat loops for the letters which drop
Current Press Comments on
Vertical Writing.
This cranky craze has not the merit of a
•* fad," for a fad is, at least, the labored espres-
I'lou of an educational idea, new or old, based
on an e<lucationai principle, but no new or neg-
lected principle of writing can be developed
by the vertical writing craze. Who cf
who has cared for years, whether Johnny ] among themselves if any of their graduate
writes a vertical hand, or at an angle of 40 or
fiO degrees i Teach Johnny to write a neat and
legible hand by teaching Johnny to write.
Peomauship is primarily an art, based on
Bcientiflc principles, of course, but slant is not
one of them.
It is a shame that many children are to be
set l>ack more in penmanship during this school
In substituting vertical for oblique hand-
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Education has shown common sense, provided
instruction in the new style shall be so efficient
as to make it successful.
The high-priced and low-brained young
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But Horace's cramp was due to habitual haste
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LESSONS IN RAPID BUSINESS
WRITINQ.
BY L. M. THORNBUROH, EVANSVILLE, IND.
No. 8.
Doiri Ultlit the Uard Words and 7..((ei».
(53 —With the majority of pupils, even among
fairly good writers, a noticeable weatness may be
seen in R. k. P and g, resiilting from a tendency to
avoid the difficnlt, or perhaps from a lack of knowl-
edge as to the best means of improving these diffi-
cult letters.
You must not rely entirely upon practice for im-
provement, for that alone may lead you to skill in
making the worst of forms. Continuous travel,
slow or fast, on the wrong road, places one further
from the desired destination. Old forms and habits
cling to us with wonderful tenacity, and it requii'es
a well-set purpose, backed by resolute will power, to
free ourselves from them. I imagine that a number
of you are guilty of slipping over the little difficult
places in letters, as some easy-going people skip over
hard words in reading, by naming them " blank "' or
the letter a b<ilky appearance, at the same time weak-
ening it for speed.
70. — After these points have been well stored in
the mind, and the muscles act freely on the exag-
gerated parts, and not until then, let your best
efforts loose on Nos. 3.5, 36 and 37. The word Pippin
should be written with both small and capital let-
ters.
Sii Sliaded Writing.— The Wrillnu In the Shade.
7 1.— Time could be very profitably spent by tak-
ing this lesson and others to the shade of an apple
tree and there experiment with your " mental pen "
an hour at a time. The farmer with his cradle, in
years gone by, gained time and strength and reaped
an abimdant harvest with ease and satisfaction by
whetting his blade to a keen edge while " resting "
in the shade.
^4^
guessing at the pronunciation and meaning. Such
indifferent habits cheat both writer and reader, and
should not be allowed to grow
64. — If your practice has been such as to enable
you to do the foregoing lessons reasonably well, free
your mind from poor conceptions and exaggerate,
regardless of appearance, the size, slant or length of
some parts of the letters, as illustrated in cut 34, I
can see no reason why you cannot soon have these
letters on a level with any of the others.
05. — Illustration 1 contains much. Note well the
position of every line ; 2 and 3 show extremes in
location and shape of oval to which pupils are liable
to run. Force a change at once, as indicated by dot-
ted lines. The count for R is "one, two, three,"
pausing at angles during the building process, then
increase speed gradually. See that last two lines do
not form a roimd turn.
The "Xeeh-Tte" Part of It and K.
66.— Since the R and last part of k differ only in
size, the illustrations and instruction for one may be
used for the other. With your first stroke at the
" neck tie " part of k in 4, lay it low to the right and
keep it there. Don't fail to experiment with 5, 6
and 7, In S, see what a very slight change in h is
necessary for the k. As small as this little projection
is. nine pupils in ten will make the last part of k
from half to two-tliirds the height of letter.
67. — The faulty beginning and ending in 9 may be
remedied by faitliful practice on 10; gradually let
the letter drop back to the right, but always be sm-e
to cross the stem and end with dot on line.
68, — No. 11 will prove to be just the thing for
which you have long been lookiug. The first two
lines should be close together, as in li, and the top
well up above the oval part.
60 — The general tendency to bunch the upper
parts of J) and lengthen the lower, as in 12. should
be avoided. The wide opening at base in 13 gives
For Jleeieir.
72. — For review in connection with tliis lesson,
practice figures small, neat and quick. Reread June
lesson by following paragraph 51 with 55, 56 and 57.
Best Time for Praetiee.
73. — The best time for practice during the warm
weather is before and after sun. Set your alarm
clock to ring you up at 4 a.m. You will find this
one of the best ways of getting up — (in the world).
I am delighted with the improvement that scores
of you have made.
Send in Your Practice Sheets.
74. — Let every one make it a point to send in some
practice every month. Rest assured that interest
manifested in this way is appreciated, and it enables
us to keep in closer touch with each other — an essen-
tial thing.
Criticitin anil Beview,
W. H. S., E. M. H., F. S. H., Joe E., C. A. T., Jessie,
Elsie aud Clara.— Marked improvement. Increase speed
on figures and words. Your heads are level and your
hearts are fired. Thank you for the good responses.
E. M, MoC. — For sweaty hand, powder it with com-
not move faster if your life depended upon it ? Well, the
hfe of yom- letters depends upon a greater speed. Grow
speed ability in the field of exercises. See December and
January lessons.
Fi-ed F.— Do not begin Mr. Zanor's lessons until your
business writing is better. Your shades are slow and
muddy, and your fingere tremble at such a task. See
paragraph 4.
Joe, J. J. C.Will D., AUa, Jas,, Jr., and Erma.— Youare
ekimming these lessons and getting no cream. Far away
as some of you are, I yet hope to ' ' reach ' ' and ' • touch "
you.
Jessie P.—" Study yourself, and most of all note well,
Wherein kind Nature invites you to excel."
Andrew.— Please do not practice with left elbow off of
table just because some one who is not giving these lessons
said so. Your writing indicates that something besides
your arm is a little " ofC."
H. W. K. — Improvement great. Safe on n, n and a. A
little off on figures. Look up details. You will make
your mark.
W. T. J. aud W. J. E. — More practice such as you sent,
only at a higher rate of speed. Weak on V and Y turn at
base. Enliven your arm and quicken thought.
E. L. R., Chebeque Island.— Very irregular in spacing.
Do not lift pen on M. Loops too narrow. Begin E with
dot.
S. McP., OrUlia, Ont.— Your writing is entirely too large.
Make letters small as a mustard seed. See plate 3. Also
January lesson, n is weak. You have done much writ-
ing, therefore much intelligent practice now.
E. T. D., Lind, Wn.— See June. Plate 1 is best for pre-
paring the arm for speed. Raise every exercise to your
highest speed and send to me. You have an excellent
hand for a telegrapher.
Sr. M. H., Fla.— It is too bad that you have taught form
only. Your tour pupils would soon be good business
writei-s if given a chance on December and January les-
sons. Stop finger shade, change style of capitals and
quicken action.
D. G. E., Nelson, B. C— Movement wild and reckless.
Learn to " make haste slowly." Stay with first and sec-
ond lessons. Y'ou are full of life. Such pupils become my
best writers.
L. H., Estherville, Iowa.— ImprwJement remarkable.
" Pony" and "shaft" fine. End of C and £ should point
upward. Your speed is seven strokes per second. My
eye is on you.
Chas. C. C. — I know I am slow, what shall I do ? A.
You nutst make exercises faster, walk faster, talk faster
and, if possible, sleep a little faster. Do as I tell you and
don't be backward now. Thornbi-roh.
Origin of Envelopes.
The institution of payment for the carriage of let-
ters and envelopes dates, as far as can be ascer-
tained, from the reign of Louis XIV, at which time
Sieur de Valtyer organized a service of private post
^/
Cyf,^C^'er-?^i-^.;.-C^ia^--?'i'-f^^
starch occasionally. Spend more time with small exer-
cises and figures.
Jasper and Carl. — Can't find enough time for practice ?
Boys of your age (18) generally manage to spend several
hours every week with your best girls. Just fall in love
with penmanship and the question of time will not worry
you so much.
Geo. M., Otto, Anna aud Others.— Cannot at my best
write more than four strokes per second. A. Could you
and placed his letter boxes at the street corners.
The envelopes for these letters were bought at special
offices. In the Egerton collection of manuscripts at
the British Museum there is an envelope resembling
our present one. which holds a letter from Mme. de
Pompadour to the Dachesse d'Arquillon dated 1760.
There is also exhibited an envelope of coarse paper,
opening at both ends, addressed by Frederick the
Great to an English general in his service. It is
dated Potsdam, July 28, m^.— Western Stationer.
168
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITINQ.
BY C. P. ZA.NER, COLCMBtS, O.
No. 7.
(STAKT WORD MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
r/iaiiffe of fOKmon Hrnrficial at Tiniv*.
capitals A, A'. -V. S. L and G are
usually (juite difficult. Slany fail
on the letters even after ha\ing se-
cured a gfxul stem. To overcome
tliis seeming; difficulty all you need
to do is^^to clian^e your position.
Tlie^foreami mayjbe held nearly at
riiiht angles to the line on which
you write in making the stem, but
in making the second part of A, N
or ,1/ the elbow should be shoved to the right, or the
paper twisted slightly to the left at the top. so as to
allow the free use of the hinge action. If you will
once form the habit of u.sing this hinge or pivot-like
action of the elbow, you will enjoy thase lettei-s.
I'npils have been taught to keeji the forearm parallel
with the sides of the paper and to drive the arm in
and out the sleeve at the elbow in producing these
forms, and as a consequence they usually failed and
have therefore used the other styles of letters.
ICllmw Mat, !•" Allowed to Sllit—lf Arm ISlnda.
In finishing the style of M in milcr the elbow may
l>e allowed to slip slightly if it seems to bind or
cramp in the sleeve near the elbow. Don 't be scared
if some one shoidd ■■yell" whole-arm movement.
Just so you produ<:e the form, it matters little
whether you raise or rest the elbow. So far as cap-
itals are concerned, I believe the whole-arm move-
ment a.s good as any for ormimental writing. But I
do not con.sider it good for small letters. That is,
where the whole arm is used in producing capitals
there is a tendency to use too much finger action in
the small letters. For experience has proven that
where the arm rests at the elbow for all the letters,
the small letter practice has a tendency to systema-
tize the capitals, and the capital practice has a tend-
ency to make the small fonns more free and grace-
ful.
Ciirfr Stem In I. and S.
If you will curve the stem part of S and L well,
you will not have vei-y much serious trouble. I like
to raise the pen in the L the same as though I were
going to make but an S. This, it seems to me. is
much easier and surer. And sureness is one of the
essentials of profe.ssionalism.
rli<! Second Plata.
The forms on the second plate are nothing other
than modified stems; the shade Iwing the same.
The hirgo initial oval should be about horizontal.
It should never be higher at the left end than at the
right. The arm must roll freely near the elbow in
-starting this fonn, but the paper and iien must be
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pies. Vigorou.? drill is the key to mastery. A few
attempts will profit but little. Such fitful practice
is a mere aggravation — enough, perhaps, to di.scour-
age. Therefore, unless you are willing to work
hard, faithfully and long you need not expect to be-
come much of a iwnman. For it takes time to learn
to write a thoroughly professional hand. In fact,
you must grow into it— in part, at least. And wliile
you are growing and training it will help things
along financially, healthfully and morally if you will
do away with smoking, drinking tea and coffee and
irregular eating and sleeping.
Some years ago I ceased such of these habits as I
had contracted, for fear that they might influence
my work, and I am glad of it. I knew that they
could (and quite likely would) influence my work in
Criticlan
-Vou shade too low
adjusted so as to produce smooth .shades. If you
find the shade rough on the under .side it -sviU be be-
cause of a iKior iwsition or an improperly adjusted
holder.
HnfciM That Afftet Writing.
If, in your practice from these lessons, your work
seems weak, nervous, stiff or irregular, the best
thmg to do IS to go back to exercises and to princi-
ACCOMPANYING MR. THORNBURGH S LESSON.
such a way that it would be difficult to attribute a
little nervousness or irregularity to these stimu-
hints; therefore, to be sure about it, I quit using
them. I would recommend the same to yon. After
a dozen years of desk work, by keeping proper hours
and eating wholesome food. I find my health much
better than when I began. Is this not well worth
considering?
E. L. H., Me.— You shade too low in the Q.
verj' common fault. And you do not shade low enough
in the J"s. Too many angles in yom- small letters -motion
too dii-ect, positive (spasmodic), — not rolling enough.
Your work is fine in many respects ; make it so in all.
VV. B. C, Tenn.— Your small lettei-s, especially your
loops, are somewhat below your capitals in quaUty. You
are evidently making them a trifle slowly and using the
fingers too much. Now see it you cannot overcome these
defects before they become chronic. Otherwise your work
is fine.
T. R., Jr., Ky.— You have not mastered the underlying
principles of good penmanship— the exercises. I see no
reason why you cannot learn to write elegantly. The
length of time you have practiced amounts to but little— it
is how rather than how long, that counts. You have
never studied the small letters as carefully as you should.
D. H. S., Pa.— You can become a fine penman by proper
practice. The principal fault with your writing in that it
is angular, but it is not bad.
H. E. R., N. J.— Yom- writing is a trifle large and
sprawling. Loops are too long and narrow.
E. H. C, P.— Your JS are as good as the other letters.
You have never mastered the basic principles of good pen-
manship—the elements, principles and exercises, and the
simpler movements. Your forms reveal an uncertain
action. Occasionally you strike a good form, but more
frequently a bad one. Study form closely and practice the
exercises and elements and principles carefully. In other
words, review the fii'st, second and third lesson thorouglUy,
and by that time you will see the necessity of reviewing
all. Do not infer from this that your writing is without
merit^it is good. You have a dehcate, smooth stroke, but
too rapid for accurate small letters.
P. H. H., m.— Y'ou should never send work for criticism
on such poor paper. I cannot do justice to yourself or
work. If you ever wish to become a leading penman (and
you can) you must be more particular. Your H and F are
the poorest, but they are not bad— that is, I see no bad
tendency in your work.
O. B. H., la.— If you will tame your movement you will
be all right. But so long as you keep the forearm at right
angles to the line on which yon write you vrill find the
movement difflcolt to manage. You use the fingers too
much in the loops.
— The superabundance of energy bottled up in (i Bix-
ler, Wooster. C, has to be utilized m some way, and since
he is domg only about a dozen different things' at present,
he felt that he wasn't busy, so he has started the publica-
tion of another paper— Sus!iie.s.s Penman. It is a bright
fourteen-page paper and contains much besides penman-
ship.
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nODERN PEN LETTERINQ.
BY J. F. BBILEY, JOCRNAL OFFICE.
>'o. 10.
InttiafH f'onliititi'it,
lOSS BOARD aud tinted paperjcan
be used to advantage in making
initials. Ross board — of which
there are a dozen or more different
surfaces — stipple, line, checked,
etc., can be bought of any dealer in
artists' materials. The kind most
' ■ijinionly used is the line surface represented^here
III letter U. The high lights are produced by
scratching with a knife, while the design is sketched
right on the surface with peu and ink.
The tinted paper is simply a printed tint of^vari-
ous design.s to serve as a background on which to
make your drawing.
In the copy for this lesson the tinted paper is
brought into use in the letters O, H. I. J, K, L, M
and O. H is first outUued on the tint, tiien cut out
with a sharp knife and pasted on white cardboard,
making the letter appear white. The border is then
niled on and the four corner tips put on with a pen.
J is treated in a similar manner. The center tint in
K is made by hand, while the border is made up of
tinted paper, cut into strips and pasted on.
D, N, U and V are made on Ross board. In the
letter U we have a typical Western farm scene.
First make the high lights by scratching with a
knife, then with a fine peu sketch in the old barn,
trees, fence, etc.
A. B.C. E, P, Q, R, S. T, W and Y are all hand
work — no process paper being used. The electric
light was made for a tail piece, but can be used for
an initial O.
Several practice specimens of last lesson have been re-
ceived. Mr. H. G. Burtner of Allegheny, Pa., caiTies off
the honors of sending the best lot and Mr. G. L. Funnell
of Albany, N. Y., the second best. They are good enough
to be printed and The Journal will take an early oppor-
tunity to do so. Several batches of good work from other
som'ces have reached us, but the ink used was too ]jale for
engraving. Remember to always use good black ink.
PEN POINTS.
BY YELSNIK.
A bad spell of writing — " rightcn.''*
A " designing " man — the artist penman.
The vertical writer, like the elevator boy. may be
said to have a life of ups and do-mis.
James Ink and Susan Penn were man-ied out West
recently. I suppose that Ink is now a Pen (n)
holder.
A teacher {out of a job. of course) wrote me re-
cently that he could teach. " boath plane and orni-
mental penmanship and comen euglish!" Whew!
"Plane" penmanship must be "smooth" and on
the • ■ dead level. ' ' I siippose. As for ' * comen english. ' '
his letter was a very common specimen. And yet
this same young man was lamenting becaiise liis let*
ters of application did not receive attention from
school proprietors.
Did you ever visit a business school that (in its
advertisements) "covered seventeen acres of floor
space, employed fifty teachers and enrolled o.OOO stu-
dents annually," and where "visitors are always
welcome." where the proprietor detained you at tiie
oflSce with fmmy stories and never offered to show
you the students, teachers or floor space?
PROF. DE BEAR IN AMERICA.
iSurprlaed at the Excelleuce of Our ^ cliooU for
Business TraluiDH.
Beniard De Bear, principnl of the Metropolitan Schoo
of Shorthand in Loudon, is in New York, after making a
tour of Brooklyn. Philadelphia. SVashiugton. St. Louis.
Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston and Albany. The
Metropolitan School of Shorthand is conducted by Sir
Isaac Pitman, the father of stenography, who was lately
knighted by Queen Victoria, at the instance of Lord Rose-
ben,-.
Mr. De Bear came to this country to study the methods
BY J. F. BRILEY, ACCOMHANYING HIS LESSON IN LETTERING.
of the business colleges of the United States and to learn
from them just where he can improve the course of study
in his own school, which is the largest of the kind in the
world, having 1,500 students in its various branches. He
did not come to foimda school, and he told a TT'oWc? re-
porter who called on him yesterday that he had been
everywhere received with the utmost courtesy, and, save
in one instance, the information he sought was gladly
given to him.
" I find, after careful study," said Mr. De Baer, " that
we Englishmen are a long way behind you in training
young men to go into business, both in the method of
training and in the test-books employed. The complete-
ness of your system almost staggered me, but I shall cer-
tainly attempt to introduce some of your methods into the
Pitman School. Why. I actually saw quite a little street
of business houses and banks in some of your colleges and
the students were really transacting business. The sys-
tem IS perfect. But I think we ai-e as much ahead of you
in our methods of teaching shorthand writing."
Mr. De Bear is certainly qualified to speak of shorthand
writing. He is vice-president of the National Society of
Shorthand Teachers of England, and one of the Council
of the National Stenographers' Society. Using the Pit-
man method, he accurately took 300 words a minute before
the London Phonetic Society in 1890, during a ten minutes'
test. He has since taken 250 words a minute, or more
than four a second. Since that, other men have attained
that speed.
" In our school." he said, " every student who would do
dictating and reporting work goes up to 150 words a min-
ute, while for taking correspondence 120 words a minute
is considered fast enough. Here you are satisfied with 90
to 100 words. It must be that your business men give only
the details of their letters to their clerks, who fill them
out afterward."
Mr. De Bear said some of the English stenographers
were so expert that their notes are perfectly legible to
othei"8 who use the same system. He also said that he
would welcome an international contest at shorthand
writing between England and America. — New Yo7-k
World.
ALL LIKE **THE JOURNAL."
AVordN of Praise on All Sides.
The January iiutuber of The Journjh.l was a very pleas-
ant surprise, as I was not aware of its approaching birth-
day, nor was I aware that a paper already ideal could be
improved. It is now certainly complete, and its various
subjects so ably treated should place it in the hands of
every teacher and student of these departments of art. I
believe I have oDly misled beiog a subscriber two years
since its establishment, and one year was the first when I
had not heard of its existence, and the other was some
years later when leadeavored to do without it. The latter
experiment was one I shall not repeat. I consider it a
necessary part of my yearly expense account.
E. L. Wiley, Penman Mountain City B. C.
Chattanooga^ Tenn.
I congratulate you on the birthday number. It is just a
little better than any preceding ones, which is saying a
good deal. May you continue to prosper and do good.
Thomburgh's lessons are fine. A mechanic here, a member
of our night school, in commenting on the first number of
The Journal be received, said the one lesson of Thorn-
burgh's was worth more to him than the price of a year's
subscription. W". H. Beacom,
Penman, Wilmingtou, Del,, Com'l College.
r have taken The Journal since it was 6rst published,
and when I compare the last number with the first I am
astonished at the truly wonderful improvement. It has
been ge'ting better as the jears go by. It seems to me
you have just reached the limit at last, as 1 cannot see how
it couM be better.
G. A. Swayze, Kingston, Ont., Bus. College.
Mr. Regan Visits the Zanerian.
Columbus, Ohio, June 18, 1895.
Editors Art Journal :
Dear Sirs : I had the pleasure of visiting the Zanerian
Art College yesterday. This is but one of the many in-
stitutions of a similar nature which are scattered through-
out this broad land, but the superior quality of the work
which is being turned out within its walls entitles it to
more than ordiniiry mention. A large class of students
are taking the regular courses and the class of work they
are able to do is indeed astonishing.
Mr. Doner, a Zanerian graduate, not quite twenty years
of age, can write a page that would reflect credit upon any
of the older penmen. In short, the work and methods of
the instructors are as near perfection as it is pos-sible to
attain in general pen work. Veiy truly,
J. P. Regan.
One Man's Gains.
"That man began life with absolutely nothing,"
said one Pittsburgher to another, impressively, as
he indicated a passing individual.
*' Indeed ! How much is he worth at the present
time?"
"Folly a thonsand timeB as mxich.''-'Pittsburgk
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HR. NEWLAND'S LESSONS.
Mr. Newland's Icwhous iu vertical writing will be re-
fiumiH] in th(! Sopteml>er Jot' knal. In the mean time it
would be well for tliowe who are following these articles
t** go back to the January number and carefully renew
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Practical Lessons.— VII.
Vlntc Vlil lecbttrgii anil Glacier FMd».
Large masses or islands of floating ice are usually
called icebergs. Many icebergs are formed as glaciers
in narrow gorges or valleys on the land and thrust
down from tlie liigher regions into the deei) waters
of the sea, where large fragments are broken ofif and
float away in the form of islands of ice. They are
sometimes seen in great numbers together and of all
heights up to three himdred feet. They are of all
imagmable forms; sometimes spreading out into
sheets, coveiing hundreds of square miles, and rising
but a few feet above the water. At other times they
look like " mountains of ice, rugged and picturesque,
with peaks jutting high into the air. and strange
forms in the glittering hard blue ice, which one
easily converts into imaginary castles and grotesque
designs."
Many icebergs are produced on the west side of
Greenland :
" There winter, aiTO'd with terrors here unknown.
Sits alMolute ou his unshaken throne ;
Piles up his stores amid the frozen waste,
And bids the mountiiins he bos built, stand fast ;
Beckons the legions ot his storms away
Prom happier scenes, to moke this land a prey ;
Proclaims the soil a conquest he has won.
And scorns to share it with the distant sun."
— Cowper.
Figs. 1, a and 8 represent various forms of ice-
bergs. In Fig. a there is an attempt to show that
portion of the ice below the surface of the water as
well as that part above it. The weight of the ice be-
Iciw the surface ot the water is kno-RTi to be at least
nine times as great as the visible portion ; hence only
a small part of an iceberg is visible above the water.
Fig. 4 represents a ragged point of Muir Glacier,
in Alaska. This glacier is one of the most magnifi-
cent in Alaska and empties into the sea many thou-
.sands of tons of ice every minute. ■' At times, the
discharge is so terrific that there is a constant suc-
cession of booms and echoes, and one eojild almost
imagine tlmt a fierce battle tetween large corps of
well-equipped artillery was going on in the immedi
ate vicmity . " ■ Fig. :^ shows an ice pack, of the same
glacier. Muir (ilacier is near Ghicier Bay and only
a short distance from Sitka. Its mass of ice is prob
ably one thousjind feet deep, and is greater than all
the glaciers of the European Alps put together.
LESSONS IN WRITINQ FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. M. WALLACE, SHENANDOAH. IOWA.
No. G.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
j| VALS should be drilled on from four
to sis minutes preceding the regu
Inr work each day. keeping in mind
the instructions in previcjus issues
of this paper.
.Voitrfaj/,
After the movement practice
take np jY„. .«. This is the kev that imlocks
the difficulties atteuding loop letters which ex-
tend below the base line. It should be made to
extend three-fourths of the distance from tlie base
line to the ruled line above it, and should reach
one-half the distance from the base line to the
ruled line below it. The crossing above the ruled
line should be the same height above the base line
as the short letters; the second upward stroke
crosses the down stroke on the base line. The
downward strokes are straight lines, on the main
slant. Practice this exercise much, observing the
points named. Count for each downward stroke.
Use combined forearm and finger movements.
Xo. 50. This letter is the same length as the ex-
ercise given in Xo. .5.5. both above and below the base
line, and the crossing above the line is in the same
place. Close the letter wHth a dot on the line. Use
the same movement as in No. 5.j. count " one " for
the long stroke, " two " for the dot, for each letter.
\o. .57. Practice these words, and others, giving
prominence to the /. Give special attention to
turns and angles. Close the / at the ruled line.
Keep downward strokes straight on the main slant.
Titendaif,
Give an extended drill on No. 55. Drill on the
ovals first.
No. .58. Give this careful notice. The exercise ex-
tends above the line as high as the one-space letters.
and as far below the line as small f. Make the cross-
ing on the line, and form an angle at the top of the
letter. Keep the loop narrow. Observe the slant.
Coimt " one " for each downward stroke.
Make the dots over the letter after finishuig a line.
The dot requires much careful practice.
No. 59. Practice faithfully, working on loops,
turns and angles.
Wftlnnsitfty,
Practice the ovals, and then %vork on No. 55.
No. 00. Count " one." " two." for each letter. Do
not take the pen off the paper until at least three let-
ters in a group have been made. Try six of them
without stopping, or lifting the pen. Close the let-
ter at the top, which is as far above the line as the
one-space letter ; downward stroke straight ; keep the
loops narrow, and cross on the line.
No. 61. Write with care. Do not make the g too
long — but two spaces below the line. Keep proper
turns rn the n's.
Make the g a prominent feature.
Thiivmlay,
Work on the ovals, then on No. SS.
No. 02. Count "one," "two" for each letter.
Make the loops narrow, and have the letter one space
BY LANCDON S. THOMPSON. ACCO.MPANYING HIS LESSON IN BLACKBOARD DRAWING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
above, and two spaces below the line. Turn the
paper Iialf-way around, when your exercise should
be converted into the small h ; drill, if the y's are ■
correctly made.
iVo. G.i. Practice similar to A'o. 01.
h'riflay.
Drill on movements as in yesterday's lesson.
jVo. m. This is difficult. Give it plenty of drill.
Count as in No. 62. Cross at the line, loops narrow.
no shikde.
No. 0,':. Write with special reference to securing
work on the z.
Tenchtnff lltttta.
Do not write across the lines, in any of the work
in this number.
Drill much on the board, using the larger pupils.
Then drill the smaller ones. Keep up your own
practice, using the board, and pen and ink.
Fraternal Notes.
— R. S. CoUiiis, for many years Sup'rKnoxville. Tenn..
and penman of the KnoxviJle B. C, has been selected for
the head of the penmanship dept., Peirce Coll., Phila., suc-
ceeding A. P. Root, who 18 now resting at his old home,
Kingsville, O.
— H. E. Rose, a Lincoln Western Normalite, but late of
the Fremont, Neb., Nor. Sch., has been elected Sup'r of
writmp and drawing in the Yankton, So. D., public scnools
— the faret superviBor of these branches to be employed in
that State, so far as we know. On with the good work !
— Miss Anna E. Hill, Sup'r of writing in the Springfield,
Mass., public schoolSj taught tue writing very successfully
(as she does everythmg) at the Laurel Park, Mass., Sum-
mer School. Miss Hul is author of " The Educational
System of Penmanship."
— H. O. Bernhardt., late Sup'r writing, Harrisburg, Pa.,
has been elected teacher of shorthand (Perain) in the
Boys' High School, Brooklyn, N. Y.
— In a late issue of the Syracuse, N. Y., Herald, we
find an article about the success of vertical writing at Os-
wegi), N. Y. Miss O'Gorm, teacher of writing in the
State Normal School in that city, says she is an enthusi-
astic indoreer of Mr. Newlands' views". She is also proud
of the fact that the Oswego Normal School is the only
TIM] nia! school in the United States now teaching vertical
1 Ills A. McConnell is teaching writing in the county
iinitiiul institute at Mt. Ida, Ark.
— The daily papers of Lima, O., through the influence
i>r that wide-awa^e supervisor, w. D. Moon, published
au iwcouut of our public school contest. Before being
sent to The J(iuiinal, the Lima specimens were placed
on exhibition in the show-window of a prominent firm,
and the papers called attention to it. It is such eflforts
aa these calling attention to the good work in writing
being done that will help the cause of good writing and
pave the way for openings for hundreds of supervisors in
t<)wns where none are employed at present.
— Miss Mildred McOowan, late Sup'r. Nebraska City,
Neb., is at her home in Big Rapids, Mich.
— (.'apt. Jno L. Tyler has resigned as Sup'r. writing in
Ft. \Va>nie. Ind., schools and has retii"ed to his cozy little
home at Rome City, Ind., to spend the evening of his life.
He hiis taught writing for exactly 50 years— 23 years in the
Ft. Wayne schools. He is 70 years old, is a veteran of
the Mexican War and says that he begins to feel his ago.
May he live many years yet to enjoy the fruits of his half-
century of service to the cause of good writing.
— The localpapers of Richmond, Ind.. devote consider-
able space to The Journal's pubhc school contest and to
Congratulating Sup'r. W. S. Hiser upon his success. That
is the right way. Every mention made of these contests
and local success adds to the movement for better writing
in our schools.
— Sup'r. of drawing E. Newton Reser, La Fayette.
Ind., has reason to be proud over the success of his work.
as shown by the exhibition of students* drawing at the
last meeting of the Western Drawing Teachers' Assoc, at
Aurora. 111. Thirty cities were represented in the contest
and the La Fayette schools were given fii-st place by com-
mon consent. The specimens arc to be sent on a circuit
of various Western cities (by special request) to show stu-
dents and teachei-s how they do such work in La Fayette,
A good idea. J. H. Bachteukircher is La Fayette's effi
cieut Sup'r. of writing. Messre. Bachteukircher and Reser
can show some splendid combination work— illustrated
stories— by their pupils.
— Langdon S. Thomnson, Sup'r. di-awing, Jersey City
schools, and whose excellent series of lessons in blackboard
drawing is now ruuninginTHE Journal, has been elected
" lecturer upon sesthetics in relation to education "' in the
New York Univei-sity School of Pedagogy. He will re-
tiiiu his place in Jersey aty also. Mr. Thompson is in
— ■" time for the opening of the
— Miss Mav C. Wells, a graduate of the Pottsdam, N.
Y., Normal School, has been elected Sup'r. of writing and
teacher of music in the public schools of East Syracuse,
N. Y. She is the first special writing teacher ever em-
ployed in that city. Score another one for good writing!
— E. E. Utterback has resigned at Salina, Kan., and has
been elected Supr. of writing and drawing of the Terre
Haute, Ind., public schools.
— D. H. Farley, teacher of writing in the State Nor
Sch.. Trenton. N. J., and associate author of the " Normal
Review System of Writing. " taught ^vriting in the Am.
lust, of Nor. Methods, Pro\ndonc«. R. I., July 16-25 • and
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will teach in the Western branch of the same school Aug.
6-23.
— The Proceedings of the 32d Annual Session of the
Minn. Educational Assoc, contains an interesting paper.
" Vertical Writing," read before that body by Miss Caro-
line V. Smith of Winona.
— Howard Champlin has been re-elected Sup'r at Cin-
cinnati, at an increase of I^IOO in salary— making his salary
now ^1,900. He has had charge of the Natl Summer
School of Methods at Glens Falls, N, Y., where he made a
fine exhibit of students' work. These specimens are to be
entered at the Atlanta Exposition.
— W. C. Stevenson, of the Kansas State Nor. School.
Emporia, is teaching writing and bookkeeping in the Sum-
mer School at Emporia.
Tahlic School if'ork.
— From G. K. Demary, ass't sup'r writing, Buffalo, N-
Y., public schoolSj we nave received some specimens of
good business \vnting. Among those sending the best
specimens are : Geo. Bones and Nellie Brown, 2d grade,
school 3 ; Ethel Miller, Gertrude Kulin, 5th grade, school
15 ; Harry Q. Smith, 7th grade, school 16 ; Jennie Mc-
Keman, 8th grade, Libbie Nagel, 8th grade, Minnie L.
Ul)er, 9th grade, Nettie Saeger, 9th grade, school 22 ; Rosa
Weigel, 5th grade, school 24 ; and Anna Nowakowski, 7th
grade, school 37.
— Five large panel pencil drawing by E. Herrington, a
14-year old pupil of Sup'r J. O. Wise, Akron, O., show
decided talent. We have some pen and ink sketches from
the same young man that indicate a humorous and artistic
nature. Mr. Wise has decided drawing talent himself and
is able to" draw from a student the best that is in him.
down for ten years, becoming a fixture, one of the land
marks and, as a local paper put it : "If you want to find a
more popular man you will have to rake the city with a
fine tooth comb." He had charge of the penmanship,
bookkeeping and drawing in pu>)lic schools until 1891,
when he was unanimously chosen to the position of Super-
A Pen Testimonial.
Sing Sing, October 20, 1894.
Spencej'ian Pni Co. :
Gentlemen : — Two years ago I used one of your pens in
signing the name of another man to a check. Have used
no other since. Very truly,
A. F. ORGER.—Spencerian Coll. News.
Well-Known Supervisors.
C. W. Slocum.
One of the best known supervisors of Ohio is C. W. Slo-
cum of C'olumbus. He was born in 1851, and received his
education in the Ashland Pubhc Schools, Hayesville
Academy and Eastman Business College. He was for
several years chief clerk of the internal revenue office, and
following that taught classes in writing among the teach-
ers and pupils of the public schools of Ohio and other
States. In 1877 he was elected special teacher of writing
in the Steubenville, Ohio, schools. He remained here one
year, then went West to Council Bluffs, Iowa, vhtre he
was supervisor of writing for one year. Althoi. h re-
elected- at an increase of salary, he couldn't stand the
" breezes " that * gently blow " (of course, across the Mis-
souri from Omaha), in that locality and returned to his
native heath, locating at ChiUicothe. Here he settled
visor of Writing in the Columbus. Ohio, Public Schools,
which place he still fills most acceptably.
Mr. Slocum is the author of an exercise book that is used
in many of the schools of Ohio and other States.
Is Writing In Our Public Schools a Failure?
As a teacher of twenty years' experience in our public
schools, allow me spac^ through your valuable columns to
criticise writing as tamjht in our public schools to-day,
and to offer a remedy for this gi'owing evil.
Not 50 per cent, of our public school teachers write a legi-
ble hand and why should we expect them to teach writ-
ing?
" But," said a professor of one of our Western High
Schools, and he wiis a miserable scrawler, " when I go to
the board I can make the principles as good as any one
needs to." Now, it was evident to me that his ideal of a
good handwriting was far from perfect. Children learn to
write largely by imitation and when tefichers present to
them for imitation a miserably written copy, the pupil will,
in all probability, lose all interest he ever had in writing
and, more than this, he will lose faith in his te-acher's
ability.
How many times I've heard a person's knowledge of
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other branches brought into qitestion because of their very
poor writing. Not long (rinoe a gentleman said ; " My
fion has been attending the High School and in sixteen
years old and I can't read bis writing. I'm disgusted with
your American schools. In our foreign schools, boys at
twelve write Iwtter than your college professors." I had
to admit that in the main he is right.
That our public and high schoohi are sadly neglecting
writing is evident on every hand. That the main cause
of ttiis neglect is largely due to the teacher's incompe-
tency is clear to the mind of any investigator. Now, as a
remedy, I would suggest that ever}' teacher learn how to
write well before attempting to teach the tlwonj. In
view of the fact thiit many of our teachers have grown
old in their ninH, I would suggest that inasmuch ait they
can't demonstrate by actual practice that they know any-
thing at all about writing, that they get a S<'ript Reading
Chart and let the child learn to read script and copy it
from the chart, where it is found nearly perfect. I have
seen children at seven years of age write a legible hand
when writing without a copy.
What our children need is well directed practice and
plenty of it every day.
The neat, legible writer will be neat and careful in other
things as well, and there is no lea,son in our public schools
by which a teacher can teach neatness and carefulness so
well OS in writing— two very essential qualities in the
make up of a thorough business man. A teacher who is
careless in his manner will invariably expose it in his
writing. Ever)' board of education should look well to it
that the teacher writes a good plain hand. It ineans
more than merely ajisisting children to learn writing. It
means fitting them to become careful and accurate busi-
ness men.
Children were formerly considered too young to leain
to write before they wore eight or ten years old. Now
our most advanced teachers start the child with writing
us soon na it enters school and at a time when it has an
abundance of time for iiracticc.
I believe by using this plan in connection with script
charts the problem is solved ; yet some of our leading (?)
educators (invariably poor penmen), maintain that the
" living " copy is better than a dead one ; and they claim
as stoutly a pujiil should never study false s.vntax.
Where's the logic » Luckily our Business Colleges are
filling the gap or we should have no men fitted tor busi-
"'■"■'<■ (}EO, W. OOLBOKN.
Umfluu, N. l)i,k.
i amt. O^rcvmS
■A FAD AND A FREAK.
Vcrllcul VVrllliiii Itevie
orjnillniiu. A >ii|)ei-
llla Unas on u Fad.
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skip i
Chandler H. Peirce, supervisor of penmanship in the
public schools of Evansville, Ind., is in town with a good
sized arsenal with which to fight the advocates of " verti-
i-al " writing, a new style of penmanship which he sets
down as a " fad and a freak." Friday afternoon, in the
business educational depal'tmont, there will be a clash be-
tween the advocates of the two systems, and Professor
I'eirceexiiects tobeiuit.— A'jiirr, Vol., Times.
VERTICAL WRITING.
A Fad, a FreaU. n Fraud, a Fake, and a Far FeloI.ed.
KnliiiluuH. Fallacious Fixzle.
Among the many points claimed for vertical writing
but one is justly sustained, viz., form, and that could come'
to any style of writing produced under similar conditions
torm gives legibility and, with the beginner, is the leading
id,'!!, but later on it constitutes a very suniJl part of a prac-
tical handwriting. Foiin production m its incipiency is
nothing short of drawing, and must always so be consid-
eriHl until, through moveinent, it crystializes into writing
Drawing is aeccssmly a slow and laliorious process, hence
.anuot serve an ideal purpose. When movement is not
taught (I meim scientific movement), rapidity, freedom
ease, endunmcc and many other i>ss<entials are not learned'
!■ oriu IS only luie of the many things conducive to prac-
tical writing. ,md even this, in its purity, is not necessary
No Cham IS stmnger than its weakest Imk, and no writing
IS so poor as that which secures form at the expense of
even-thing else. '
Rapidity means eiglit and ten strokes per second ■ the
use of the muscles of the ann ; a combined action, mth
the leiust possible f„,.i,oB . t,,^. ^,,.^,,^ „, , ^^^^
with the minimum of small ; nith chiWren. a training in
"chools""'" ""'""''''' ""■ '■"•^■"""diate grades of our public
If whole numbers and fractions constitute arith-
mKic, then a knowledge of the former only would not be
suflicieut to meet eveo' re<iuirement. If form and move-
ment ai-e the pnme e,s.*ntiaLs of writing, then the former
IS oul> a p,u't ,rf the whole. Whole numbers are aU well
enough yet who would bt- considewl at all practical with-
o« a knowle<lge of fnictions v Form, m,it certai,^ te
not to be Ignored, yet who could lay claim to practical
wntmg who <bd m,t pos.sess the adaptation of movemeuTv
Vertical writing means that the downward strokes
are at right angles with the base line. I have never seen
any practical vertical writing. Applying speed to drawn
vertical forms either produces slant or destroys legibility.
Experiments have conclusively proved that the child's
hand must rest on the side while drawing the vertical
forms. The pen point cannot be seen if held in the proper
(reputed) position. Proper pen holding comes through
the application of movement and no child can wiite with
ease and confidence who cannot glide rapidly over the
paper.
Vertical action does not give .speed, because scientific
movement will not adjust itself to forms other than those
in harmony \vith letters which diverge the least from the
line of writing and accord the best with the mechanism
employed. C. H. Peirce.
Eransrille, Ind.
Wide Spaced Writing.
For a hundred years or more, teachers of writing
have given exercises made of letters %vith very wide
spacing between letters to break up the cramped-
finger action. These exercises are most excellent
and if written properly cannot fail to break up a
cramped movement. We have noticed many cases
where practice on this style of exercise has been
carried to such excess that it is impossible for the
popil to shake it ofif, and a result the every day work
of the pupil is wide spaced— a running hand, not so
rapidly written as it looks and certainly not e:isy to
read.
HE'S FORNINST VERTICAL WRITING.
Writlna.Slioiild Be Properly Tnnihl lu N'ormBl
.OcIiooIb, snyB Mr. llolinrs.
To Editor Penman's Art .Ioirx.vl : It is time for all
interested in penmanship to put in a word for or against
vertical writing.
Chandler H. Peirce, in the May number of The Jour-
nal, has touched a keynote, let all listen to its ring.
Many people who know little or nothing about penman
ship think that vertical ^vriting is something new, but
such is not the case ; it is a mummy, a fossil that has been
dug up and which has and is lieing sprung upon the people
by those who wish to lengthen their own purse or for
some other selfish motive.
It is practically the evil that Father Spencer toiled so
faithfully to extirpate. I would call the attention of all
who admire the beautiful to the wide difference between
the copies in The Journal by C. P. Zaner and those by
A. F. Newlands.
I would also have those who are looking for speed alone
place the copies by Mr. Newlands, just mentioned, beside
the copies in the lessons by L. M. Thornburgh, and if the
greater speed is not discernible in the latter, the pereon in
question must needs consult an oculist, for their eyesight
must be gl'eatly impaired.
One does not lift the pen in writing the longest words ;
the other frequently raises the pen in words of two letters
and twice in words of three, and so on. Can that be the
speed they talk so much about 'f
In order to write, vertical or otherwise, %vith ease and
speed, one must keep proper position and attiiin con-ect
movement, and as Jno. B. Uifford, Supt. of Schools, Pea-
body, Mass., writes in your Aiiril issue, the advocates of
EXAMPLE OK WIDE-SPACED WRITING PHOTO-ENGRAVED FROM WRITING BV PUIll IC SCHOOL PUPIL,
We present herewith a sample of the writing of
a pupil who was given this style of exercise as a
means to break up a cramped movement— not as the
end to be attained. From the specimens we have
examined we fear that the means have displaced
the end. The pupil doesn't seem to be able to shake
it off readily.
The American System of Vertical
Writing.
So much interest has been aroused by vertical writing
that The Journal has shown, and will continue to show,
examples of writing in this style from the best vertical
writers and the leading copy-hook systems. Only by ex-
amining the claims and writing of the advocates of the
vertical can our readers determine whether it is a " fad "
or an improvement. We have given much valuable space
to discussions, specimens, etc., and in following out our
plan to acquaint our readere with the best examples and
best thoughts along this line, we have shown a few lines
from several vertical copy-books. This month we present
an example of writing taken from the copy-books of the
" American System of Vertical Writing " published by the
Amencan Book Co., New York, Cincinnati, Chicago
The publishers of these books make the following claims
for their books ;
.1. It allows the pupils to sit in a natural postition-
namely. fronting the desk.
•i. Both eyes are exercised equally, thus minimizing the
chances of injury. The hand is not cramped as in sloninir
writing. ^ ^
:!. The writing is more legible.
4. It preserves characteristics of individual style.
■■j. It is more easily learned.
8. It requires from thirty to forty percent, less space
than slanting wntmg.
7. It can be written more quickly and with less labor
8 bmce vertical writmg requiies less time, less labor
and less space, it demands less material and hence costs
less than other systems.
ii. It removes causes of disorder in the school-room as
the position of the pupils does not favor sprawUng upon
the desk and interference.
vertical writing who seem to have any idea of what they
are talking about seem to have in mind, " Finger move-
ment pm-e and simple."
I would Uke to inquire by what moral right the superin-
tendents of schools (how many of them can write a speedy
and legible hand ? ) have to experiment (as they own) with
the pupils under their charge ? Do they expect in after
years when these chUdren have become men and women
and their experiments may have proved failures— do they
expect those experimented upon to rise up and call them
blessed ? This is far too much to expect ; lucky will they
be it the prayers of such remain unanswered.
If, as per Geo. A. Bay & Co.'s advertisement, the best
physicians of the world claim that slant writing is largely
responsible for the prevalence of diseases of the eye and
spine, one who understands the subject must conclude that
such physicians are seeking notoriety by exposing their
ignorance.
The saying of P. T. Barnum that people want to be hum-
bugged is as true to-day as ever, but the application of a
little common sense will reveal the fact that it is sheer
nonsense to say that it is more harmful to sit at a desk to
write one slant thau another, providing one assumes a cor-
rect position.
To have legible, rapid writers in our public schools we
must have teachers that know how to write and how to
teach writing as it should be taught— that is, in a sensible,
common sense manner ; the place to begin is where teach-
ers are taught : very Uttle attention is given to this in our
Normal schools. It should not be so. AW Holmes
Halrm, Musx. ' ' ",
It Strikes Me That
It is recorded there once arose a king over Egypt who
knew not Joseph. So it strikes me there have arisen
progressive (?) penmen whose ignorance of the value of P
R. Spencer's life work prevents their doing honor to Ais
memory.
It is illogical to imagine that perfect copies should not
be written becjiuse pupils might be discom'aged at the
sight of them.
IS penmen are to write imperfect copies for the encour-
agement of .«T«„./c,-s, why should Christian.- not live
.' Iiihewarm " lires for the encouragement of .finners.
"<^cnma/i^ QytiC oJ^tctna^
It JH no more necessary for a pupil's progress that his
teacher shall verbally dissect the body to esplaio where
motionH come from than it is to describe at diuiier all the
fliypHtin- ftprrations of the stomtirft to aid him in the
assiniilation of food. One nauseates the mind as much
as the latter would the bodij.
One fallacy connected with teaching Iwginners com-
bined movement is that on account of the fact that
pupils have originally learned finrjcr movnncnt and not
forffirm, you are put under the necessity of asking them
to combine a thing they have not with one they have
How can you mix wine and water if you have no wine 'f
hearn pure forcfinn first; «/^pr you have mastered it
but not till then, can you combine it with something else ;
if, however, you attempt to do so beforehand your com-
bined movement will be about an fingcry as the above
mentioned fluid would be xvafcry.
J. Howard Baldwin.
iicntinfflou, Ohio.
Truth in a Joke.
Little Dot ; " Teacher says that we needn't all learn to
write the same hand."
Mamma : " That pleases you, doesn't it ? "
Little Dot : " Why, no ! It's ]ust as hard to learn one
way as another. Now, if she'd only tell us we needn't all
spell the same way, there'd be some comfort in it^'—Sfrret
ct Smith's (loud Nrivs.
Answers to Correspondents.
The object of this department is to answer questions
IwrtiniMit to the field covered by The Journal, and of
gcnrrnl intrrosf. We invite questions within the scope
of The Joi'rnal's work.— Ed.
E. M. H., Washington.— What is the best system of
'* rolling hand " penmanship ?
Ans.— Wedon't know whether you mean "round-hand "
or " vertical " or both. We cannot recommend sys*"ems of
writing, etc. Read The Journal's advertising columns,
as about all the good things in the i>enmanship line are to
be found advertised therein.
R. W. Henley, England. — Will purple ink photo-
ongrave y
Ans.— No ; any good black ink will engrave, but India
ink produces the best engraved line.
Stenographer, St. Loui», Mo.— Howcanlleam to wiite ?
What system is best for business writing ?
Ans.— Subscribe for The Journal and follow the in-
structions. The style of writing in Mr. Thoraburgh's les-
sons is good for business.
W. F. B., Carpenter. HI.— (1) I use Arnold's Japan ink
but have great difficulty in mixing it so as to produce a
light hair line and a deep black shade. Please tell me how
to dilute it. (2) Does gum arable produce a fine or a
rough line if ink is diluted with it ? (3) Is Japan ink good
after being more than eighteen months old ?
Ans. (1) Dilute with " Aniolds Writing Fluid " or any
good fluid. Add a little at a lime until the Japan ink is
reduced to the right degree of fluidity. The most expert
penmen cjire but little for the sticky, glossy effect so much
desired by younger penmen. Walkden's (oiu- favonte). or
Arnold's Japan inks, if used in proportion of one-third
fluid and twt>-thirds Japan, at the start, will be found to
give a clear light line and almost black shade, with beauti-
ful gloss. Add more fluid as evaporation progresses. ('2j
Gum arabic thickens rather than dilutes ink and produces
a rough rather than a fine line. Use it sparingly, (3)
Yes, unless too much evaporated. Recently we found a
bottle of ink that resisted all attempts to dilute it and we
were compelled to throw it away. This happens but sel-
dom. However, there is no perfect ink made.
VERTICAL WRITING IN ST. PAUL.
I>Ir. MuiitlN ExprriiucuiN.
To THE Enmut of The Journal:
I am testing the vertical winting in about fifty class-
rooms and iu all grades, and have annved at the following
conclusions- viz : It's all nght. this vertical style, if taught
from the louwst prinittri/ grades, and earned along as the
pupils advance iu the grades, but it's very unwise to try to
change pupils' handwriting iu grades above the primary if
pupils have learned to write fairly well the slanting hand.
;i>. ."id per cent, of the pupils in all city schools leave school
at the end of the fourth year, ami if we change the pupils'
writing the last year iu school they go out into the world
with a mixture— worse, ten times over, than even the poor
scrawl of the light oblique.
There is another place in our schools where the vertical
might be taught to some advantage, and that is in the
eighth grade, where pupils have ax-quired correct fonns of
letters and skill in movement. Here the slight change in
jwsition required for the vertical, or slightly left oblique,
can be mude without playing hiivoc with their penman-
ship; and in thu^ grade good to some pupils may, yes, does
result from instruction in the vertical style. In thiis higher
grade the pupil shoold be given a choice between the
slanting and the so-called vertical ; compulsion would, in
50 per cent, of the cases, ruin the pupil's handwriting.
Then the vertical, properly taught, has its proper place
in the lowest primary grades and in the highest grammar
grades, but iu the latter it should nrver be made coinpnl-
sonj. So much for my experience with the vertical ^vrit-
ing.
I have thus far been unable to have pupils using the
vertical write with the same speed as with the right
oblique— about one-fourth more time is required for my
pupils to write the vertical. Had these pupils been
instructed iu the vertical through all the grades, I
doubt not they would have written it with equal rapidity
with the slanting writing. You have taken a broad view
of the vertical in The Journal.
J. D. Bond, Supervisor Writiutf.
St. Paul, Minn.
VERTICAL W^RITING A FAD.
Vertical writing is undoubtedly a "fad," and will
have the usual run of fads, and in time largely subside
in the usual way, but it will, in my opinion, exert a
decided influence upon the general handwriting of the
country. Vertical writing is a protest against the ex-
tremely illegible, "skip-hop- jump," weak and character-
less writing produced by another " fad " that has
held sway for years, called " muscidar movement."
The people as a whole, never did take very kindly
to this style of handwriting that has to recommend it
only the one quahty of speed. I look, therefore, with in-
terest upon this new "fad" that goes to the other ex-
treme. The final result, I believe, will be to bring us
back more nearly to the standard of handwriting in use
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documents written iu the latter are extant, the lines
in which are clear and bright. The inks of the pres-
ent day are poorer than those of a Renoration back,
because in this age of adultevation nothing escapes
the adulterator. The same ingredients are used,
but in a weakened fonii. Iron and aniline dyes are
the basis of most inks. Where iron is used time
produces a process of corrosion, and oxidation gradu-
ally fadas to a pale brown. The logwood disappears.
The documents written in these are kept in vaiilts
where ventilation is bad ; certain gases that are de-
veloped by the conditions act directly on the inks
and hasten their disappearance. If in the middle
of the next century a future biogi-apher wants to
examine the correspondence of any Chicagoan liv-
ing to-day it isn't unlikely he will find in it pieces
of paper that once was covered with wi-iting which
has passed away, leaving only pale, faint lines. As
to leases, probably there is some understanding of
these facts, for instruments that have a long time
to run are now printed." — Chicago Tribune.
A New Tool For Swindlers.
All Ariil Tbul IHnkl's Clicik Rniaillu Kany mill Sal'r.
Startling developments have been made in the
Union Pacific check raising swindle which are cal-
culated to alarm all corporations paying in checks.
Tlie discovery was made that the gang which oper-
ated on the Union Pacific system have a method of
erasing ink with acid which defies the best chemically
prepared paper, which is guaranteed to show the
slightest presence of acid or other foreign sub-
Gl' Waa/U^ /VVjUIAX YYUXA-Olli. J:iAAMJlXjlliX WvjJLctAaji- Ji-
-YYUD^/VXy. cS^ll-t.
FKOM COPY-BOOKS OF AMKRICAN SYSTEM OF VERTICAL WRITING. PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN HOOK CO., NEW YORK,
fifty years or more ago. It will give strength and char-
acter. In the handwriting of the future speed of execu-
tion will not be the only great consideration, because
shorthand and the typewriter are rapidly relieving the
pressure on that point. G. W. Brown.
Jacksonvil'.e, III.
WRITING IN SYRACUSE SCHOOLS.
I'-ioin Ilemaiks lly O. I>, Hill At Oiicomn, N. Y.,
nivi'tliiK of TcailKM-n- Aaaoclntloii.
Some time ago I went to Syracuse to see a system of
penmanship there of which 1 had heard great reports, I
went about the schools and found children writing better
than I could. Then I came back and examined the writ-
ing of my own pupils. I found them grasping the pen
with painful rigidness and writing stifHy and illegibly. 1
was myself thrown out of my first Regents' examination
for poor penmanship. Why cannot our children learn to
write as the children in Syracuse are taught to wiite ?
The Ink Is Fading Away.
In Tlie»e Dny» Legal Dociiiu('ul« Are Mot Wrillcn to
LiiBI I,on|[.
' ' Some of the earlier ninety -nine year leases made
in this city were written in inks that are in great
danger of fading out long before the lease expires,"
said a microscopist and expert in handwriting.
• ■ There is not an ink on the market but will fade
seriously in thirty years. My business requires me
to be informed, and I purchase samples of every
ink I hear of and submit them to microscojnc and
chemical examination. I base what I have said on
the results reached in those examinations. The
inks made thirty or forty years ago were not so good
as those of the preceding three centuries, for many
stances. The amount secured by the gang i.s not
yet known, but it is not as large as at first sup-
posed. The fact is not regarded as of much im-
portance as compared with the new process which
is puzzling the company's chemists and detectives.
The paper on which the checks are printed has been
regarded until now as being absolutely proof against
manipulations, but the ojjerations of the gang of
experts shattered all claims of inventors of the
paper that the invention is acid proof.
The checks which were rai.sed failed to show a
single era.sure mark, and the amount of the check
in figures in the right hand comer, as well as the
«Titten amount in the body of the cneck, were
wiped out as completely as if a cloth had been used
in removing dust from a table top. Not content
with removing the figures, in one instance the name
of the employee was removed and a new name sub-
stituted, showing they had mastered the secret
completely.
The pugilist's a penman great—
His pen he gaily phes;
And oftener he dots his own
Than his opponett's eyes.
— /'iicA-.
Iiiroriiiatioii AVaiited.
We should like to boar from any of our friends
who may have had business dealings with R. J
Maclean, of the Atlanta Business College, Atlanta,
Gra. Cii'cumstances arising from our dealings with
this man justify a searching inquiry into his methods.
Such an investigation we have set on foot, and par
ticulars will be given in due season.
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Editorial Comment.
Il'yitinff of iroreiffn Teachcrn.
Business took us to the rooms of the New York
Board of Education not long ago, and noticing nine-
teen young men and women busily engaged in writ-
ing, in very poor jiositions, we asked the gentleman
in charge what they were doing. He informed us
that they were taking the examination for posi-
tions as teachers in the evening schools, A dozen
or more nationalities were represented by these
nineteen people, and all had obtained their edu-
cations abroad. We made a hasty examination of
the WTiting and position of the applicants. Not one
was in a correct position, although there was plenty
of desk room and a. comfortable seat. Not one wrote
a good rapid business hand. After years of experi-
ence with thousands of American public school
teachers (as poor as their writing is thought to be,
and it a poor enough, too), we doubt if you could
pick nineteen at random who would make so poor a
show in writing and position as did these nineteen
foreigners.
Slant ill SaHpt sign Wi-IHiig.
In a five mile ride through the shopping district of
Broadwiiy and Sixth avenue, we counted sixty-one
script signs; Fifty-six of the sixty-one were in ".slant
and five were vertical. This may be a straw to show
which way sign script slants. Not one sign in a hun
dred was in script— a fact which surprised us.
Nine out of every ten signs on Broadway, New
York, are in capitals, although lower case letters are
considered plainer and more stylish.
It seems strange to a penman that type-founders
do not produce a more artistic script type than the
fonts yet put on'the market.
Ifhy Are Lidji Commercial Teaehera AoC in
Uemani?
In this age of " new ' women, why is it that lady
teachers are not wanted in commercial schools V We
know of several well qualified ladies, business women
with good educations and normal training, who can-
not secure employment as teachers of commercial
branches. Why is this ?
Editors Calendar.
Three good addresses and something about a school
— thikty-seventh anniversary exercises, pack-
ARD COLLEGE, MAY 31, 1895. Published by S. S.
Packard. Packard's Business College, New York.
So many good things were said in the add resses by Mayor
Strong, Dr. Rainsford and Hon. Theodore Roosevelt," at
Mr. Packard's late commencement, that Mr. Packard has
had them preserved by issuing them in neat paper cover.
Mayor Strong's endorsement of business coileges in gen-
eral and the Packard College in particular, is stronger
and of more benefit to business colleges than even Presi-
dent Garfield's famoiis speech, coming as it does from a
business man who has employed hundreds of business col-
lege trained young men and women, and a man who has
made so conspicuous a success in the fields of businpss and
politics. Business college proprietors should give this ad-
dress a wide circulation. It may be found entire in the
June number of The Journal. Business colleges owe
much to Mr. Packard for securing so prominent a man as
Mayor Strong to talk about business colleges, and they
owe a vote of thanks tothe Mayor for his commendatory
words.
The 1895 Meeting of the Business
Educators.
The Denver meeting of the Business Educators'
Association of America was successful and enj oyable.
Denver was a most delightful host, and the side-
trips through Colorado's glorious mountain region
furnished enjoyment to all,
Below will be found an outline of the programme
and brief report of the proceedings :
1. President's Address, by J. M. Mehau. Des
Moines. Iowa.
3. Exchangeable Value of the Alliance of Business
Educators' Association with the National Educa-
tional Association, by Mrs. Siira A. Spencer. Wash-
ington. D. C.
3. Guaranteeing Positions or Fraudulent Adver-
tising, by J. W. Warr, Moline, Illinois.
4. The Ethical Side of Business Training, by D.
W. Springer, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
5. Merits and Demerits of Vertical Writing, C. H.
Peii'ce. Evansville, Indiana.
6. Business Practice, C. C. Marshall, Eureka,
California.
The president in his address recommended that
a committee be appointed to discuss certain subjects
and report for further discussion at the next meet-
ing of the association. Further, that a leader be
appointed to prepare a history of business educa-
tion. The committee on president's address re
ported favorably on these recommendations, and the
probabilities are that the new turn of affaii's will
give greater interest to the association than ever.
Both sessions of the association were well attended.
Many teachers of the public schools were in the
audience. Great enthusiasm prevailed and the
members had a good time generally.
Mrs. Spencer showed in her paper the value of the
National Association to the B. E. A., and also the
value of the B. E. A. to the National Association,
in a most full and comprehensive manner.
Mr. WaiT denounced the guaranteeing of posi-
tions, and said that business colleges would not hold
the place they deserved in the public estimation un-
; J. F. BRitHV, JOURNAL office ; ,
'KycA/na/Ci QyCt£d^(UA/L^
111 tliev calle*! things by their right names. He ques-
tioned the propriety of speaking of Mc^wa/ business
practice.
D. W. Springer of Ann Arbor. Michigan, spoke of
tJie onwrtunitiea of the teacher of the business
liranches to imjjresB ethical lessons.
Chandler H. Peirce. Evansville, Indiana, in de-
I'lise of slanting writing, antagonized the vertical
t'-Uows. who proceeded to take a " whack " at him
\\ lien lie was done. C. H. never fails to stir up the
ll'>iis on tlie opjjosite side.
< '. ('- Marsliall of Eureka. California, stood up for
iJnsiness Practice from Start to Finish," and his
|)aijer elicited a spirited discussion.
Mr. Frank Goodman of Nashville. Tennessee, was
elected president for the incoming year; D. W.
Springer of Ann Arbor. Michigan, first vice-presi-
<li:'nt: J. W. Warr, Moline, Illinois, secretary and
tn-asm-er (Mr. McCord having resigned), and Mrs.
Sara Spencer of Washington, D. C, chairman of
the executive committee.
THE JOURNAL'S OLD GUARD OF HONOR.
Tbiril 1S<».3 IColl (nil.
iiifh thia is not considered a season for clubs. The
Im-s many friends who are clubbere " in season and
Many of our friends have sent us in quite
■.l<liit)sliitcl.v. C. n. Pi-
Writing. Evans-
1 the Evans-
tho front in
. IIS an ally.
, in each ; W.
Denver, Colo., 9;
Vi^j . and Zanerian
u I! \- S. B. est.
A. Braniger.
idey's C. C.
. ! ih Iiist.. DllV-
cable in this case. He said. '* Oh, R is a fine player.
Why he can 'play ' Home, Sweet Home ' with variations
so nicely that you will not know what it is." V^ariety and
capital] etters may be ;dl well enough, but I believe I can
seciu-e better results by teaching one or two good forms
of capital letters than to diviae a student's practice among
a dozen. Away with these foolish notions !
Respectful! V,
P. T. Benton.
Green Hay, Wis.
Curious Collection of Pens.
At the prison of St. Paul, at Lyons, where Caserio lay
under sentence of death, there is a ciu-ious collection of
pens. They are pens with which the executioners have
signed the regulation receipts for the prisoner handed over
to them to be guillotined. At each execution a fresh pen
is used for the purpose, and the ink is left to dry upon it.
The pen vrith which M. Deibler signed the receipt for
Caserio is now in the collection.
Poor Writing.
Mr. Charles Dudley Warner is credited with telling a
war-time story at his own expense. He was editor of a
daily paper in Hartford, and was doing his best to arouse
the patriotism of his readers. (_)ne day a type-setter came
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condition, which misguided friends and teachers have
tjiught them to look upon as an original sin, which must
be fought against until overcome.
If you would l)e kind to the left-hnnded child, let him
alone, or else encourage amibdexterity.
S. D. MoxLEY, In Join'-iial of E<hication.
Bristol, li. I.
Too Much System.
•• There's too dam much system in this school business,"
growled Tommy. "Just because I snickered a little the
monitor tm-ned me over to the teacher and the teacher
turned me over to the principal and the principal turned
me over to paw."
" Was that all ? "
" No. " Paw turned me over his knee." — Jmliaunpnfis
JOM
Modern Education.
Looking over the curriculum of one of our high schools
and conning the examination papers at a certain com-
mencement we could not help thinking :
That we teach the children Danish,
Trigonometry and Spanish ;
Fill their heads with old-time notions,
And the secrets of the oceans ;
y_.,y!!^^^t,.'-e;^~^f'-c.^<^-'-^^ ' —
( «>lu. , Martin Nuss,
iilif. ; \V. L. Osborn,
litin's B. C, Lincoln,
B. H. Parrish. Evei'-
BUSINESS (?) CAPITALS.
Why is it that a number of our " best " penmen wiU
persist in making and allowing the publisher of our pen-
men's papei"s to print forms of letters which, as far as
execution is concerned, may ho models of skill, but which
only the initiated can identify •■
The term " BiL-^ino^s Writing ■' is a broad one, but I do
not think it broatl enough to include many of the samples
brought out by many of our professional brethren.
1 have a lawyer fiieud in Grand Rapids, Mich., who
writes what he calls a "business hand," i.e., it's fm.tiness
to read it (I can heartily say. Amen). Perhaps that is
what our brethren mean when they parade those * ■ things ' '
as " Business Writing."
I have selected a set of capitals from the forms printed
in The Journal and Wp.steni Penman, at various times
dxuing the past two years, which will better servo to illus-
trate my point.
Many of these forms were written by men well known
in the profession and 1 have faithfully tried to follow copy.
It seems to me that we ought not only to teach plain
forms of lettens but to practice what we preach and use
them.
These fonus remind me of a fiddler whom I once knew
in Southern Michigan, who was a pretty good player as
country fiddlers go. I overheard two young men discuss-
ing the ments of this selfsame violinist and the remark
made by one of them struck me as being specially appli-
BlISINESS (?) WRITING. ACCOMPANYING PAI'EK BY P. T. BENTON.
in from the composing room and planted himself before
the editor.
"Well, Mr. Warner," he said, "I have determined to
enlist."
With mingled sensations of pride and responsibility the
editor replied that he was glad to see that the man felt
the call of duty.
" Oh, it isn't that," answered the compositor, " but I'd
rather be shot than try to set any more of yoiu* copy."
The Use of the Left Hand.
\VTiile I read with pleasure Dr. W. A. Mowry's loving
tribute to his old teacher, in a recent issue of your paper,
1 cannot understand his thankfulness that she prevented
his using his pen in the left hand, which in his ciise, as in
about 7 per cent, of mankind, was virtually the right
hand. 1 find it vei-y hard ;to forgive my early teachers
for thumping the fingers of my left hand imtil I consented
to writ« with the other hand. For more than thirty
yeai-s I struggled several hours a day writing as my
teachers taught me. But I was a poor writer. At last
the outraged nerves and muscles of my right hand gave
out. I was then forced to take the pen in the left hand.
After this, an exercise which had always been a drudgery
beciime a delight, and my manuscripts were a relief to the
printer, and a comfort to myself when before an audience.
No reason worthy of a moment's consideration, so far
as I know, has ever been given for using the pen exclu-
sively in the light hand, and I am glad to observe in
schools and places of business that the old prejudice
aganst Icft-handedness is fast disappearing.
1 have studied this subject for years, and find that in
most cases the awkward fingers are on hands which are
resisting nature.
I have yet to find any awkward left-handed men or
women who have not been made so by becoming overself-
consciouB concerning a by no means uncommon physical
And the cimeform inscriptions,
From the laud of the Egyptians,
Learn the date of every battle ;
Know the habits of the cattle ;
Know the date of every crowning ;
Read the poetry of Browning ;
Make them show a preference
For each musty branch of science ;
Tell the acreage of Sweden,
And the serpent's wiles at Eden ;
And the other things we teach 'era
Make a mountain so immense
That we have not a moment left to teach
them common sense.
-Truth.
Her Preference.
They stood before a brown Corot.
'Twas almost time to close.
Tlie room was quite deserted when
His amorous spirits rose.
'■ Wliat school of art do you like best ? "
And her parted lips he kissed.
When she with drooping lashes said :
" I like the impressionist."
—Chieciijo lieeortl.
Ambidextrous Writing.
I have seen William Lester, who wa« one of the edi-
torial writers on the Philadelphia Ifccor^I, writing simul-
taneously with a pencil in each hand two distinct pori:-
graphs of considerable length upon any subject given him.
This is quite as remarkable as the feat of Blind Tom, who
could play two different melodies and whistle a third, all
at the same time.— A' , 1'. Coni'l Adi-ertiser.
i those made of goose
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School and Pergonal
— SCHOOLS come and schools go, but in theogpregate
there i8 o gradual increase in bu-sineps collets and com-
mercial departmentH. BuniufSP in general is iini)ro\'ing
and the buwnew* colleges rejiort the fall prosi)ect9 the
brightest for several yeaiH. A good index of returning
^iroHperity iM the fact that publiwhers of commercial tex1>
looks report quit^ a little »K>om in their business. A.
H. BarlK»ur. for several vears connected with Huntsinger's
B. C. Hartford. Conn^, will OT)en Barbour's B. C, St.
Johnsbury. Vt.. Sep't 2. F. E. Wood, prop, of Wood's
B. ('., Scranton, Pa., ha« opened schools at Carbondale.
Pa., and Wilkesborre, Pa., O. F. Williams, of Rochester,
N. Y., l>eing i)rin., and W. J. Trainer, late of Buffalo,
being teacher of snorthnnd in the WilkesbuiTe school.
The WfllHM_'tM»t K-,ni^nK B. (; with W. W. Macbeth as
prin.. is ,i <•. . u, tMuimii, — -The Baltimore, Md., B. C,
E. H. N< I ' M I I 1-- Ijcen recently opened. C. A.
" "' , PlifpnisWlle. Pa.
\. Ross are about
lity. Stephen's
I'lin. cora'l dep't,
w \:ou I I Salem, 0., has re-
P..:u, 1 l-a]l^. Pa , B. C. The
. report. Pa,, is new. W. J. Mar-
M-lioolsin Mt Vernon, N. Y., and
I'iu- Iowa College Co. (iucorpo-
\'vi-s'U a. D. Stout^ Treas., F. M.
i)|»'ned a new school at Jefferson,
la., and have tjiken charge of schools at Boone and
Webster CM tv, la., all the schools bearing name Coll. of
Com. The Tri-St^ite Nor. Uni. and B. C., Scottsboro,
Ala., with F. C. Rose, Pres't and C. Shoup. Gen 1 Manager,
is a new school on our list. The following institutions
have changed hands : Sterling, HI., B. C, has been pur-
chased from F. M. Wallace by Wm. Leuders, who was at
one time a teacher in the school, but lately with Curtiss B.
C, Minneapolis, Minn. Mr.andMrs. Wallacego tothe W.
N. C, Shenandoah, la., where Mr. Wallace will have
charge of thn noi-ninl flop't and Mrs. Wallace will do e
to open a bu.siin.ss ((.lIcKf
Coll., Columbia, Mo., C. I.
is a new school. J. W
cently oruiiui/.cd tin
Douglas S, 1 1 Mr K.
tin hiLs D] I I. I !i.
Middl.r.. r. ' .
rated), r -^ i '.im..
Buztck,
I B. V
8pe(;ial ■
purchaMil r ! :
W. JtUir^ A.
Beemaii h.i -i. i.
W. E. Spn.-v, uh.
conduct it as Sni\.
B. C, J. F. Griflr.
been reorganized
peninun, R, I.
.1 .Ma
kton, Mass., has been
<-'l hy I. E. DwyerandC.
in the school. C. A.
I s B. C, Temple, Tex., to
1 'oun, as ass't prin., will
<\. — The Meriden, Conn.,
I some time since, but has
It In, with F. C. Young as
I Le Mars, has purchased
.. Cull. Inst., and changed the name to
W.-biK.M r,„n i c. F. T. McEvov has sold the Lock-
I""i N ^ l; r.. to D. {}. Clark.— —D. E. Johnson has
M.Iii ill^ mil iv-i ill the N. I. Nor. Sch.. Algona. la., to his
partner, A. J. Lilly. Mr. Johnson goes to the la. Com.
Sch., Mastm City, la. J. T. Thompson has sold his inter-
est in the Hazleton, Pa.. B. C, to his partner, Jos. Lem-
ing. Mr. Thompson is taking the Pen Art course at Dixon.
——A. E. Whitten has secured the interest of his partner,
W. E. Atlrinson. in theCarroU, la,, N. C. 1. W. Saund-
ers, has admitted A. S. Biiekley lus a partner in the Arka-
delphia. Ark . IJ (' W, F. Steele and C. H. Mecklin
are th.' |M..p ,,: ti^ ■ Hiio Valley B. C. E. Liverpool. O.
M, .1 M , :, , , , (Is R. A. Lambert as pnn. and
prop, ol 111. V. , Miiiti.C. C. N. McGowanisuow
part owiiri -I .1 - [;iao Lslaud Ave. B. C, Chicago,
with S. D. .h.iics — c. A. Twining has sold the Corry,
Pa., B. C. to W. E. Tooke. Tne Lynchburg, Va., B.
C. has been absorbed by the So. B. U. o"f that city.
— LctteiH iiildn-sscd to the following schools have been
closed their
y\.
rtliy-i
111,'S. \r
P. Wils(
and
—Griffin's B.
Little Falls.,
. . . , _ City, B. C,
prin., and CapitaJ City C.
-. , E, C, Stark, prin. F. G. Johnston,
]>r..p ; siiiil.uiy. Pa, B, C, hiw dosed the institution and
IS now lurat.-d at CK-artirld. Pa.
„—,\^"'' "'■»'"' rfc-i'ipl of invitntion to the Eleventh Annua
Graduating Ex.-ivis,.s ..f the C. C. C. C, Des Moines, Iowa.
It came in a lu-autilul embossed cover, tied with ribbon,
and contiuned a large list of toninicrcial and shorthand
gi-aduates and outline of a splindid programme.
~ J M. Wade, formerly of (iol.l.-vs C. C. Wilmington.
Del., but mororecuntlvofthe Wilkesbarre Pa B C has
associated himself wit^ J. (i. (icrU'rich. !is partner in the
A bright outlook is reported for this
Lelmnou. Pa., B. C
school.
— Recent visitn
Young, penman .
Sayro. prop. Savr.
eec'y Clark's 6 <
town. Pa.. B. C :
Lovi'll's Writin-
Harriett niood. .^
Ser'v W,M,.ni \\ I
E. (I. Ott, Couu
prop, ot rano. Ill
B. Sa.tt, Millonl.
N\l. snhMiih.T ol
W,
at Tmk Jn
LN.\L ofBce were : F. C.
■ . Meriden. Conn. ; M
ul. ().; W. C. Bostwick,
J; C. Kennedy. Potts-
N'ew.'irk. X. j'.. author
■^i Plula^.^lirlna; Miss
■ . ■ :■ inmi- la . and
1 -M n-.:- (-.i-iiM.nand
tormerly
oia wnini-
1. Cuba, m.:
her and a JouR-
ling : F. H. Criger, pen-
Hi's B r. .Sra „. .
R(K-k\-i]k-. Comi,; II. W, Stom^ arti.st penmim
Bastou ; E. A. Newcomer. Miller's B. C., Xewl
ark, N. J.; J. E. Tuttle. Hartford, Comi.
--The Omaha, Xel).. Stent>ijraphers' Asso-
ciation, of which F. F. Ro<K>^e of the Omaha. B.
C. IS president, issues aeertiticnte certif\ing to
the number of woi-ds a minute the hoUler has
wntteu in shorthand and tviK-writiug for three
consecutive minutes iu the presence of au au-
thonzeii committee of the Association. The
Shorthand grades rauge from 100 words a min-
ute, which is called Fourth Class Amanuensis, up to 250
words a minute, the Gold Medalist Class. Tjpewriting.
20 words a minute, which is Third Class Amanuensis, up
to HO words a minute, which is the Gold Medalist Class.
These certificates are undoubtedly a great help to the
holders in securing positions.
— William Neely Simpson, the prin. of the com'l dep't and
treasurtr of the faculty of Baker Cni.. Baldwin, Kansas,
was born on a farm near Mound City, Kansas. Aug, 2;i
18(14, of highly respected and well-to-do parents of Quaker
extraction. His first chirographic inspiration was drawn
from •■ Gaskell's Guide." Many noon hours during plough-
ing season were spent practicing writing. Deterininetl to
have a better education than that afforded by the common
schools, he entered Baker Uni.. in 1880. * Xot having
means he defrayed his expenses during his four years iu
school by doing janitor work. While here he was a class-
mate of J. W, Lam]nnan and received a diploma from Mr.
Lampinan for haviug completed the penmanship course.
He next taught wnting in
County Normal Institutes
aud "conducted private
writing classes. In 1890
he was elected teacher of
penmanship in Baker Uni.,
\ and held this place for
I three years.- carrying
studies in the Uni. at the
^^-. , , . same time. In 1893 he
\ ^^1?" took special work iu book-
\ A^.,-^- / ^ keeping under C. C. Rear-
\ ^^^Hf ' '. ^^^ ick,anrt penmanship under
^^^^ ^^ G. W. Wallace, at the N. I.
^^■t W^ N. S., Dixon, El. In 1893 he
accepted a poyition as as
sistant in com'l dep't, Western Nor. Coll., Lincoln, Neb.,
pursuing his studies in penmansiiip and along literary lines
at the same time. While at the W. N. C. he headed a very
successful excursion party to the World's Fair at Chicago.
Jan. I. lSi»4, he was recalled to Baker Uni., and put at the
head of the com'l dep't. He has a very successful dep't
^vith bright prospects for the future. Before leaving his
teens he was converted and joined the M. E. Church, of
which he is an active member in all its dept's. He is also
an active worker in the Y. M. C. A,, and has the confi-
dence and esteem of citizens, students and faculty. He is
yet a bachelor.
— Warner Hall, New Haven, was crowded to the doors
on the evening of June 27th, when Childs' B. C. class of
'95 held its commencement exercises. Principal Bntler
presided and gave the address of welcome. Rev. Watson
Lyman Phillips, D.D., gave the annual address, and Hon.
C. F. Bates presented the diplomas to the graduates.
— In a late number of The Resources of California we
find a long illustrated article on "Arizona 'Territory,"
which was ^viitten by L. B. Lawaon, the traveling repre-
sentative of that journal. Mr. Lawson is well-known in
business college circles.
— We received an invitation to the First Annual Gradu-
ating Exercises of the Du Bois, Pa., B. C, which were
held July 25th. A large cla,ss graduated.
— The year just closed has been the banner year in the
history of Pierce School, Philadelphia, the em-oUment hav-
ing reached 1,403. The outlook for the coming year was
never so bright.
— The face that looks out at you here is that of H. T.
Engelhom. prin. and prop, of the Helena. Mont., B. C.
Although 39 years old, he has had opportunitv for but nine
birthday celebrations— he
was bom Feb. 29. 185(!. At
the time he first saw light,
his parents lived near
Lansing. Iowa, After
spending many yeary
studying Latin and Greek,
he fell m love with com'l
studies and graduated in i
both bus. and pen. courses '
from Lillibridge & Valen-
tine's B. C. Davenport. la.
For several years he
taught in the Davenport
and Rock Island bus. col-
leges, and a Milwaukee.
Wis., academy. In 1883
he was married and emi^ated to Montana, and opened
the tii-st business college in the territory iit Helena, in
Oct., 1HS3. This school he still continues and it is veiy
successful. Mr. Engelhoni has a family of two sons and
two daughters. He is a communicant in the Pret^bj'terian
Church.
— We are in receipt of an invitation from W. J. Ken-
nard. Principal, Ventura, Cal., B. C. to attend the Gradu-
ating Exercises of this school. From local papers received
we learn that the exercises were of a high order and were
enthusiastically received by a large audience. Mayor J.
S. Collins presided. Prof. Wharton G. James dehvered an
address on ■' Brains." Judge B. T. Williams presented the
diplomas and gold medals, aud N. Blackstock, Esq., deliv-
ered the address to the class.
— Among the foreign subscriptions received recently
were those of the Bombay. India, Tyiiewriting Comiiany
and C. D. Fletcher. Skirbeck. Boston, England.
— In a letter recently received from G. W. Thorn. Rome,
N. Y.. he says : " My ten-davs' old boy ought to be a pen-
man some day. as his name is R. Zaner Thom."
— There are communications at The Journal office for
E. S. Stafford, formerly of the Kittanuing, Pa.. B. U., and
H. J. Michael, at one time publisher of T/ir r(uiu,a,rs
Coytrpanion. We would like to hear from these gentle.
BY A F. NEWLANDS, KINGSTON, ONT.
dresses.
from any one who can give, us their present ad-
R. ENCAMPMENT
nsVlI.LK. KV.
— All membei-s of the Business College fraternity who
may visit Louisville during the G. A. R. Encampment are
invited to make our rooms in the Board of Trade Building
their headquarters during their stay iu the city. We will
esteem it a pleasure to serve our friends in securing rooms
and in any other way they may desire.
Awaiting your commands and trusting that we shall
have the pleasure of seeing a large representation of oiu
friends, we remain. Fraternally yours,
Si'E.NCERlAN BrSIKESS COLLEOK Co.,
By Enos Spexcer, Pres't.
J. F. Fit
Sec.
^[orrml■ttt.•< of tfu- Ti-ricluTS.
— M. M. Link, late of the Sioux City. la.. Nor. Coll. and
B. Inst.j is the new prin. of the com'l dep't of Ellsworth
Coll., vice W. J. Martin, who goes to Le Mars, la. A.
E. Musselman, for many yeai-s a com'l teacher, is now with
the Earl Fruit Co.. Sacramento, Calif. P. A. Westrope.
is now a fire ins. ag't at Albany, Mo. L. C. McCaun, of
New Guilford, O., is penman of Conner's C. C, Coshocton,
O. W. J. Sanders, E. Enterprise, Ind.. has become con-
nected with Becker's B. C, Worcester, Mass. W. M.
Brunei", of La Fontaine, Ind.. but formerly of Huntingdon
and Elwood, that State, has been elected prin. of the
com'l dep't of Fargo, N. D., Coll. J. A. Ross, Jeflferson,
O., has succeeded Mr. Bryant in the faculty or the Spen-
cerian B. C, Cleveland, O. Mr. Bryant uow repretents
W. H. Sadler in the West with headquarters at Cleve-
land. G. M. Evans, late of Kittanning, Pa., B. U., is
temporarily with Caton's B. 0., Cleveland, O. Andrew
L. Tjamell, N. I. N. S., Dixon, m., goes to Child's B. C,
Holyoke, Mass. Miss May Prutzman, Algona, la., is the
new teacher of shorthand in Du Bois, Pa., B. C, W. A.
Ripley is the penman in Himtington, W. Va., B. C.
H. F. Spencer, Elizaville, Ky., is no longer connected with
the Lexington, B. C, but is teaching itmerantly. Miss
Jessie M. Weber is the new teacher of shorthand in the
Lebanon, Pa^ B. C. C. N. Hamilton, formerl;y pnn. of
Holbrook's Nor. Coll., Fountain City, Tenn., is now at
home in Snacks, lud. C. A. Stewart of Archibald's B.
C, Minneapolis, Minn., C. F. Remsen, of the So. West,
B. C, Wichita, Kan., and J. C. Rundle, Nishnabotna.
Mo., (late a Kelchner student), are to be added to
the faculty of Huntsinger's B. C, Hartford, Conn.
W. E. Stipp, late prin. of com'l dep't W. N. C,
Bushuell. HI., has been choten as prin, of like dep't of
CuiTy Uni., Pittsburgh, Pa. E. C. Mills, succeeds Mr.
Stipp as head of com'l dep't at Bushuell. J. T. Evans
is pnn. of com'l dep't of Cheltenham Acad., Ogontz, Pa.
R. Eden S. Rives, a grad. of Uni. of Va., is new
teacher in the Wilkesbarre, Pa., B. C. Jas. A. Mitchell,
the "penman and chalk-talker," late of Muncie, Ind.,
succeeds G. L. Edgecombe as prin. com'l dep't, Benton
Harbor, Mich., Cbll. A. A. Kuhl, Ohio City, O., has
beeu elected pi-in. of pen. and com'l dept's., Jasper, Fla.,
Nor. Inst., succeeding Frank Dutton, who is now in
Atlanta, Ga., as manager of the Elder Book Co., Chicago.
W. A. Philo has been added to the faculty of the Iowa
aty, Ia„ C. C. H. F. Crumb, late of Wood's B. C,
Scranton, Pa., but formerly of Caton's Buffalo B. C, is
now at his home in Lewis Centre, O. A. J. Dalrymple,
a well-known com'l teacher, who was conuected with col-
leges in St. Louis and Minneapolis, is now a bookkeeper
with Simmons Haidware Co., St. Louis. W. S. Haynes,
late of the Kittanning, Pa., B. U., is now a bookkeeper
for a furniture house m 307 Wood st., Pittsburgh, Pa.
F. O. Gardiner, a Kelchner student, but late of tne Lincoln
Nor. v.. is the new penman of Aydelotte's B. C, Oakland,
Calif., succeeding W. E. Gibson, who has been elected
supr. of writing m the Oakland public schools. M. S.
King, for many years at the head of the com'l dep't State
Uni., Columbia, Mo., has resigned aud is at his home in
Lake City. la. W. C. Harvey, at one time of Lincoln.
Neb., but more recently an Oregon granger, has once more
connected himself with Armstrong's Portland, Ore., B. C.
A. R. Kipp, late of the San Francisco B. C, is now
connected with the Uni. of the Pacific, Napa, Cal. W.
J. Ives, late prop, ot the Oskaloosa, la., B. C, is now book-
keeiJer for the Ft. Dodge, la., Grocen' Co. B. F. Gear-
ing of Fi-euch's B. C, Boston, is bookkeeper in that city.
Wm. H. Gelbach of Pennsylvania, a gj-aduate of the
Rochester B. U., has been atlded to the faculty cf the Paw-
tucket R. I.. B. C. Frank T. Weaver, late of Wilber-
torce, O., Uni.. goes to Bayless, B. C. Dubuque. la., next
year. Owing to the continued illness of Fielding Scho-
field. he has asked to be relieved from his contract with
the N. I. N. School, Valparaiso, Ind.. t* succeed Mr. Will-
iams, who enters Harvard. A teacher has been selected
to fill the vacancy and we shall announce his name next
month. Sam Evans, formerly of Ky,. but recently a
Palmer student, is the new penman of the Springfield.
Mo., N. C. T. Courtney, Flint, Mich., N. C, has been
secured by the Bliss B. C, No. Adams, Mass. M. D.
Pulton, prin. com'l dep't of the Peekskill. N. Y., Mil.
Acad., has resigned and is once more aasociated with the
Coll. of Com.. Indianapolis, Ind., succeeding G. M.
Langum, who has entered the Zanerian Art Coll. for a
course.—^ — Jno. R. Hutchison, Ames, la., has joined the
faculty of the San Jose, Cal., B. C.
OltlTtr^Uty.
The late William O. Wyckoff, president of the Remiug
ton Standard Typewriter M'f'g Co., who died suddeulv at
his St. Lawience home on Carellton Island, Thui-sday,
July 11. was born in the town of Lansing, New York, in
1835. After trying fanning, the studv ot law, and afte.
having attained to the rank of captain in the Civil War.
he returned to Ithaca at the expiration of his
tenn of service, and in 1803 was admitted to the
bai-. About the same time he was gi-aduated
at the Ames Business Cnllf^L'*' Svni.n(.;c, Ne^v
York. He early became inii u -ii -i n; -r, rxigrii-
phy, and in January, Iscr, ■, , ,i.| I (jffi-
cial stenogi-apher of the ^u] i > > .f thi-
Sixth Judicial District of X- \v ^ m
sition he held sixteen consecutivt
was one of the foundere of the New York State
Stenographers' Association, and for one term
"&J
I - it« president. In 1875 he obtained the agency for the
' of the Remington Typewriting Machines, and this
' iitually led to the formation of the firm of Wyckoff.
.iiianH& Benwlict, which was formed for the purpose
irrying on the typewriter business. This firm secured
I tlie'rignts, title, interests, etc., of the Rennngton tvpe-
^■nter, and has grown to l)e the largest concern of its kind
II the world, with a capital of «:), 000,000. Mr. Wyckofl
i:ul long been a re^iideut in Brooklyn and was prominent
ij the affairs of the Union League Club.
noBEHT GARVIN'.
We have but re<;ently learned of the death of Robert
i.irvin, founder of the Terre Haute, Ind., Com'l Coll.,
\ liich occurred May l-'Jth. Mi: Garvin was born Aug. 7.
- ■■'. in Beaver Co., Pa., and obtained his education in the
i-t rict schools. He took a commercial course and became
!■ .icher at the age of IS. He was sheriff of Sullivan Co.,
III . Ill isill, and ill LSI-,.) founded the Terre Haute, C. C,
ml -■.n.r \i,if- hd.r \\,i- i.iinhit<-(l with a school in In-
h.iM,i|i..,- ill' ii.j.il.rri, ,, -nil. M'r- for years. A wife, a
."■.h'li ..■■! -■.II Mi Will i..ii'.in, survive him. The
I III] .-iiijir years by Mr. Will
■ill (
";/"
til.
-- On July 10, in Rochester, N. Y.. Mr. W. S. Lalonde of
Belleville, (int., B. U., was married to Miss Marie E.
StoflFel. It was a church wedding and one of Rochester's
society events.
BARRETT— W HITTA KER.
— At Lincoln. Neb., recently, Mr. G. M. Barrett, prin.
of the Palls Citv, Neb., B. C, was married to Miss Lou
Whittaker, also of Falls City.
MILLER— VREEI^AND.
— Mr. Henry A. Miller, prin. of the Sioux City, la., N.
C, and Bus. Inst., and Miss Myra Vreeland, were married
at (iibson City, HI., on July 2d.
Our congratulations are extended to these happy couples.
— Fi'om the Burlington, Vt., Free Press, we clip the
following from a full column account of the wedding of E.
M. Barber of Packard's Coll., which we brieily announced
m the July Journal:
One of the prettiest weddings that have been seen in
Burlington this season was held at 7.30 o'clock last even-
ing in the Unitarian Church, when a double ceremony
was performed on the occasion of the marriage of Miss
Maliel M. Paul to Dr. G. R, Smith of New York City and
of Miss Rae M. Hill, formerly of the Chicago Conserva-
tory of Music, to Prof. Edgar M. Barber of New York.
Rev J H Jlitcalf, pastor of the church, was assisted in
offlriiitivj In T:. \ .l;imes Ten Bi'oek, pastor of the Berean
Bai'ii I II l;\- way of introduction it should be
stall I I ^1 M ill, who established a tine reputation as
a inii-i- I III ^^ Ill Chicago, has been spending the last
two ji-.ii... in i-liuli at Berlin and in European travel. She
has been a warm iiBreonal friend of Miss Paul. Prof. Bar-
ber is an instructor in Packard's Business College in New
York and is now assisting Mr. Packard in preparing the
new series of text-books.
Aetc Cnlftloffuns, School Jonrnnlx, Kle.
— The Sth annual Prospectus of Schissler l^oll. of Bus,,
Norristown, Pa., which comes to us with the compliments
of penman H. D. Harris, M.A. (a tine writer), is a hand-
some, dignified document.
^ — Tile l.'ith annual catalogue of Northwestern Nor.
Sell , StiiiibeiTy, Mo., is the best we have seen coming
from thut institution. H. B. Larrabee, who was tor many
years at tli<' head of the Ci'eston, la., public schools, and
our old tiiiMul C. .'^. Braniger, the penman, are part own-
ers of this tioui-ishiug institution.
— Prin. O. E. Fulghum of the Richmond, Ind., B. C,
believes in advertising and knows how to do it, as is shown
by the last new catalogue and a booklet with the novel
title " What More Do \Vi. Want ? "
— Some exceptinually wull done penmanship in large
variety adds to tin- uttrac tiv,.iie.s.s of Rockland, Me.. B. C,
catalogue sent out by props. Howard & Hills.
— "A Small Book of Large Facts " tells about the Char-
lotte, N. C, C. C, and contains testimonials and protraits
of a score or more successful students. Messrs. Jackson &
Hayward are doing some bright advertising.
— Sumptuous in pajier and printing is the very hand,
smile catalogue of the Rutland, Vt., Eng. and Class Inst,
and B. V. L. J. Egetoton teaches penmanship and book-
keeping in this school.
■■Tli.i Cll.l Wit.li HnUM.- ■ X
I lawthonie's
,,.,,,,|.,,,., , Mill III. lll^ rciiiaii\ r t~' ■ ■■ ■ ws ai'C glVCU
in llir 11,-u- ,.it.il,,-ur lit ll,.^ ~ !■ iiini'lSchool.
Il,..s,^littl,.t,.u,li..saa,ll,,url,tii,l„^,ii,i„ niiiKLotaschool
circular Ihis school has latelv adopted Sadler's Office
Practice, Miss Eiiiiua A. Tibbetts is the prin.
— Bio MiiK.sclman has spent a small fortune in getting
nut till' -^.itli .\iiiiivcrsary souvenir catjilogue of the Gem
I in l; I Cjiiiiiirv, III It, has an embossed silver cover,
iiiuitilul ^iiiiiu.n, of pen-work from the pen of H. P.
I.I liii ii-iiiiM 1 -I I..., of portraits, interior and exterior
VI, -ws ,>i liini,iini4, 5Ir Musselman's beautiful home, etc
uuc rut slinws portraits of a gi'oup of .students represent-
""^ *" ■ ^*-*i's and foreign countries.
giHid paper and good printing, coupled
- like statements go to make a good
- riciitv
with dear,
analogue of the Wilkesbarre. Pa., B. C,, ». w!"i'UliS^^
— The catalogue of the Bowling Green, Kv., B C is
printed in two coloi's and tied with ribbon. It contains a
sworn statement of H. H. Chen-y to the effect that all
pictures and views axe from actuiU photogi'aphs and all
representations of pemnan.ship aie from the genuine pen-
™nov >i V"''" '^ t'heri'y Bros. This is something of
iT~ ^f't' »"''«?*"•<" ciitalogues have been received from
Unr of No re Dame, Ind^; Seiu'cy. Ark., Coll.; Nashua,
1^' 'oS • '^?f"'l' ?"■ ^"^- ""'1 ^ <'■: Broaddus Class
and h,i. Sch. ; ClarksbOTg. \V. Va.; Mo. State Nor. Sch.-
't^cnmanh QyfiCoJi'rttAaCy
Cape Girardeau. Mo.; Oakwood Sem.. L'nion Springs. N.
Y. ; No. West. Collegiate and B. Inst.. Minneapolis ; Clin-
ton aass Sch., Peekskill, N. Y.; Uni. of New Mexico.
Albuquerque. N. M. ; Prouty's B. C, Athol, Mass.; Can-
ton, Mo.. C. C.
— " The Dixon. Dl.. College Echiciilor'' is the name of
a bright looking college journal, the first number of which
is before us. It should bring lots of business to that hus-
tling institution — the Dixon Normal.
— " The Cedai- Rapids, la.. B. C. Adcertiser " does some
mighty bright advertising for a good school conducted by
a bright man— A. N. Paliiier.
— Other well printed college journals have come from
the following schools: Scranton, Pa.. B. C. ; National B.
C. Roanoke. Va. ; Wichita, Kan.. C. C. ; Ohio B. C. Mans-
field, O.; Arkadelphia, Ark., B. C; Eastman Coll., Pough-
keepsie. N. Y.; Bartlett C. C, Cincinnati ; Wheeling. W.
Va.. B. C; Fairview Inst, and C. C. Gibsonville. N. C.
The EDITOR'S SCRAPBOOK.
[START WORD MADE IN THE JOURNAL OFFICE.]
the June Journal we anuoxmced the
starting of *'The Penmen's Exchange
Department" in the Editor's Scrap-
book column and have received numer-
ous requests to place names under the
two heads— amateur and professional.
If you desii-e to exchange specimens
and thus add to your scrapbooL collec-
tion, send in your name and post office
address and state whether you desire to
be classed as an amateur or
professional. The same names
will be published but once, so
preserve your Journals and
copy the names. Here are the
names received so far :
professional.
L. H. Jackson, Charlotte,
N. C.
D. B. Anderson, U\\ No.
2d St., Des Moines. lu.
J. J. Reese, Newnan. Ga.
J. A. Elston, Canton. Mo.
T. P. McMenumin. 2317 No.
18th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
amateur.
J. W. Hildreth. Santa Ana,
Calif.
— All Journal readers are at liberty to use this column
to aid them in exchangfing specimens. Nothing cau give
a ])enman so much inspiration, instruction and delight as
a well an-anged scrapbook containing work of our best
penmen. Of course, many of om* leading penmen derive a
large part of their income from the sale of specimens, and
cannot be expected to exchange. This column is for the
benefit of those who desire to " trade " specimens. Send
in your name.
— A photograph of a neat piece of engi-ossing comes
from A. B. Cushman, Chicago. We have also received
some VGYv handsome pieces of automatic lettering from
Mr. C. He has lately taken in as partner, E. Brightmire,
Bippus, Ind., and the new firm is making a sti-ong bid for
automatic work.
— B. F. Waddill. Baton Rouge, La., puts a neat border
around the dollar bill he enclosed for subscription to The
Journal. P. S.— We accept the dollars if they ai-e not
framed.
— Frank Laughner. Marion. Ind., Nor. Coll., sends a neat
example of pen-drawing.
. — Policy writing is the forte of F. B. Stem, Paola,
Kaus.. and the last example^s received from him ai-e very
fine.
— Business and ornamental writing and flourishing from
the pen of U. S. McClure. Harri-sburg, Pa., show that he
is making rapid strides toward the top.
— Some excellent specimens of business, oraamental and
card wilting have been contributed by L. W. Hallett
Elmira, N. Y.
177
— C. A. Hatfield, Wilmington, O., favors us with a hu'ge
variety of plain, card and ornamental writing.
— A rising young penman is J. C. Olson, Chamberlain's
B. C. liincoln. Neb. He sends some good busine.ss and
ornamental writing.
— Graceful and accurate are the three styles of orna-
mental writing before us. from the pen of J. W. Lamp-
man, of the Omaha. Neb., C. C.
— A beautifully written letter in the professional style
is that which comes to us from R. S. Collins, Pierce Coll.,
Philadelphia.
— E. L. McCain. Central B. C, Toronto, sends half a
dozen styles of fine script. He writes a good hand.
— A couple of dashy flemishes and some ornamental
writing ai-e sent by D. J. Hill. Cecilian, Ky.
— Handsomely wi-itten letters in the professional style
have come from D. B. Anderson. Des Moines, la., who is a
partner in the Western Illustrating and Eng. Co. ; H. A.
Warner. Akron. O. ; J. W. Hildreth. Santa Ana, Cal.; j!
W. Hazlett, Mulberry, Ind.; '^V. J. Montgomery. Oakland,
Cross Roads, Pa.; Sam Evans. Springfield, Mo.'
— An artistic piece of verticid writing is that recently
received from L. M. Kelchner, Des Moines, la.
— I. P. Berryman, Lewiston, Me., is making great im-
provement in his business writing.
— Excellent examples of business writing have been re
ceived from T. P. MTcMenamin; Philadelphia ; C. S. Ham-
mack, Orleans, Neb.; J. .J. Reese, Newnan, Ga.; J. A.
Elston. Canton, Mo.
— Plain, ornamental and card wi'iting specimens have
been received from Miss Ella E. Calkins, Lacelle, Iowa,
who does good work for a lady. She has an adv't m the
" penmen ' column of this issue of The Journal.
— Business and oi-namental writing, showing much skill,
has been received from Mr. Ennis. Newport, Ore.
— When F. H. Criger, Scranton, Pa., '■ humps " himself
in the card writing line, something fine is the result. He
evidently humped himself when he wrote those before us.
Other finely written cards have come from 'T. Courtney,
Flint, Mich. ; W. C. Bostwick, Philadelphia ; W. A. Rip-
le.y, Huntington, W. Va. ■ L. C. McCann, Coshocton, O. ;
N. C. Brewster, Elmira, N. Y. ; J. C. Olson, Lincoln, Neb. ;
A. W . Hall, Los Angeies, Calif.
Students* Specimens.
— L. J. Egelston, penman of Perry B. C, Rutland, 'Vt.,
sends us some splendid writing by J. E. Leamy, a lo-year
old student. Other excellent wi-iters among Mr. Egelston's
students are : J. E. Pai'ker and E. C. Jaquith, the hitter
being left-banded.
— W. F. Diers, a student of Mr. Roose's, Omaha, Neb.,
B. C, has the regulai' professional swing m his work and
should enter the professional ranks. He is a fine writer
and will yet rank high.
—We have been called on to select the best specimen and
the specimen showing most improvement in the writing
of the students of commerciiU dep't. of Galloway Female
Coll., Searcy, Ai-k., of which C. A. Hinchee is pi-in. The
best specimen, in our judgment, is from Miss Gertrude
Hayes ; the most improvement was made by Miss Ida
Hall. Other writers worthy of special mention were
Misses Sallie Hall, Altha Blanks, Myra Maxville, Kate
Borden and Nell M. Davis.
— .Some sheets of well- executed exercises and business
writing have come from the students of L. C. Sherry, of
the Liberty, Mo., B. C. Among the best we have sele'cted
Clara Dawson, Florence Doan. Edwin Lincoln, Dora Hayes
and Chas. Doan.
—Frank Knox, John Jorgenson, E. Tvrrell and Anna
Farrell, students of J. R. Brandnip, penman of the Man-
kato, Minn.. C. C, are responsible for some splendid oval
movement exercises sent us. They show good movement,
good control and good teaching.
— J. G. Bartlett. C. M. Nevitt. J. N. Payne and John H.
Wathen (the latter aged nine), send some excellent speci-
mens of business writing. They are pupils of D. J. Hill,
Cecilian, Ky., B. C.
— J. W. Urmston, student of N. J. B. C, Newark,
sends some gracefully -wiitten cards.
— J. C. Rundle, Nishnabotna, Mo., a Kelchnerite, drops
in some business and ornamental writing that has the
Kelchner swing— and that's good enough for anybody.
— G. S. McClure. Sch. of Com., Han-isburg, Pa., sends
some pencil drawings by Charles Yoder, 7 years of age,
that are remarkable for one so young.
ORNAMENTAL WKITING BY J. B. MACK, NASHUA, N. H
178
■^S^^^AmoM Q:^tt,o£avuiS
THE PENMAN'S LEISURE HOUR.
■ PO/fTLA/^/D £l/Slf/£SS COLLECE, —
BY C. L. STUBBS, ARMSTRONG S PORTLAND, ORtGON, BUSINESS COLLEGE.
-yenmanii QyttC oJiituuiCP
179
WRITING OF THE WORLD.
The Pen .lIlBbllr
■ be Fihlllnlab Et
J>. ir. Hoff'» Ohtervntionii on the Urottml.
, OR some time The Journal has
been collecting material showing
the copy-book and tmsiness writ-
ing of the various civilized coim
tries. When we learned of Mr.
Hoff 's intended European trip we
asked him to keep his eyes open
and report how he found matters chirogi-aphically
on the other side of the Atlantic. We take pleasure
in i)resenting herewith (taken from a personal letter)
a brief outline of what he found in Dublin. Writing
in England, Ireland and Scotland is substantially
the ?ame. as practically the same copy-books and
models are used in the three coimtries.
We show herewith photo-engraved reproductions
of a jiart of the sheet sent by Mr. Hoii, and from
two of the standard Irish copy-books. One specimen
is in the regular copy-book style, two are "civil
service," and one what we would term "business "
"Writing.
Here is what Mr. Hoff has to sav :
Dublin, Ireland, July 3, 189.').
Dkar Kinsley: . . . I mail you herewith an inter-
i^tiii^ lithograph. . . . Ladies write a large angular
liaiid. Thehand taught in the schools slants even more
iliaii the writing on the lithograph sheet sent you.
The man who sends this out is conducting a school the
^1 'fiial object of which is to cram pupils for the civil 8ei*v-
I'c examination. They nickname them " Grinders." He
lias ijroraised to send you his literature and a letter.
From the secretaries'of the Bank of Ireland and the Royal
Bank of Ireland and the "Grinder" (who is an es-civil
siTvire man and whose business makes him good author-
ity!. I gather that slant writing is almost universal in Ire-
• The Grinder ' ' positively states that there is no restric-
11. ']i as to slant imposed by the Government (English
I iMvei-nment of .course.)
The statement was made to me bv Mr. Baskin, in Bank
of Ireland, that of 170 employed in the bank, probably not
more than four wrote the vertical.
Hare keenly enjoyed every second in Ireland.
Hastily,
D. W. Hoff.
.THE ,
From the Practical Text Book Co.. Cleveland, O., we
hiive reeceived the '9,>"i*fi announcement of their vaiious
I'ublications. The name on the cover is " Books." It is
iiiiide very attractive, by being printed in two colors and
l>,\ the use of many excellent cuts. This company pay
-special attention to the quality of paper and general typog-
ruphy used in their books and advertising circulai-s. They
publish a full set of commercial text-books and are meet-
ing with .success in introducing them. If you are inter-
ested in commercial school texts send to them for circulars.
Spencerian steel pens are known the world over. The
Spencerian Pen Co., 450 Bx-oome street, New York, make
about every style of pen imaginable. Their latest sti'oke
is the production of an oblique pen for vertical writing.
IRISH WRITING.
07uJi<ni^e^ 'Uirco MMyCv -piTbd cp^^'ihi^
e of each will be sent for four
In
^^^€^2A€^ y^/^ /9^^^ec^/Jc/^
letter recently received from R. L. McCready, 10
Sandusky street. Allegheny, Pa., he says : " My advertise-
ment in The Jolhnal is bringing orders daily.'" His
" Fountain Mai'king Pen " is selling rapidly and is giving
satisfaction.
The " Rapid Writer Fountain Pen," sold by H. E. Peck,
Box 606, Washington, D. C, is meeting vrith a large sale.
The price is S2.50 and ?1.2r) is allowed for an old fountain
pen in part payment.
Miss Ella E, Calkins, Lacelle. Iowa, does creditable work
in writing, drawing and lettering and you will want some
of her work for your acrnpbook. Twenty-five rents will
show you her skill with the pen.
Williams & Rogei-s, Rochester. N. Y., and Chicago, pub-
lishers of school books, have issued a very nent booklet,
entitled, " Up-to-Date School Books "—the cover design of
'^^4^^^^€^>9'1^<^U
180
which we showed in the July Jocrnal. This
little booklet in printed in two colore and pre-
Hent« a very handsome appearance. It de-
sciilieH the varioiw publications for schools
issued by this enterprising firm and no doubt
can be had for the asking.
A novel penholder is that manufactured by
the Xijoller Pen C^., WKt Madison street, Oak
land, Cfll. It exijels the pen without soiling
your flngere and is a pleasant holder to xiee.
They are sold for 15 cent« each or sample half
dozen to penmen t)y mail for 50 c«nt«.
The Geo. A. Ray Co., (Jrand Island, Neb.,
ore anxious to hear from all who are interested
in vertical writing. Tliey most conscientiously
Iwlieve that vertical writing is the style, and
that *' Ruy's Round Rapid Vertical Penman-
ship Ccjpy Bw)k«" are Mc books. Send to
them for circulars, titc.
D. L. Musselman, Quincy, 111., is a business
man and business college man of long experi-
ence and should know just what business
schools need in the line of text books. He has
some excellent books on the market and they
are being used in a large ntmiber of schools.
He will be glad to send circulars to all inter-
ested.
" Cerotj'pes, " is the title of an attractive
pamphlet that comes to us from the well-
known engravers, Frank McLees & Bro.s. The
word quoted, we believe, was coined by the
McLceses to stand for the kind of relief plate
made by their own wax method. Numerous
examples of these plates are given in the
pamphlet, jmd we are pleased to say that in
general effect and quality of line they approach
lithography so closely that nine out of ten
business men would be unable to distinguish
the difference. These plates are admirably
suited for letter heads, billheads, etc., also for
copy line and signature work. Unlike litho-
graphy or steel plate printing. " Cerotypes "
aiv type high electrut J^] ds and may be printed
on any ordinary printing press, no special
equipment being required.
fSKi^^^^^nmaAAQ:^tC(l£tLtAaS
'• Artist Penmen.**
Artists, though one would not think it, aj-e
woi-se penmen than editors. Probably the
men most distingiiished for their bad writing
are John LaFurge and Wyatt Eaton. Mr.
LaFarge's i-eputation with the pen is, in fact,
commensurate with his reputation with the
brush. One time these two men had occasion
to corresjiond. Mr. LaFai-ge wrote to Mr.
Eaton. Mr. Eaton not being able to decipher
the letter wmte to Mr. LnFarge to inform
him of his difficulty. Mi-. LaFarge could not
reod Mr. Eaton's letter and so wrote him.
Mr. Eaton was baffled a second time and wrote
again to Mr. LaFiu-ge. After some further
corresptmdence equally futile a personal int«r-
\-iew was arranged. In the " Memoirs of
Mary Jane." by George R. Sims, it will be re-
called that when the cook wrote to Tom, Mary
Jane always knew it by Tom coming around
the next evening to tiud out what was in the
letter.— iV. Y. Com' t Advertiser.
The Battle of the Inks.
•■ Tushr" fried the Red Ink to the Black.
" I'm full of color which you lack.
Black is the s.\nnbol of the sad:
Red is the symbol of the glad ;
Red is joyous, red is loud.
RetVs the hue of the truly proud.
Black means mourning. "Rah for me !
I'm the color of victorj-."
" You are the color of the battle field :
You oi-e tlie color of death well sealed !
You are the hue of the men whose plea
Is summed up fully in anarchy ! "
The Black Ink said to the Ink of Red.
'* Red is the groundwork of England's flag."
" Retl is the tield of the Anarchist's rag ! "
" Red is the hue of Liberty's reign."
•• Black is the color that followed its train
111 the land of France where kings were
billed.
"NMiere history stands with its heart full
chilled."
" Red for me : " cried the Red Ink then.
•■ Let me stand by the use of men,"
Said the Ink so black,
•' Det*pite my lack
Of color and hue, ' '
And the hours flew.
The Ink so red that 'twas filled with pride
In a column of figures does now abide.
The Ink so black that it roused the sneer
Of the Colorable Ink came out this year.
On a soft and beautiful spring-time day,
In a verse that will live forever and ayi."
—Harper's Magazine for May-
A Feast with Rare Old Books.
Hail, inistick Art ! wlikb men like nngcls
tuugbt,
To speiik to Eyes, and paint unbody'd
Thuuifht!"
-J. rhamiAnn. 1740.
1 are indebted to our
friend, J. O. Wise,
Supr. of Penmanship
and Drawing in the
public schools of Ak-
ron, Ohio, for a very
pleasant hour with
some mellow old pen-
manship works. Mr. Wise is a con-
noisseur of these old treasures, and his
collection of them is extensive and valu-
able. An examination of the work of
these old-time penmen has interested us
greatly, and we have been led to look up
all such works in Mr. Ames' private li-
brary, as well as those in The Journal
library. We have decided that our friends
should enjoy the feast with us, and with
that object in view will present a series
of articles with examples of the work of
the fathers of script writing.
Chief among these books is Cocker's
" Penman's Treasure," an English collec-
tion of script and ornate penmanship,
which, according to the inscription on the
flyleaf, would seem to date back to 1658,
and to have cost eighteen pence. We
present herewith a photo engraved fac-
simile of the title page, which is fairly
representative of the work, both as to
design and skill, in the book.
The frontispiece represents two knights
in full armor, with lance and shield, the
bottom of the design being a graceful
scroll, while two small birds connected
by scrolls form the head piece. In the
center is a Latin verse, below it a verse in
English, a script capital alphabet sepa-
rating them. All of this work is done in
the florid flourished style so peculiar to
the time, with light lines and little or co
shade.
Birds, scrolls, figures, dragons, head
and tail pieces, ornate script initials, all
flourished in the same style as the frontis-
piece, form a large part of the work.
There are a dozen or more styles of
letters, most of them graceful, but few
legible.
There are several samples of accurate
and graceful German and Old English
lettering.
In addition to the twenty six plates
there are eight pages of instructions
under the heading : "To the Ingenious
Practitioners iu the Art of Writing."
Then follows a flowery tribute to writing. ,
Next comes the instructions about light,
the kind of desk, the penknife (to use in
cutting the quill), and the quill. Noth-
ing is said about paper or ink. After
giving ten important rules, Mr. Cocker
concludes with the following advertise-
ment, which shows that while his claims j
were not so extravagant as those made I
by some of our more modern penmen, I
yet he knew the value of a good adver-
tisement, and knew that the best place to
put it was at the end, to show in style of
the patent medicine reading notices, that J
it was " for sale in all drug stores." Here
is the advertisement :
" Such as would learn to Write exactly,
in a short time, all or any of the Hands
contained in this Book, or Hands used by
other Nations. Also Arithmetick in whole
numbers. Fractions, Decimals, or Loga-
rithms, may be taught by the Author
hereof, dwelling in Pauls Churchyard,
betwixt the Signes of the Sugarloaf, and
the Naked Boy and Shears, right over
again Pauls-Chain."
Cocker was born in 1631 and died about
1677. He was an engraver, as well as
penman, teacher, mathematician and au-
thor, and engraved and published several
.works on writing, prominent among them
being the "Penman's Treasure" and
" Penna Volans," but two authenticated
copies of the latter work being in exist-
ence. He seems to have been an author-
ity on " Arithmetick." too, and wrote
several works on it, which were published
after his death.
He seems to have been more of an art-
ist penman than a teacher, and left but
little impress upon the handwriting of
his time, although he was without ques-
tion the greatest penman England had
produced up to that time or for more
than a century later. For more than a
century the penmen and writing masters
copied the style of Cooker.
(2*0 he condnued.)
}Y1icrt4/iLy}rciL'Tiid4/ In /i^armM^mL/imyii^LftnM/nefiP (^^
■iJ^P.
(\ck/u S'ccon/QJmbrelsum.rntliCiAifditionj of^yuj an/QDirections. ' -^-^
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Supplies for Penmen, Artists and Schools.
\X/E have received so many calls for supplies for penmen, artists and schools that we have decided to fnrnish these goods to JofRXAL readers and their friends. Onr
office is right in the heart of the paper dealers', pen mantifactnrers'. artist material dealers" and school furnishers' district in New York and we have exceptional
opporttinities to .select the best goods, which we shall furnish at lowest New York prices.
HOW TO OHDEB, Send money by P. O. Money or Express Monev Order. ReBisteied Letter or Bank Draft. Stamps tflken, but are »t risk of remitter. Slolc cj;»lici(l)/ what is wanted
ond whether to be sent by moll or express. Goods can be sent by e.xpress only unless a mailing price is given. Inks and other liquids are mailed in a patent aise (approved by the P- «• DeP J-l;
eh prevents brcnkaKc Write name, post-otllee. cxpi-ess office, express company and State very plainly. No accounts opened, no goods sent C. O D. unless tt substantial remittance on account
■ ■■ "■ ... . — ^ ' the order.
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(not less than S-l; accompanyinj? the order. Money must accompany t
oO PENS.tx>
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A Earn their namely because theyl^are made from
the BestmateriaKls, by the Best M*vorkmen, give
the Best service, [Jare commend | ed by the Best
w lit 11 Jl ers, and used pexclusively inPmany of
tlic l\/|Best schools I- throughout the I- country.
^'es|Y|they costalitLt'e more than Inordinary
pens — asFmuch as one-r^thirteenth ofilacent
apenmorel-by the gross. V If that differlljen ce
would inLterfere with yoVjurgettingthe| f Best,
Ames' BestQjPens are notTthe pens for|
you. The price Vis 30 cents a | quarter gross,
box; $1.00 a^gross.
L
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I
8 Pens are notTthe pens for^ O
is 30 cents a I quarter grossV M
gross. I ^ C
Qillott's Pens.
Lltlionrnuliic nntl Drnivinff IV n, supLiflne iiolii
t.nflieB* i'eu, extra fliio puliitH
Cruiv l(uill, for Drunlllii
cipalit
t draw Id
Esterbruok's Pens.
Falcon..
Prul'CBHloiiul
^ledlnm < ourHC (for busiu
No. -t. OblliiiK
No. 1, Oblique
per grosb 91 00
Spencenan Pens.
1. Ciillciic...
■io. Drnnlnil
0. FlourisGinii
14. Artistic (tur Proressfunal Writing)
Tadella Alloyed Zinc.
18 N09 per gross, 91 25
Soennecken Pens.
For Round Writing. German aud Old English Tt
Single Pointed Pens.
[ Lettering. Etc.
Double Pointed Pens.
II fl
Time l>alnled
.t single and boablePolnt^ Pens;s!sin- bo.;...;.-.- "■" ''°^" ^'^- ^ '"""■■|„",?
M paruUel Hues --- --
llltereut double and 504 different triple lines.
'ritinK Pen ■ e&c\\ (mftll). I5c.
Ruling Pens.
(By Mail. Postpaid. i
Wiil make any width of mark i
Spencerlan Ruling Pen.
> 1-1 6 of an Inch, and holds sufflclent Ink to last for considerahle ruling.
Price, each. 25c.
Italian Quill Pens...
Congress "
Quill Pens.
T box of 2.5 p^ns. 4ne. Mall. I.V.
■' a.'j " $t 25! ■' 81.35
<<| INK.D>o
itlkdeu
for 1 .
bottle,
Th
1 verj' economical
(Fluid.
t Imported. Glossy). For professic
aud Flourishing iflni
for Pennienirput'up ln'7mport^d"stonV'botl'ie3.*'Quan'TottleV si!25 : Pint bottle. 75c. ; Half pint
. .uart^r pint. 25c. (By Express.! ,^, , Ti,iamnboaif
This ink should be reduced with Ariiold's or some good fluid when it becomes tli[ck. This_niaKe8 it
a very economical inK. • — " — r— ; ,-
Arnold'H Jnpui) Ink (Imported. Glossv). Quart, 70c. ; Pint. 40c. Half pint. 25c, ; Quarter pint, loc.
(By E«. onlyi. May be reduced with fluid.
«, ^.. . ^ „ . iVioz. bottle (by main, 25c.
d WritiuK. l^^oz. bottle, Iby mail). 25e.
rppoof Ink for Drnv
Also 1
rick Red, Carmine, S(
Jinllgo, Green. VIolc
Colors.
Tlie Carbonine Liquid Drawing Inks
(H Hizc ot Bottle.)
French I.iqnid India Ink
Colored ludelible Drnwi
tie : tmail. 30c.i.
HlK^lns' AmericHU Dravi
JJ0I.I, Silver and Whi
are an original American product, and are put up In patent reser*
voir bottles wiilch enables one to utlllzethelastdrop without tipping
the bottle. The shape of the bottle also carries all sediment to the sides
undleavesthepure. clear, limpid Ink In reservoir. Carbonine Inks are
not ground stick Ink, but are made by an entirely new and novel process
which makes a clear, transparent solution. These inks do not corrode
the pen ; do not evaporate quickly ; maybe thinned with boiled water
when they become too thick. Carbonine Inks are the ideal draw-
M. Large Size bottle. 50c.; (mail, 58c.): Small size. 25c. ; fmall.SOc).
. Blue. Green. Carmine. Yellow. Violet, Scarlet, Brown, 25c. per bot-
(Waterproofl. Bottle, Sftc. ; (mall. 30c.).
(Not Wat^ ■ ~- ■■ "■
' Ink, »5c. bottle: <mail.4()c.)
i'rproof ). Bottle. 25c, ; (mall, 30c.),
1 tubes. 5uc.
Worthington's Inks.
(Pints and Quarts by Express : Small Bottles by Mall.)
thioKton^H Artist Ink. A Brilliaot ami Beautiful Glossy Black Ink. 2^ oz. bottle, 26c, (mall,
32c.) : Der doz.. Si. 75. (By Ei.) Per quart. §I.W. Pint, 7."k-. (E«.i
Jet Black Ink. An easy flo^vlng copying ink. Maybe diluted with water as
bottle. l5c. (mall, 30c, i : per di>z..S'. (Ex.i Perquart, 75c.: Olnt..5oc. iE«.)
(I Gloss Ink. An exeeeilhigly glossv ink. Produces flue lines and is especially
". 45c.i ; Dozen. 82. (Ex.)
flowing, nOD-corroslve copying Ink. Small bottle. 1 5c.
(By E
_et F*
vaporates. Small bottle,
ttiinsion's Diamond <Jk__
Kood forcard^writing.^ 3 oz. bottle, 35c,
Wortbinicton
, 20c I
-■ Ink. An •
Dozen, 81. (Ex.)
: Shadi
nerald Ink. A beautiful free flowing green writing and copying fluid. Put up I
.15c. (mail. 200; Per doz- 81- <Ex.l
Per iKJttle, i2c. (mail. I7c.i; Per doz. bottles, 8t. 20. (Ex.)
Address, AHES & ROLLINSON CO., 202 Broadway, New York.
182
Schools.
Indiana.
INOIANAPOLrS BUSINESS UNIVERSITV. Ef
l«l,ll»li.-.l l»M. Bu.fnm.. Shonlmnd. Hpninanshlp.
rr.-pi»rou>ry. lri<llvldual In-tnicllin. 60<J «t'i-
InflniSit""*. v. J. HEEB. Pr™.
INOrANAPOLIS COLLEQE OP COnflERCB.
p.',rll"r ..'f""w"'™ri"rip<"<-T.ii- 1 "«"li.-ii Sli'..'rlh«ii.l
)(iiri.1.'.ni<--t Vhool <)ilart«>r!* In IiKllaiis. Rk'va-
1.1, .l.-.-rrl.:llKlit. «}» anrl «u-am lll•n^. Write for
liifi.rrii.irl.nl, "JOURNAL BL'ILUINO.' Monument
.1. u. tlon. lendltiK pcliicatorB —
CauloKtie free. E. E. AIIMIKE. Pr.-»
iosa Coltese Co.
Ucjas.
ALAMO CITY BUSINESS COLLEQe. Normar
Acatipmy. Hbortbond, TyDewrlllngand Tplenrui
T(.'I
Senrl
aloKiie,
•Masbrllle, Uenn.
OKAUOHON'S PRACTICAL BUSINESS COL-
I,KCJK iiiKl Sihuo\ of- Pi
'I'yiM-ivrltlii(f, Telesraphy,
ol of- Pen moil Shin, Sliorlhaiid.
... __.eKraphv, elo, Stu<leuts recclvt-d
<arU of tbo world. Suud for lZU'paK<?
©eorflia.
LIVAf
nit'ii. Caiulugut! t
Connecticut.
ollege South. Four |ip
iKI.nrtitH'iitti of BfMikkeppliiK.' liaiiklog, Penman-
Hlilp. sii.>riliniul TyppwrltliiK. Telegraphy, Eng-
IMi, ueniiiui mid Architecture. Terms of tuition
reiiM.nnhle. Send fi>r catulowtie. M. A. MERRILL.
Californta.
OARDEN CITY BU5INB5S COLLEQE, San
.Ton^, Vn\. One of I
> best eitabllfihed and
«ucc«tsful educational InatltutL
Slope. Snpclal Penmanship Department In choree
of C. E. WEBBER. H. B. WORCESTER. Preti.
'HBALD'5 BUSINESS COLLBOE. San Pran-
cUeo. For 30 yearH the largest I
I2.(H)0 fomier pupils
IkentucftT?.
Mest IDirotnla.
Catalogue free.
Vheellng; W. Va. j. M. FRASHER, Piin.
Proprietor.
©bio.
MIAMI COMMERCIAL COLLBOE. Dayton, Ohio.
A. 1>, WIT.T, President, Iajuk established. Thor
iMiKli anil nie.\pens1ve.
THE NEW PENROD TRAIMNO SCHOOL. For
K, M, (MlollLni',L!M"iimW.r'oo'lfn'nhliB.'^01i'l!!'"''''
IHcw ll)orl!.
LONQ I5LAN0 BUSINESS COLLEQE 143 te
nil SmitU «tli St.. Bruoklvn. N, Y. (.■nial.iuue!
'"T.I'i' »)*,"''"''?"■ P'l^onaKv or byletter HeSr-s
t. W KUiliT. Principal.
EASTMAN BIISINESS COLLEQE, Poughkeep.
COLLEQE. 81 East
having a MiiMu-at« fatiulu,
top beat practical traiulng t. .
The schools also supply bn
foeltory assist — *~ --^ -
PflrnI aluiirii
lis H NflTiON Hmeilcans wani itie Best
Underhill's Rapid Phonography
lU-pres.-iit,s til.' Best Writers of the Age.
lllus. Or. rnderhlirsrulverslty. R.K-hester.N. Y
/n>t9sourl.
^P*f;0'Na'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. Kansas
* H\ Mo Isthe oldest, laracst, best business col-
ek-«' in tlie West. Thonnigh Instruction given In
iMh.keejilUK. shorthand. typ«-u-rlllng. telegraphy.
SP\LDlNii Tm 1Y% Established l.sflS. j. F.
^THE CSE OF CUTS on this page or anv
departure from ihe getieral atyU of display vjiU
<ott 60 per cent, extra.
Colorado.
WOODWORTH'S SHORTHAND AND COM-
MERCIAL COLLEGE. Klttredge Building. Denver.
Cnlo Conitdned Cour*e. Practical Shorthand
Office W A WOODWiiRTH. President. W. A
McPHER-SON. B. A.. Manager. 12 y
Xoulsiana.
THE COMMERCIAL ATHENEUH OP THE
SOUTH.
SOUl£ COMMERCIAL COLLEGE 12-y
and Lllerarj- luetttute. Sew Orleans. La.
"Hortb Carolina.
CHARLOTTE COM. COLL., Charlotte. N. C.
penmen*
D. S. HILL, Penn
Harion. Ky.. beautiful
- ■ 1 funcv 10
All kinds
business and :
MISS ELLA E. CALKINS, Lacelle. Iowa. One
dozen cards 2Sc. Written In twelve styles 35c.
Specimen of lettering or pen drawing 25c.
dot Review: Flourish : Ink Recipe ; Method Ruling
Cards: total value tl.OO. 13 lessons In plain pen-
manship, S1.80. Lessonsin Shorthand bv mall In
exchange for lioolcs or anything of value. Send
stamp for particulars or penmanship circular.
ARTISTIC PENWORK.— Enffrosslns of Resolu-
tions, Testimonials, etc., a specialty. Everv de
scriptlon of ornamental pen work to order. Reso-
lutions engrossed from $3..^0 upwards. Corre-
spondence solicited. A. E. DEWHURST. UUca,
N. Y. 7-y
P. OILMAN. Penman, Redinffton, Nebraska. A
fine sample of
a specialty
rltten cards for 25 t
"Mant" at)s.
Iti anjrwerino (ulvrrtiAementu signed by a nntn-de-
plume, fUlaut and mistakes are avoided bu »ealing
and ntamping the replies readu for maUitig and
ivriting the nom-de-plume in a comer, then iiiclod-
ing such seated reviles in an envdope addressed to
The Penman's An J<mmal, ^02 Broadwau, W'eu-
Yitrk. Pogtage must he nent for forwarding Cata-
logties. Newspapers, Photographs, ttc.
Situations TKHanted.
IHA VE a public school education, spent 1^ months
at Kansas State Agricultural Coll.. graduate Busi-
ness College, will soon complete Zanerlan Penman-
ship course. My specialties are plain and ornamental
penmanship and drawing. Can also teach bookkeep-
ing, geography, physiology, arithmetic, grammar and
spelllnR. Familiar with standard texts. Can refer
to leodlng penmen and business educators. Will take
ow salarj' at start. Ready September i. Address.
•■ PEN-DRAWTNQ " care Pesman's Aht Journal.
EXPKRIENX'ED teacher of penmanship ond
commercial branches, capable of taking entire
charge of business department, wishes to change posi-
tion. Well prepared for his work ; good references.
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ENGRAVERS' SCRIPT. MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE-
the bust ;
t-aluable to :
It and circulars free.
AfilRADUATE of penmanship and commercial
departments In Dixon Normal School, who has
spent two years In high school, desires a teaching
position. His specialties are plain and ornamental
permianshlp. He can teach all commercial and English
branches. He has had some experience teaching
writing classes. Uood references. Very moderate
I salary. Ready any time. Address " MITCHELL,"
M
Y STRON4; POINTS 0
p«>nmanshlp.
— ^ — ..gelling, granir. , „ —
-ipondence, Benn Pitman and Acme shorthand and
typewriting. Educated In Dickinson College, tcok
!.^1ffi'A
ii: \( m.it
tine specimens ol Writing.
-tiiiik'. Can't help but please.
-K, care Bahtlett's Bi s. Col..
NAME. Si
25 cents, and I ^v
■rltlng It,
vn bami, price-list descrlptl'
2-ceni stamp.aiid I will .send vou. addressed in i
' ' ' of lessons bv mall
exercises, capitals
\l loi \ 1 K SHADING PEN INKS. Best in the
' I ■ ^ iMJi:i,tiir..l by A. B. Cushman. Chicago,
I'l ' '^ • \^<'. Forsaleby buolcsellers
•i"i I '" 1 ilieU. S. and Canada. Sheet
'.'"^ " ' ' ' -■ ftc.. for 2e. stamp, none
S. B. hAtlNbSIUCk. McPHERSON COLLEGE.
McPh.r^ion. Kan. AriUtlc letter. Ave 2-cent stamp:,.
C. R. RUNNELLS, 9630 Bell Avenue, SUtlon P,
Chicago. An elegant C. E. Pledge. 14 x is inches
zinc etching from penwork, 10c. 12 cards, any
name. 20c. My record In s yeans lOiJ.uiH) cards.
A. D. TAYLOR will send you his National
Course of Twenty Lessons In Writing for only Ten
Dollars. Terms, one-half In advance. Address A
D. TAYLOR, ualvetton Bus. Unl.. Galveston.
R. M. JONES, Pen Artist. 1813 Mary St., S. S.
Pittsburgh, Pa. One doz. --' - —
H-' experience In public.
riial schools, who can
I" umanshlp, bookkeep-
;;,- ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ '■ "'■■ snelUng, grammar.
texts. Aye yi, married. Bi
take moderaJe salary. Ready
RIGGED," -.....^...-. a-^
i,f,<;f I'iit^
Best of references.
■fP\ f..
EXPERIENCED TEACHER of penmanship.
_ engrossing and Eclectic shorthand wishes a sltu-
ENGROSSER,"
S'S ABT JotlRNAL.
moderate salary.
AN Al TEACHER of penmanship and the En-
glish branches Is looking for a position. Seven
years teaching experience. Good health; good refer-
ences upon appltcutlon. Flrst-elass man, first-class
halary. " PERMANENT." care Penman's Abt Jour-Nal.
rrilOKOrtiHLY COMPETENT and experl
* enced teacher of penmanship, commercial
branches and the common English branches wishes a
position, preferably with a good normal college. Seven
years' teaching experience. Recommendations uoon
application. " BU.SINESS AND PENMANSHIP." core
Pelsman's Art JufBSAU
TEACHER OF PENMANSHIP, commercial
branches. Sloan-Duployan shorthand and English
wants a position, preferably In a normal school.
Thirteen years' teaching experience. Familiar with
all the leading commercial systems. Prominent refer-
^'if^lJ^P*"* application. Moderate salary. "AL-
land secretary of business college. Age3t. Refer
^ner. Wade. Bernhardt and others. Prefer East-
locatlim. Moderate salary. Address " BISON."
; an opening In
knifing? iTso.
3 PE^ man's
rpO C0L.LE«;E MEN I
A your school for an Al t\
shall be glad tohaveauofT --
stating number of hours w.irk ilally Can render
valuable assistance In office, t:ilklm: l>ii-inc-is, getting
out correspondence and aiivirdslni: iiuittir Am 35
ate. and can give unquestioned reference as "to abfllty
and character. L MADARASZ, Lincoln. Nkb.
4 TEACHER of shorthand (Munson), typewrit-
ing, pen
;eeplng, «
1 education. Addn
Ueacbers TOlante&.
peri'ence and salary" expected. Send
specimens and references. Address MOUNTAIN
■STATE BUSINESS COLLEGE, Parkerslmrg. W. Va.
TEACHERS WANTED. American Teachers
■■■ Bureau. St. Louis. liHh year.
Business ©pportuntties.
IF Y'OC WANT to reach penmen, commercial
school proprietors and teachers supervisors ot
writing and drawing, etc.. TUE JourNal^s want col-
unms will put you In communication with them.
Possibly you have a pen. Ink, penholder or something
of the kind U> put on the market. You may want a
partner for some business enterprise, etc. This la the
communication ^
* right
Tlie price In S'^-.'SO each iii»iertloii for nda.
not to exceed one inch. If two iiitterltona
be paid for in advance <S3> the adverllser
will be entitled to a third inecriiou tree, if
I Broadway, New York,
W.
J. KINSLEV. 2ns
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Typewriting Instructor and Stenograph-
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S,,nliiie>u Show Itiiprovttinnt.
75. — Scores of practice sheets and specimens re-
ceived durinK the past two months from those who
luive heen " led off " from poor position, wrong
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Writlnii It Tito Large as a Rule.
70.— One of these points to which I wish to direct
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and particularly the capitals, which are entirely too
bulky for nearly all practical punmses. It must be
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quently resorts to a side hand rest and pinches in
the letters with the fingers. Such indulgence is one
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which good writing is built.
yjof.i Mtmetttttr Movement Make Larffe, Loose Writtufi?
77. — A dozen or more correspondents, among
them teachers, too, contend that what is generally
termed " muscular movement " nnturalb/ leads one
to large, loose writing. Do these people mean to
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER, 1895.
right. They are not always to blame. If they do
not grow to honorable and useful manhood the
fault often rests with the parent teachers, who do
not start them aright, nip the evil tendencies in the
bud and train the boys in the way they should go.
Plain as it is to be seen that inefficient instruction
and indifferent practice are entirely responsible for
poor results in writing, and that loose discipline in
the home brings about much disappointment and
suffering, there are many who attribute the cause of
NlMBTBBWm YlJUl
10 Cbnts a CofT
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each letter.
8 1 — Join the first part of H to the last part of /
and you have a convenient form of F for rajid
writing. This style should not be used by thoi e
with slow, uncertain movement.
Hoir L Slioiilil Be Maile.
82 — L. first style, is an unfinished D and differs
from last part of K only in size and location of fin-
ishing stroke. Begin it with a dot and end as in Q.
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failure to other sources. The boys, and the girls,
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Intelllfienl J'rnelice on Little Ererclseii «iiv.i Ilig lle-
aiilts.
78. — It is often from the early practice of caring
for the. pennies — little things— that large fortunes
are made. So also does the intelligent practice of
ginning. The first line should be so located as to
form the shape of a saucer. This will give a good
loop. Much practice on the L without a good men
tal copy will result in little more tlmn a waste of
time. In reviewing the combinations in No. 40
work for an increased rate of speed.
83. — Work by the hom' on Nos. 41 and 43 in tho
order given, spending at least 30 minutes on each
exercise before changing. Illustration in No. 41
containing the d, f and q, need not be practiced.
84. — The secret in making the / is illustrated i:i
OK%OK^^
little e.vereises give xis big resiilts. Do not ]
derstand me. At no time in our training should we
dispense with the practice of large exercises, such
as are found in Plate 1, for they are unequaled for
giving the muscles strength, speed and endurance,
but they should not be used to the exclusion of
others of equal importance.
How to I'racHre Thin Le.HHOn.
79. — Relying upon what you have gained from
previous lessons and what you can get from the ac-
companying cuts. I will give only a few directions
for practicing this lesson The / in No. 38 may be
dilficult for those who have never used the "fish-
imply by this that the iinii muscles caimot be
trained to do business wriliny far better tlinn any
other nuLielesf If so, they make a great mistake
and do themselves and those whom they teach a
great injustice. Don't be so easily misled Do we
give loose rein to a .spirited horse in training. .I'ust
because the animal naturalli/ wants it V Does it
stand to reason that we should indulge in easy.
natural, tendencies in writing, or auytliing else, when
they do not lead us to usefulness and success? Let
boys follow some of their natnral inclinations and
where will they be led, •' Loose and at large?" Yea.
half the number wDuld still be wiping their noses
with their sleeves (it's natural), and a third more
•would be in jail or in some other close quarters.
Now. 'hose bovs and their ai-m muscles, too. are all
hook " style, but when once learned it is never ex-
changed. It will stand as much abuse and still be
legible as any other letter. The first part of I is
like the upper part of J. and the ending is the same
as in B. G and .S'. Make a full stop at point of angle
in your first practice. The counts ' ' one. two.
three. ' ' with long pause between the two ana three,
may help you. After you are safe in the beginning,
slant and ending take up speed drills. Eighty -four
r.i per minute is a speed of seven strokes a second,
which is medium rate. Raise speed to 108.
80.
K, H and F.
-The stem in K and H is the same as in N.
_ this part see that the loop is small,
clo.sed and space between it and the stem part.
Make the last parts of K and H fearlessly and see
that they are joined onto the stem. From' the end-
ing of stem on base to the beginning of last part
the pen should move in the direction of a right
exercise 1, No. 42. Use arm muscles at a high rate
of speed for an hour at a time. (Don't get the idea
that I mean reckless practice here or anywhere. )
End each letter with an angle or loop on the left
side. Follow this with *2. making not fewer than
90 /'.s a minute. Avoid lengthy narrow loops and
be sure to tie securely at base line. An opening in
the f q ov loop d means weakness.
85. — Should yoti find some difficult places in this
lesson, feel encouraged by remembering that it is
through the mastery of the dilficult that success is
won.
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Criticism Column.
Roy and -J. B. — Come. come. Your capitals are big
enough for signboards and your ideas on business writing
are too small for measurement. Take up the December
lesson in earnest, send in your practice eveiy week and I
will help you all I can.
Mr. " No Stamp." — In those red ink criticisms, etc., for
15 cents, do you send a personal letter /rc,s7i from the pen '^
A. — Did it occur to you that I might write to your sweet-
heart, engrave the letter or send you a " lottery blank !■ ''
G. W. H.— Should one always write at the same rate of
speed 'i A. — Not any more than you should always nde a
bicycle or a horse at the same speed. Four strokes a
second slow; from five to seven medium, seven to nine
rapid.
Andrew. — Must all tobacco users quit trying to learn to
wiite, etc. A. — No, no, but quit using tobacco, and quit
swearing about it, too. Such habits are not manly.
"Prof." A. — How do you get a pupil to do his best?
A. — Fire him ! Fire him I No, I do not like your writing.
Too many extras. See J. A. A., March Jouriial.
W. S. H., D. H. S.. and others who stop. — You would
not make good errand boys. Too many .ttojis — on a journey
IP2
p. H. H,, W. H, S., F. E. D., Clara.— Everything prom-
iHinK. Ktody details. Review on lively time drillB. More
jiroetice on ngures. f^end some designs. Get a record on
H])eed.
A. T. E., Santa Barbara. — Pupils entering school late in
the term are put at the foot instead of at the head of a
spelliUK class and given achance to " work up." You and
other beginners must go back to the first lefisons. Yoor
writing is stiff. Spelling bad.
'■Steiio" — No. Your sboi-tband writing is not ^ood.
(,1iaracters t<x> large and sc-attered. It is like sowing a
i)int of wheat on an acreof ground. Your longhand is too
long. Study June and September lessons.
J. K. B. — How can I break my pupils of finger move-
ment ?■ A. —First break yoursrlf by practicing for a month
or more v^it\i Htmrd hand, keeping Bolder midway between
kiiucklo and back thumb joints.
I). A. S,, Elmetta, W. P. S. and L. B. C— See Ulustrated
remedy for H. W. K. in April, also H. W. K. in August,
(-an't you do as well as he did f Send specimens at least
twico a month. Your best, now.
f). B. L.— For one of your age your improvement is far
above the average. Glad indeed I am that you have quit
chewing, hut don't smoke occasionally. Yes, by all means
ent4?r a good business college.
L. D. T., Paul, Gertrude and W. H. S.— Write twenty-
live capital A".t on a line eight inches long. Sixty iV'.s- per
minute makes seven strokes per second, medium rate.
Practi<« on forms ruled for mvoices, etc. See O. W. H.
C. E. W.— Await future numbers of The Journal for
satisfactory answers to youir questions.
E. B. L. sent 1.5 cents andpractice sheets, but noaddress-
:vi cents from A. E. S., Wayland. Mich., with neither
: statement OS to what he wanted.
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Tliere are a number of points concerning the shape of
letters and figures that cannot be given this month.
nhas. C. C— So you were sleeping. I thought so I
know you would not get mad. Glad we aroused vo
late 1 is good, very good. Rub your arm and
'inie with plates 2 and '.i.
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANER, COLDMBCS, O.
No. 8.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.l
II ERE we have a modification of a
former principle ; one that is used
quite extensively. The aim should
be to keep the principle as full
^' and unmodified as possible. The
tendency is to make it too narrow
and too sharp at the top. The
first oval should be horizontal or nearly so. This
oval should never drop below the line : in fact, should
not (luite touch it. There is no need of rule in this
phase of the work. That is. forms need not conform
to some one pattern to be pretty. The chief requi-
site is that the letters, as a whole, balance well; that
-e.Of^'i^^^/Q.
BY C. P. ZANER, ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING,
the pen in M and N, but do not place the pen on the
shade of the first part in starting the second, but
near to it instead. Suit yourself about raising the
pen in Q. The W is similar to the N and Jli.
One of the main faults with beginners is to hurry
the motion too much in going from one form to
another. Thus in the A's there is no need of hurry
in making the lateral oval and joining to the follow-
ing form. Ovals are frequently flattened in this
haste of joining. Simply let the arm revolve with
freedom and ease on the muscle near the elbow.
Endeavor to secure fulhiess of oval rather than fast-
ness of motion. For beauty should be your aim.
ACCOMPANYING LESSON BY L, M. THORNBURGH.
the ovals are full and thelines well curved ; and that
the lines are fine and the shades smooth.
The last line expresses the three chief essentials of
page writing. It is not necessary to write any par-
ticular slant, but it is essential that it be uniform.
So it is with spacing. There is no reason why you
sliould not write a more compact hand than liere
given if you prefer snch a hand. The same is tiue
of a more numiug style. The main tiling is to make
the style you prefer beautiful. This vou can do by
employing such elements of beauty in" lightness and
curvature of lines as is most imiversally admired.
But if in connection with these you can leave the
mpress of your own nature thereon, so much the
better for you and for your profession.
The capital exerci.ses herewith should be practiced
faitlifnlly. enthusiasticaUy and rigorously. Do not
pause much along the way. Raise the pen in going
from one A to another, but you need not check the
motion. Make the stems of the B s first then flnisli
from right to left. The G'.v may be made cantiuu-
onsly without raising the pen, or you may raise it
after the shade, as did the writer.
What is true of the G is also true of the L. Raise
Speed, in this line of work, is of secondary impor-
tance. Of course you must have enough force and
momentum to secure fullness and gracefulness of
form, but it is foolish to have so much of it as to
destroy these desired qualities.
ROGUES CAUGHT NAPPING BY THE
FLASHLIGHT OF THE HANDWRIT-
ING EXPERT.
Sensational <n»o» Wkere the Newest Aids lo Oeteclioii
ol Crlnic Hiive Proven Too Much for ilie
t'rimlunU.
HARRY D. JONE,S, IN THE N. Y. SUNDAY MERCURY.
Forgery is a crime that the law visits with the
severest penalties. The reason for this is that the
forger's work is hard to detect in the huri-y and rush
of business, and it is a class of crime that strikes at
the very foundation of the commercial structure.
A man's signature is forged to a check and the pay
ing teller of a bank, who has no time to examine
imder a microscope the signature of every check
handed in. gives it one sharp glance and hands over
the amotmt.
Forgery is an easy crime. To break into a bank
vault and steal a thousand dollars means, perhaps,
weeks of tunneling and the most scientific efforts of
the burglar's art. To obtain a thousand dollars by
means of a forged check necessitates only a few
strokes of a pen and the nerve to face a paying teller
without turning pale and exciting the suspicion of
the keen-eyed bank ofBcials.
But like all crimes that are comparatively 'easy of
accomplishment, the crime of forgery has been car-
ried to such an extent that honest men have been
forced to find means to checkmate the skill of the
rogue, and at present, owing to the expertness of
those who have made a life study of the tricks of
handwi-iting, a forged signature that even the per-
son whose name it represents could not tell from a
genuine one, is now with little effort detected.
One of the best known of the handwriting ex
perts, Mr. D. T. Ames, editor of the Penman's Art
Journal, has in his possession a choice collection
of documents that have been submitted to him from
time to time in connection with big forgeries that he
has helped to expose, and crimes that by means of
the handwriting he has been able to bring home to
the perpetrator. Some of these given below are full
of the romance of crime.
l.-Runniny llairn the Wilmington MUirennla.
Some years ago the town of Wilmington. Del.,
was thrown into a fever of excitement owing to fre
quent recurrence of fires on the premises owned by
Dupont cfe Co. After each outrage an anonymous
letter would be received warning Messrs. Dupont &
Co. that unless the trouble between them and their
men was settled by the employers coming to
terms further loss would be inflicted by the con-
spirators.
The trouble referred to was of long standing and
had resulted in the dismissal of some of the hands
who were the principals in the agitation. It was
suspected that these discharged men had banded to-
gether to commit the outrages on their late em
ployer's property, and trap after trap was set to try
and catch the suspected men tripping. It was all
useless.
Detectives were hired to shadow the discharged
men and watchers were employed to gnard the com-
't_ycnmaji^ QTCiL qJvu,uulC>
pany's property at night. Still the incendiaries con-
tinued their merry little game of burning bams,
maiming horses and damaging property in every
conceivable way. For four years this went on.
Driven at last to their wits" end. the firm sent to
New York and engaged the services of expert detect
ives. The detectives detailed one of their shrewd-
est women on the case.
Her plan of operations was a patient and laborious
one. but it was brilliantly successful. She learned
dressmaking, finally went to live in the suspected
family, secured their good-will and took the wife to
New York on a visit with her. After much maneu
vering she induced the wife to notify her (the detec
tivej of her (the wife's) safe return to Wilmington.
This letter was what the detective wanted. Neither
the husbandnor wife could write, so their eldest son.
Tommy, wrote the letter for his mother and after it
many more letters written by the educated Tommy
for his mother or father. When she had enough of
these, the smart little woman detective hastened to
headquarters.
The whole correspondence was submitted to ex-
perts Ames and Carvallho. who got to work on the
letters without delay. By signs that were never
known to fail the expert traced the similarity be
tween the letters and secured the most convincing
proof that the hand that wi-ote 'the letters to the fie
titious dressmaker had also indited the threatening
missives to the Duponts.
In both cases the word "letter" was invariably
spelled "lettr." The article "a " was always a capi-
tal, and worse than all. Tommy invariably spelled
■• we " ■• wee." He dotted his i's with a dash in
stead of a dot, and made some unusually long and
peculiarly-shaped letters.
Armed with this damning evidence, detectives
went to Wilmington and secured wan-ants for the
arrest of the guilty parties. The evidence against
them at the trial was convincing. The expert dem
onstrated that only one hand could have written
the letters. The jury speedily fomid a verdict of
gulity, and the doors of the State's prison closed on
the exposed criminals.
The Davis will case was an audacious attempt to
get possession of a fortune estimated at from seven
to thirteen milUons of dollars by a single forged
docimient. Andrew J. Davis, a self-made man who
had built up his big fortune by land speculation and
other means at Butte. Mont., died there in 1890,
leaving no will.
He had never married, and the next of kin at the
time of his death were three brothers, four sisters
and the children of three deceased sisters and one de-
ceased brother. It was supposed that the money
would be divided among these legal heirs, and steps
were being taken looking to this end when, behold, a
will was foand bequeatliing all the vast estate to John.
one of the brothers. What astonished the relatives
almost as much as the finding of this will was the
fact that John, who had always been at loggerheads
with his millionaire brother, should have been left
the sole heir to the vast estates. When the astonish
ment had worn ofif a little the remaining relatives
took the case to court, and for six weeks the contest
was carried on in Butte.
Brother John had secured an elegant array of
witnesses to support his claim, and he marshaled
them in battle array and the trial began. There
was the man who swore that he had been called in to
witness the signature to the will. Then there was
the man who posed as the " discoverer " of the will
after it had been knocking about the house in which
he lived for about 'i.") years.
The expert's heavy guns were then turned on the
rase. First it was shown that the deed had been
steeped in tobacco juice or coffee in order to give it
the appearance of age. The edges had been scal-
loped with a knife and grated to give them the ap-
pearance of criunbling, and the paper punctured
with pin holes to make it look as though worn through
at the creases.
The great point that the expert made was that the
signature to the will had been written prior to the
writing of the rest of the docimient. This was done
to save the trouble of rewriting the entire document
each time a signature failed to please the forger.
Having got the signature done to his satisfaction.
the forger had then written in the body of the will,
but had not gauged his space sufficiently well to de
ceive the trained eye of the expert. Then there
were inaccuracies of spelling that an educated man
like Davis, who had taught school, could never have
been guilty of.
Most important of all. the signature, instead of
being written with an easy, flowing hand, such as
the millionaire. Davis, always used in signing docu-
ments, was written in a stiff and formal manner.
Under the microscope it was disclosed that several
rests had been made, after the signature was begun,
and. when finished, it had been retouched in places.
In some spots these touches were so clumsily done
that they could easily be seen without the aid of the
microscope. Again, the flourish under the signa-
ture was made with a quick, nervous jerk, quite un-
like any of the easy cui'ling flourishes made by the
real Davis, All these points, plain enoiigh when
pointed out, and when the real and false signatures
were placed side by side, were sufficiently disguised
to deceive the casual observer.
In spite of these strong points brought out by ex-
pert testimony the jury failed to agree, owing to the
standing out of one man. and the case had to be re-
tried. It resulted in a compromise, but mil come
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for the defense. It was proved that the letter had
been held up to the light and traced carefully, the
words having been so selected that a former and
genuine letter of Mr. Dodge's had supplied lu'arly
aU the words wanted to fill out the letter.
Photographs of the signatures, enlarged until they
were nearly 3 feet long, were submitted to the jury
to show the marked difference between the genuine
and the forged signature.
The expert's testimony was so convincing that
Raymond's lawyers threw up their case. He was
arrested, and only saved himself from the peniten-
tiary by jumping his bail.
IV.-A Puzzle for llie ETiitrl.
To detect the forgery of a single signature is one
thing. To prove that eight letters, all purporting
to have been written by one person, and all in differ-
ent handwritings, were written by the same person,
is a very different matter. Yet this is what Mr.
Ames imdertook to do and did. Three or four years
ago a batch of letters was submitted, involving a
nice little plot and between §60,000 and $70,000 in
money. One paper'was a receipt for a loan.
Another was a document, dra\vn by a lawyer as a
receipt for a large sum of money to be invested.
Another letter was written to the administrator,
and so on. Everytliing fitted beautifully. It all
pointed conclusively to the fact that the woman
mentioned in the letters was entitled to 370,000.
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NOTE HAVING GENUINE SIGNATURE OF ADDIE SHELDON. THE TWO FORGED SIGNATURES ARE BELOW.
up again shortly, owing to another claimant having
taken the case to court.
Ill.^Jtitrri) nityniond'a Jlolil fmuery.
Harry Raymond was the confidential clerk of Mr.
J. A. Dodge, president of the Boston, Concord &
Montreal Raikoad. Raymond had access to all of
Mr. Dodge's papers and was trusted implicitly, Mr.
Dodge's health failed and he died after taking a trip
to California to try and recuperate, leaving a will,
in which the bulk of his property went to his wife.
A few hours before Mr. Dodge's death Raymond pre-
sented a check, purporting to have been signed by
Dodge a few days previously, for S'3,o00.
The check was cashed without any question. Im-
mediately after his employer's death Raymond sub-
mitted to the widow a note for .?3.000 signed by her
husband, and asked for payment. Mrs. Dodge de-
nounced it as a forgery.
The facts in this case prove Raj-mond to have been
a bold and skillful rogue. He immediately began a
game of bluff by suing Mrs. Dodge for libel. He
had prepared his case most artfully.
Kno\ving that the first point to be made by the
defense would be lack of motive for Dodge to have
left a mere clerk such a sum of money, Raymond had
forged a letter piu-porting to have been written to
him by Dodge, in which the latter said :
Henry — Yours of 23d received by John. Be as-
sured if I do not retm"^ I will help you in some
other way. Say nothing of this.
Yours truly,
J, A. Dodge.
But the flashlight of the expert was turned on
this document and it immediately became a weapon
The only drawback to the scheme was that the let-
teiswere all written by the same hand. This was
proven when the expert got his lenses and method-
ical rules to work on the case.
A careful comparison of letters showed that,
cleverly as the writer had disguised her hand, there
were certain letters that she had failed to disguise,
certain personal peculiarities of caligraphy that had
been overlooked, but which were plainly seen when
the letters were cut out and pasted side by side.
When the whole plot was exposed it was discovered
that the authoress of the eight letters had at one
time been a teacher of writing in a .school. Hence,
her wonderful skill in simulating characters.
y Shetilon fit. Shelilvn.
The case of Sheldon against Sheldon was an at-
tempt of unprin<-ipled parties to defraud a widow.
H. Sheldon died bankriipt, his widow, having a lit-
tle property which she had acquired through her in-
dustrious and frugal management of a small coun-
try store. Mary Sheldon, the mother of the deceased,
held several notes against her son, H. Sheldon, one
of which, for §70, was given for money which Addie
Sheldon had used in her business, and therefore
when it was presented to her after the decease of
her husband she promised to jiay it and added her
name to the note under his.
Two other notes, aggi-egating nearly 8S00, held by
the same parties, which were made prior to her mar-
riage, in the proceeds of which she had no share, she
declined to pay; the plaintiff sued the widow for
payment, and produced two witnesses, who swore
that they had seen her sign the note in questitn.
Mr. Ames easily exposed the forgery and a verdict
was rendered for the widow.
The reader may make comparison of the forged
with the genuine signatures, which are represented
in the accompanying cut.
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■B1 A. F. NEWLANDS, SUPERVISOR OF WRlTI.Nti.
KINGSTON, ONT.
Ao. 7.
Thrrc KinilM of Wrttlntt.
7<f —It is contended by opponents of vertical
•writiiiK that the advocates of that style have run to
the extreme in adopting flO degrees as the stand-
ard direction of the main lines for copies. It is easy
to see how mnch truth there is in this contention.
AsreKard^ direction there are three kinds of writ-
inpf. the ordinary sloping style, the vertical, and the
backhand, and writers of the last named are not
few. Would not an extreme direction for wi-iting
then be one that slopes very much either to the right
or left? The vertical writers have taken the middle
conr.se and consequentlj- must be medialists and not
extremists.
77. — Judging by their remarks many extreme
Tight slopers will object that the backhand is not in
any sense a legitimate style of writing, and should
not be considered in this question, Irat why they are
80 strongly ojiposed to lines sloping in tliat direction
it is difficult ti> understand. They are quite ready to
call attention to writing produced by pupils or ad-
vocates of the vertical style which shows the slight-
est tendency to either a right or left slope or both.
They apparently do not see that the 90 degi'ees of
the vertical advocate is analogous with the 52 de-
grees of the sloper. It is only reasonable to exjject
■writers of either style to deviate from the standard
in free rapid writing.
A Sloper Who Varlna from 33 lo />« Deffrr.es i» »/oii(.
78 —1 have a free, but carefully wiitten speci-
men of writing by a self-consciou.sly bright light in
the profession, a strong opponent of vertical writing,
■who has attempted to ridicule that style by claim-
ing he had never seen a specimsn that was vertical ;
it was jJways backhand, and intimating that 52 de-
grees was the correct standard. On putting his
writing to the test I found it varied from 33 to 58
79. — The main point to which we take exception
in these statements is that they evidently claim all
who write with a slight slope as belonging to the
ordinary sloper family. There are a large numl er
of vertical writers who use either a right or left
slope. This may sound paradoxical, but it is true.
Many of the specimens of \vriting from business
houses shown in the Journal which slope a little
to the right are practically vertical writing; they are
written with the vertical action.
80.— We have recently been investigating the
movement used in writing by business men and find
that nearly all who write with a slope of from HO
degrees to beyond 90. a backhand, pull the pen. and
all nso very much the same movement. The reason so
many write with a slight right slope is that they
were trained to the ,i2 degrees, and it is reasonable to
suppose many would retain at least a trace of the
«ffeets of their training. Besides, habit and the use
of a flat desk induce them to place the paper in a
more or less oblique position often sufficient to ac-
count for all the slope in their writing.
A Fine Speetmfii that stoites in Jtoth lHyerliong.
81. — Some write with lines sloping in both direc-
tions. One of the finest specimens of rapid business
writing in my possession is in this style. It is by an
American railroad telegrapher whom I am given to
understand won a telegraphic contest in New York
a few yeiu-s ago of which receiving and taking down
formed a part. In this specimen all the down lines
after the turn at the top incline to the left. We
have seen a number of specimens of this kind and
not only are they very rapid specimens.' but nearly
all have a fine appearance. The line running to the
left balances the writing, as it corrects the tendency
of the eye to run in the one direction.
I'liplln will SloiK ThHr J.enera.—Ko Oltjeetion to II.
82.— We expect many of our pupils will slope
their letters to some extent and we have no desire
that it should be otherwise. The muscles of the
arm, shape of the hand, size of the desk and all the
conditions which make up and surroimd the pupil
will slightly influence the direction of the lines.
Pupils who have been trained to write the vertical
style can learn to write on a slope very easily, but
they will write it with the same movement they use
in vertical writing, and it '^^'ill generally be a very
round style.
Vertical Writiim anil Obllqae Jfoveinent a I'oor Tram.
83. — Some may ask if it would not be as well
then to have pupils learn to write with a slight
right slope from the first. There could be no ad-
vantage in doing this even to pupils who will event-
ually incline their letters a little to the right. The
vertical movement is easily acquired while WTiting
the upright characters, but it is very difficult to
learn while writing them on a slope. The more
IllUstratjVei.
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3IRE:CTOROF;^RTEDI>C«TION.jER5ECClt)')
Practical Lessons.
IX. Fi
-VIII.
Irfietab
Every teacher who delights in her work and is
anxious to know and to use the best methods, will
find frequent occasion to draw fruits and vegetables.
As a preliminary exercise let her take a simple
sphere (Fig. 1) first. Before sketching the outline
let her practice on the movement exercises. Figs. 1,
2, .3, etc., Plate VI. in the first lesson of this series.
In a favorable single light the sphere will show
five degrees of light and shade, as follows (See Fig.
1) : (a) High Light, Glitter Point or Brilliant Point;
(b) Shade. Half Tint or Middle Tint; (c) Shadow;
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BY A. F. NEWLANDS, ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN VERTICAL WRITING,
erect the wi'iting the more difficult it is to write
^vith the obliqiie movement. This has been the
chief stumbling block to the adoption of vertical
writing by many of the professional penmen. They
strive to retain the oblique movement for the verti-
cal letters, find the hand cramped, and declare that
vertical writing necessitates a cramped finger move-
ment. It is not unreasonable to suppose that the
extreme slope lias been developed and has so long
held sway ovping to the desire to get this free oblique
movement, because the greater the slope the freer
the movement.
The Illustrations.
84. — The accompanying illustrations show the
right oblique vertical and left oblique letters writ-
ten at nearly the same rate of speed, about 28 sec-
onds per each couplet. The right oblique specimen
took a little longer time than the others. These
lines are. of course, not given as specimens of rapid
writing, but merely to show the three styles of writ-
ing vinth the vertical movement.
The ren /or Vertical Writing.
85 — I liave received a number of letters from
readers of the Journal inquiring what style of pen
we use for vertical ^\Titing. We have experimented
with hundreds of makes of pens, but could find
nothing on the market that gave entire satisfaction,
hence we induced Messrs. D. C. Heath & Co. to
have a pen specially manufactured from our design.
They annoimce the object is not to make money out
of the pen, but that vertical writing may be intro-
duced imder the most favorable conditions.
(d) Cast Shadow; (e) Refiected Light. After the
outline is sketched, use the side of the crayon to
block in the Cast Shadow and the Shadow, gradually
diminishing the pressure toward the high light.
Emphasize the Shadow and the Cast Shadow, leav-
ing the Reflected Light between. Of course, the
draughtsman may assume any direction for the light
that ilhuninates his object, but from the left and
above, or from the right and above, will usually pro-
duce the best effect.
Now let the student sketch the outlines of Figs. "2.
3 and 4, and practice their shading according to the
same principles. Figs, o, 6 and 9 do not difi'er in
principle from the preceding. In Fig. (J the prin-
ciples of light and shade will apply to the whole
group as well as to each single berry. Figs. 7, h
and 14 may be sketched and partially shaded with-
out the indentations at first; then represent the
lobes, observing that the one directly in front will
usiially appear the largest. Figs. 10. 12 and IH are
based on the prolate spheroid. As a preliminary
drill take the ellipse and practice on it as previously
recommended for the circle. Figs. 13, lo, 19 and
perhaps IT are based on the cone. Figs. 11 and 1^
are based on the ovoid. The shading of these last
objects presents no peculiar difficulties after the
practice on the sphere and the spheroids.
New Monetary Conference.
Personal. — An ugly man without money wants to
meet an ugly woman without means. Object, to
discuss the financial queslion.— A'e*t! Haven Palla-
dium.
■_yeA/7umd Qyfit ClSu uiaV?
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Well Known Supervisors.
As Brother Scarborough ouce put it, R. S. Collins,
'hose portrait is showu herewith, " first kicked holes in
le air and a flannel ulster " on March 9, 1800, in Meckleii
burg Co., near Charlotte, N. C. He lived on a farm until
L5 years old. In 1874 he took a course of writing lessons
inder the then famous E. W. !?cott. He made such great
irogress in the art that in July, 1875, when but 15 years
(Id, he taught classes iii writing. He was soon after era-
)loyed as teacherofwritingin a large academy, and in 1877
intered Davidson College for a literary course, but owing
0 eye trouble, wius obliged to drop out. After two years'
est. he was elected lus teat^her of penmanship in the
Cing's Mountain (N. C.) High School. January I'), 1S81.
le entered Sadler's B. «feS. Bus Coll., Baltimore, Md., and
ook lessons in penmanship from W. H. Patrick. Here his
Wtiting was gi-aded 100 per cent. Out of a writing club *t
.OD members under the insiruction of the Spencer Brothel's
le had the honor of being " the champion of the club."
Prom September, 1881, to July, 1883, Mr. Collins was prin.
of the coml dep't in connection with the Military School
kt King's Mountain. N. C. He took charge of the jien
uanship in the Knosville, Tenu., Bus. Coll. in July, 1883,
nd with the exception of the short time he spent in Nash-
ville as instnictor in a writing institute, he remained at
the head of the penmanship work and secretary of the
(Chool until July, lHi»5.
In Juue.l803,he was elected Supervisor of Writing in the
[>ity schools, where he gave from 50 to 00 lessons each
week in addition to supervising this department. Mr.
!3oUius was highly thought of by the Superintendent,
teachers, pupils and i)eople of Knosville, and they wen-
jorry to have hiin leave them in July, 1805. to go to Peirce
CJoll., Philadelphia, as the head of the penmanship dep't,
lacceediug A. P. Root. Mr. Collins is a superb penman,
B fine teacher and a very populiir man.
Fraternal Noies.
R. F. Moore, fomierly of Hico, Tex., and lately teacher
riting in King's B. C.. Dallas, Tex., sua-eeds a. W.
Ware lu* Supvr. of Writing and Drawing in the public
pchoolsof Ft. Worth.
— J. L. Howard ha** been elected Supvi'. of Writing in
(he MaUlen, Mass. public schools, where he will have 5,000
puilps iu charge.
T. J. Williams, Prin. Williams B. C. Pasadena, Cal.,
las been elected Supvr. of Writing iu the public schools
that city iu place of Wni. P. Hammond, who has re-
ned. Mr. Williams will still conduct his business col-
Age also.
— Margaret A. Reid is director of pemnauship in the
ate Nor. Sch., Mankato. Minn.
— Geo. Russell.raany years in Ci-anston. R.I.. Pub. Sch.,
IS been elected teacher in the Towusend Indus. Sch..
ewport, R. I.
— D. S. Hill will have charge of the writing in the Mar-
lon, Ky.. public schools the coming year.
— D. W. Hofif. Supvi-. Oak Park, 111., whospent the sum-
mer iu Euro]H\ returned August ;10 after a most enjoy-
able trip. He sprained his ankle in London and was suffeV-
everely upon his arrival iu New York.
Thomas Jefferson to a Young flan.
Give tip money, give up science, give up earth
itself, and all it contains, rather than do an im-
moral act.
Vertical Writing in Duluth, flinn.
IN TWO ACTS.
.U't I, Oct. 'JO, ISU4.
I have introduced vertical writing in one buildiug as an
experiment. Very few like it. I think there is as much
science to one style as the other.
I selected Mr Newlaud's method as the best to teach.
I do not see much difference in the style of other vertical
copy-books from the old standard.
My pupils write at various .slant,s. I teach uniform slant,
and some write a vertical hand now.
I am practicing the new hand, but do not find it easy. It
is very tire.some.
I selected the Speucerian bank pen. No one has any
advice to give about pens. I know that it is very weak
written with a fine pen. (Miss) Lucy E. Keller,
Di'LUTH. Minn. Director of Penmanship.
.let IT, SI a veil 14, 2H9.».
Duluth has adopted vertical writing. The more I test
it the better I like it. It is sensible and reasonable. The
teiichers pick it up quicker than the Spencerian. The
blackboard vrriting is one hundred per cent, better. We
all like it. I am not interested in any Journal lessons
but Mr. Newland's. It seems foolish to spend any more
time on the slanting writing. It makes one dizzy to look
at it. One must teach vertical writing to understand it.
Some of the miserable scrawlers are beautiful vertical
writers, though as a rule our best slanting are also the
best vertical. It is very hard for me to change. Pupils
take to it more readily than I have.
(Mrss) LrcY E. Keller.
DcLUTH, Mmn. Director of Penmanship.
LESSONS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. M. W.\1,I,AC'K, SHEN.VNDOAH, IOWA.
[initial made in journal office.]
RILL on the cgfif - shaped oval,
OcouTiting for the under part of
each stroke. Drill on the figure
eight. Have it ft)llow the direc-
tion of the ruled line, and cross
in the middle of the exercise.
Keep the openings at the ends
small. Count "one." "two." or' right," *' left "
for each alternate sweep. Make the tracing one
inch in length, then lengthen it to two inches. Drill
a few minutes on the ovals before writing.
No. or,. Make three letters before lifting the pen.
The letter is two spaces high, or one-half the distance
from the base line to the line aliove.
Use combined finger and forearm movement,
pausing slightly at the top. and use the same move-
ment on the downward stroke, retracing one-third of
the upward stroke. sUickening the speed at the turn,
which should he very short.
Cross each letter separately one half-space from
the top, making the cross line short and parallel to
lor,
he base line. To put the cross where it belongs is
(liffieult. Stick to it.
No. 1:7. Write these words carefully, drilling par-
ticularly on those in which ft follows t. In such
words cross the h.
Tuegilai/.
Drill on the movements as in Monday's lesson.
No. UK. This is much like No. OiJ, being of the
same height. Keep the pen on the paper, close the ri
part of the d, use combined finger and forearm
movement. Slacken the speed near the line, make
the turn short.
Count " one." " two " for each letter.
No. i::i. Work for correct height, slant, turns and
angles.
H'fttnrmlutf.
Practice the ovals, etc., as before.
No. ?(J. Count "one." "two" for each letter,
making three or more in a group.
Above the line this letter is the same height as /
and rf— two spaces. Below the Une it is shorter thjin
the loop letters, being one and one-half spaces. Make
the part below the line a loop, cross on the line and
make the round part one space high ; close it with
a dot at the line.
No. 71. Drill with reference to making the p
properly, as described in No 70, and watch the con-
struction of the other letters.
Thurntlny,
Practice the ovals, etc., a few minutes.
No. 73. Count as in No. 71K making the letter one
space above the line, and two spaces below it. Do
not make a loop, and do not close the letter on the
line.
No. 7-i Work on different words, malring an
especial effort to produce good y's, and be careful
with the slant, turns and angles of all the letters
used. The " final " / is used in the word quit, and
the last stroke ends one-half the height of the letter.
I'Tldmy.
Give a thoroughly prepared review of some portion
of the work in tliis number, drilling the school upon
what has not been as well done as the rest.
Drill the scholars at the blackboard often — espe-
cially the smaller children.
Napoleon as a Penman.
Njipolcou was u great soldier, but he could not spell.
His handwriting was also so bad as to give rise t^ the
rumor that he used imdeciphernble characters to conceal
the fa<^t that he, the master of Europe, could not master
French orthography.
In the early days of the empire *n man of modest a-spect
presented himselt before the emperor.
" Who are you y " asked Napoleon.
" Sire, I had the honor at Brieune for 15 months to give
writing lesttous to .vonr majesty."
" You turned out a nice pupil ! " said the emperor, with
vivacity, " I congratulate you on yoiu- aucce-ss ! " Never-
theless be c«nferred a pension upon his old master.—
YoilDCs (Companion.
Vertical vs. Slant Writing.
In The liin-ky Moiiiilain Edumtar for August
we find a very intere.sting article on " Vertical vs.
Slanting Writing." by W. A. McPherson of Wood-
worth's ComU Coll.. Denver, Colo., who believes in
and teaches vertical writing. Mr, McPherson has
luid considerable experience with the vertical,
and has closely watched experiments with it, hence
his exin-essions are more than ordinarily valuable.
He says:
To conclude, have the results of the adoption of vertical
writing in Denver and many of the districts throughout
I'oloratlo pructicjiUy sustained these flattering conclu.sions
iu its favory
Tl>e answer cannot yet be given. Six months or a year
is not long enough tor a fair test. However, ninety per
cent, of the teachers with whom we have conversed are
enthtisiastically in favor of vertical writing.
The good resiUts of the change are evidenced by legible,
neatly written exercises from, in many cases, every pupil
in the grade; exercises that are a pleasme to examine and
that can l)e examined becau.se of the legibility of the writ-
ing in much less time thim when the pupils wrote slimt
writing. The difference is noticeable immediately from
the liegiiiuiug of the change, and in cases where the
change fixini slant to vertical was made m the lower
grades and not in the higher, the general degree of excel-
lence in the lower grades was far superior to that in the
higher gmde.s. This practiciU resiUt is verv gratifying,
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ACCOMPANYING LESSON FOR UNGRADKD SCHOOLS BY F. M. WALLACE.
especially so since the good results are noticeable in the
exercise books and not confined to the set copies.
"We can expect very little yet, little more than a start
has been made; but from the results attained so far under
adverse circumstances we are led to conclude that in time
the practical will agree with the theoretical, that vertical
writing is the method at once the more legible, the more
rapid and the more easily acquired.
This Englishman Doesn't Uke Vertical.
Editor of The Journal:
Allow me a few words on this much vexed question of
vertical writing. I don't like it. I think it is ugly, un-
graceful and altogether contrary to the principles of \viit-
ing. It is also slow. The rounder writing is the slower it
is and the more upright it is; therefore, vertical writing is
slow. It is also more liable to be written slovenly than slant-
ing vmting, which is necessary for speed; at any rate this
IS my experience of it, and I am a clerK of twenty years'
experience.
I have had my own wiitiug spoiled through writing a
very round hand for the account, which is more upright
than ordinary writing.
I shall be glad if you will give this letter a place m your
Journal for the information of others.
I remain, gentlemen, yours obediently,
H. Pauthidge.
No. 03 Titford Road, Langley, near Oldbury, England.
John Ruskin Wrote the Vertical.
Though refusing to be taught in the orthodox way— tbiN
was also characteristic— he began to read and write at th.-
age of four.
" He preferred, " says Mr. CoUingwood, "to find out a
method for himself, as he always did ; and he found out
how to read whole words at a time by the look of them
and to write in vertical characters, like book print, juKt
as the latest improved theories of education suggest."
Vertical Writing Results in St. Paul.
I notice that the Boston School Board have thrown out
vertical writing after a trial of eight months. I predict
the same fate for other cities where ivholesah vertical
writing has been made compulsory. The idea is absurd
to think that years of practice on slanting writing result-
ing in correct writing and unconsvioiis arfitni, which
make habit,, cau be changed in eight months or a year ; or
even changed at all, by a mandatory order from any school
board. Po much writing is now required in all public
schools that to demand of the pupils a new style of writ-
ing, necessitating the conscious action, painfully so to
write it, is but rendering the pupil's work doubly difficult.
Vertical vniting has its place and an important place in
the public schools ; it should be the writing taught to all
the lowest primai'y grades and as these are advanced to
other grades the vertical writing should follow the pupils
through all the eight grades, when the habit will be as
well formed for the vertical as now for the slanting.
Vertical writing snould be recommended to any pupil in
any grade if the slanting writing is very poorly wiitten
—as a corrective to poor slanting writing it works like
magic— but where any good legible writing has been ac-
quired, no matter what the slant, .slope or direction, it
should not be interfered i-vith. These are the conclusions
that I have arrived at after testing vertical writing
thoroughly in all grades of public school work.
J. D. Bond, St. Paul, Minn.
RAPID CALCULATION.
How [fir. Itenrick llniulleM a f laH».
This department is under the personal supervision (if
Prof. C. C. Rearick, Associate Principal, instructor in the
science of accounts, commercial law, commercial arith
metic, etc. His class in expert calculation now numbers
IfiO pupils, and it was the good fortune of a representative
of the i^tnr to be present at the class recitation recently
and to observe the work being done by the pupils untlrr
his instruction. Considering the fact that the class ha.'-
had but about three weeks' actual drill in this department
of the Business College, the rapidity with which they
handled intricate problems in addition, subtraction, mul
tii)lication and division was something marvelous, and
indicated a master mind in the lead.
Columns of four figures were added, proved and correri
answers given by eighty-five per cent, of the class almdsi
as rapidly as the figures could be dictated by the instructt >v.
while examples in multiplication as high as twenty timr--
twenty were performed orally and answers given withoiU
perceptible hesitation, as were also examples involvini,'
addition, division, multiplication and subtraction. A
number of our citizens have visited this class, and all jcni
with the 67ar".s- reporter in pronouncing the work sinipl
grand. Prof. Rearick's work shows deep study, whit I
is the key to bis great success.— i>i.rf»i, 7//., A7«r.
PENMANISTIC ANATOMY.
I'H of Illii8trut«<l Artie
Waiitc
Hu
To thi- Editor o/The Journal:
The Art Journal, is certainly a gi'eat source of inspii
tion to all interested in practical and artistic penman^lin
giving as it does the views of different penmen and tou' i
A gi-eat deiU is said about penmanship being a failure
the public schools of the country; especially by the vin
ous commercial schools in theii" flaming catalogues. H'
will it not have to be admitted that it has also been a f;i'
ure {to a large extent) m the commercial schools? It
my humble opinion that the fuudamfntal part of "n
present writing system is wromj. Is this saying too mm !
or not y A great deal is being said about shaded and in
shaded writing, vertical and slanting writing, and -
forth, which will no doubt be productive of great go*",
and I admire the frank, straightforward manner in win-
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BY C. C. LISTER, PENMAN SADLER'S B. AND S. BUS. COLL., BALTIMORE, MD.
I dS^ct-dJ^icuutC?
The JoiTBNAL setj* forth the views of the various contribu-
tors on these questiouR, regardless of any clique or class
f views that have been previously expressed by any
one.
Don't you think it would now be a good plan to take up
the human arm. illustrating by plateaand explanations all
the bones, joint**, ligaments, tendons, muscles, etc.. gi\ing
a thorough treatise on the different motions and lines of
motion which the different parts are capable of produc-
ing, separately and collectively!- That is. giving a thor-
ough treatise on the fundamental parts of penmanship—
movemcmt and position. Very truly
Rkspkc'T, W. Va. B. F. Robinson.
PHONETIC SHORTHAND.
TiM- Worli of Henn Pi
BENN PITMAN.
that time. Benn Pitman, whose portrait is shown here-
with, was an ai«istant in Ids brother's (Sir Isaac Pitman's)
academy, and lived in his family. From 1S4;5 to 1852 he
lectured and taught throughout Great Britain. In 1852
he came to this country as a representative of his brother
Isaac to promulgate the art here. In 1858, not agreeing
with his brother over some changes which the latter in-
troduced in the position of the tirst three vowels. Benn
Pitm;ui branched out for himself Jmd published the sys-
tem, a"^ he understood it, and without the radical changes
incorporated by his brother Isaac. Benn Pitman does not
claim the f:}/sfen> as his own ; he claims only the fe.rt-liooks
as being original with him. Bt>oksellers. inquirers and
shorthand writers have named this system " The Benn
Pitman System of Phonography.'" Mr. Pitman himself
never cjxlled it that and prefers the title of " The Amer
ican System of Shorthand." He claims no distinction for
having invented a system, but rather for having preserved
and improved one.
In this arduous work of establishing, teaching, pub
lishing, etc., the part played by his co-laborer,
Jerome B. Howari, should not be overlooked. Mr.
Howard edits the semi-monthly magazine, 77ie Phono-
fjraphic Matjazine, and has assisted Mr. Pitman in
the preparation of "The Manual of Phouogi-aphy."
"The Phonographic Reader," "The Reporter's Com-
panion," ''The Phonographic Dictionary," •' The Phono-
raphic Library," etc. Mr. Howard is director and Mr.
Pitman president of the Phonographic Institute, Fourth
and Walnut streets, Cincinnati, Ohio, which has for its
object the higher training of teachers, reporters and
amanuenses. This school does not atimit students defi-
cient in English. The magazine, numerous publications,
and general literature of this system, the excellent school
maintained for the correct teaching of the art and the
lectures and writings of both Benn Pitman and Jerome
B. Howard have .spread the knowledge of shorthand— and
more especially Benn Pitman Shorthand— fai' and wide.
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table with clean bands and face." ** Six pennies is a
good deal of moaey for a little boy to earn every
week." " Yes, uia'am. but I have to do a large
amonnt of work for it."
The original system of phonography was invented in
Bath, England, by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837 to 1840. At
"You seem to have quite a sum in your bank,
Bobby." remarked the visitor. " Yee." said Bobby.
" ma gives me six pennies a week for coming to the
Glorious Old flissals.
Among the contents of the Newberry Library at
Chicago is a collection of old missals, the majority
of them Spanish handiwork. In these the notes for
tho inroning of the Gospels would seem of a size
sufficient to impress themselves upon the dimmest of
visions in tlie darkest of cathedrals. The test placed
beneath the antiiiue musical notation is of elaborate
character. The volumes are heavily bound and of
a durability of workmanship well calculated to
withstand any ravages of time. The sight of them
is apt to recall a memory of white monastery walls,
a growth of Wneyards and ripening grapes in the
hot sunshine. Other phases of industry claim the
attention of the inmates of the old world monasteries
of to-day. But among them there is none that can
claim the interest of that description which attaches
itself to these pages of note.^ and illumination. Some
of them hold the span of life work from novitiate to
old age. In others, a strange hand has completed
the final Gloria. Interwoven with elaborate flour-
ish at the end of a Gospel there sometimes appears
the name of the illuminator. But only the one by
which he is known to his brother monks. Beyond
this there is no key to the life that found, perhaps,
its greatest recreation in working fantastic designs
of music, text and holy pictures with gay pigments
and hammered gold and silver. The immense fer-
tility of fancy in the design and lavish display of
labor in these illuminated missals awaken wonder.
This is particularly true of those examples done be-
fore ilUiminatlon became a commercial art and
when it was confined to the cloisters. — N. Y. Com-
mercial Advertiser.
BY H. P. BEHRENSMEYER, PRIN- PEN DEPT, GEM CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, CyJlNCY. ILL.
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HniTORiAL Comment.
I(i-((lii(/ ill I-uhlie Sehoolu.
The great majority of tlie yoiiiig people of Anieri
ca receive their edvication in the public schools and
cannot hope to get special lessons in writing in
special schools. If the public scliools teach any-
thing they should teach the three R's— reading,
writing and arithmetic. We have named them in
the order of their importance — writing occupying
second place. But is writing given second place in
the curriculum of our common schools ? We must
answer no I Leaving out all considerations of
beauty, etc.. and takiug into account that of utility
alone (a bread and butter necessity), writing should
be given more attentiou.
Just at present writing is being given more at-
tention in public schools than for any time in the
past .50 years. This, we think, is owing largely to
the interest and discussions aroused by vertical writ
ing. But there is yet mu h room for improvement
b)th in interest and methods.
The main causes of poor writing are lack of inter
e tt in this branch and lad; of preparation for teach-
ing it— and this extends from the State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction and State Normal Schools
diwn to the liackwoods country school teacher.
Writing is hardly given time enough in the public
schools, bnt we do not complain on that score so
nmch as because the most of the time allotted is
wasted because of bad n-.etliods.
The cause, then, is: 1. Lack of interest on the
part of the trainers of teachers and the teachers
themselves. 2 Poor methods of teaching.
The remedy is to arouse interest in good writing
among the leading educators. State superintendents,
principals of normal schools, comity superintend-
ents, city superintendents, etc , and induce them to
give writing a more prominent place in their cur
riculum and to see that their teachers receive
proper instruction in methods of teaching it. At
the same time the teachers should be fired with an
ambition to learn to write themselves and to learn
how to teach it.
There are hundreds of thousands of fine writers
and teachers of writing in America and they are the
leaven by which the teachers in America's common
schools must be made to see the necessity of a bet-
ter preparation for. and teaching of. writing.
TuE Journal in the past has done and in the
future sliall continue to do its jiart. bnt a hearty co-
operation on the part of all who are interested in
the advancement of good writing will do much to
bring about a vast change for the better.
This is the month of the opening of schools, and if
all begin now and keep at it throughout the year
we feel certain that another twelvemonth will
show great results. The greatest good can be ac-
complished by reaching the fountain heads — the
normal s(;hools, special and coxmty institutes, etc. —
in other words, to reach the teacher just as early in
her professional career as possible. Pressm'e can te
brought to bear on the proper officials to get them
to have writing properly taught in our State normal
schools. Teach in and talk before county institutes,
etc.. as often as possible; address teachers' meet-
ings aud pre.sent the cause of good writing ; visit the
public :ichools and talk to the superintendent and
individual teachers ; talk to the pupils about writing
wherever you meet them; write for yom local edu-
cational and news papers about writing; endeavor to
induce your local school board to add a special
teacher of writing if your town does not have one.
If this campaign is followed faithfully for a few
years we will have 10.000 special teachers of writ
ing in our public schools, the teachers will be good
writers and well up in methods of teaching writing
and the great army of public school papils will he
turned out good, rapid business writers.
Let each do his part during the coming season
and note the grand results !
On with the cause of good writing!
No better investment can be made tluiu to send 7.")
cents to C. A. Faust, treasurer Western Penmen's
Association. 45 E. Randolph street. Chi<:ago. 111., for
a copy of the fuU proceedings of the Lincoln meet-
ing of the W. P, A. It contains papers, addresses
and discussions on p?nmanship, bookkeeping, short
hand, typewriting, etc. It contains more informa-
tion than you can find in any other book. Send for
it to-day.
Editors Calendar,
The Business CoPV-BuoKs.— Three booky aud TeacherV.
Guide. By Jaraes Bruce. Published by T. Nelson
& Sons, London, Edinburgh aud New York. Price
of Copy-Books, §1 per doz.; Teacher's Guide, 75
cents.
The three numbers making up the set of Business Copy-
Books have copies reproduced from original pen- written
copies, which the author and publishers claim make them
more useful to the student as a guide and stimulus to
effort. The writing is somewhat fuller and rounder, es-
pecially in loops and »'.s and ?it'.s-, than the average copy-
book hand and shows freedom of movement throughout.
The Roval C<ipy-Books.— Civil Service Hand. In 10
books. Price, $1 per doz. Published by T. Nel-
son & Sons, London. Edinburgh and New York.
The *' Civil Service Hand " which is greatly admired in
Great Britain, is the style shown in these 1!* books. The
slant is midway between vertical and .53 degrees, the
down strokes made heavy, n'.s and m'.s- retraced. The
style is somewhat like that taught and used in this coun-
"^{VUfianA oyfiln/cutAaG?
try for ledger headinm— strong, bold and plain. The head-
lines are cut away from the body of the copy-lxtok. but
firmly stitched in the same cover. This perinits of the
8 ime copy being umkI by an entire claw at the same time,
and the copy can l>e changed as often as desired. The let-
ters themttelvea are narrow, but more than u.siial space is
allowed between letters.
The Roval Star Cnr-Y-BooKS.— Ci\*il Service Style. Ten
bookfl. Price. $1 per doz. Published by T. Nel
son & Sons, London, Edinburgh and New York.
The iMxiks in the *' Ro^al Star " series follow the same
fifyle of hand -the " Civil Service "—as shown in the
" Royal " books. Two copies are given on each page and
lh«re are ten books in the seriejj.
Royal Upri<;ht Copv-Books.— Nine books. Price, %\
per doz. Published by T. Nelson & Sons, London,
Edinburgh and New York.
A Mkthod of Teaching Upright Writing in the In-
fant School.— Published by the same firm. Price,
25 cents.
The style of script used in the headlines is t^e game as
in the sfant " Roval " or " Civil Service " books, except
thi(t it is upright. The same thickness of down stroke
and Keueral characteristics of form are retained. The head-
lines are detached as in the slant books.
" The History of a Lead Pencil," by Walton Day. pub
lished by the Jos. Dison Crucible Company, Jersey City,
N. J., price, 10 cents, makes very interesting reading. It
gives a sketch of the life of Jos. Dixon, the founder of the
Jos. Dixon Crucible Company, tells all al>out the process
of manufacture from the cutting of the cedar trees in
Florida and the mining of the graphite at Ticonderoga,
N. Y., to the turning out of the 30,(XW,i)i)0 handsome, fin-
ished pencils which this concern manufactures each year.
" Dixon's American Graphite Pencils " are the American
standard. We used to think there were no really good
pencils made in this country. We've changed our minds
— Dixon's are good enough for us.
From Williams & Rogers, the educational publishers of
Rochester and Chicago, we have received their 1895 cata-
logue, various booklets and price-lists— all in the style
BY H. B. I.EHMAN, N. I. NORMAL SCHOOL. VALPARAISO, IND.
T. Nelson & Sons have a finely equipped American
office at :W East Seventeenth street, New York, and are
pushiug vigorously these four series of copy-books. They
nave sold millions of these books in Great Britain.
Elementary Color.— By Milton Bradley. Published by
Milton Bradley Company. Springfield, Mass. Cloth,
128 pages.
Milton Bradley and the edm^itional publishing firm of
which he is the head have done much to add to tne study
of color in the school room, from kindergarten up. " Ele-
mentary Color " is another valuable tx)ntribution to color
study and should have wide sale. The same firm publish
other works on color, drawing, etc., especially for kinder-
garten and primai-y schools.
Sheldon's New System of Vertical Writing.— Ele-
mentary Course, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4. Price per dozen, 75
cents; Grammar Course, Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, !J, 10. Price
per dozen, %\. Published by Sheldon & Co., 724
Broadway, New York.
The well-known educational publishing house of Shel-
don & Co., has placed on the market " Sheldon's New
System of Vertical Writing," in ten books. The script
used approximates in form the Roman type, the short
lines being full and round, and the capitals, loops and stems
shorter than in the slanting script, but twice the height of
the short, one-space letters. Movement exercises mtro-
dur-e each copy and spetnal instruction in movement is
given throughout the series. This combination of form
and movement is a distinctive feature of this series and
produces a peculiar style— full, round turns and letters.
The publishers claim that this is not the slanting style
straightened up and that the copies are reproductions of
ixctual writing. The copies and instructions have evi-
dently been prepared by someone who has made a study
of slant ana vertical script and who understands the
teaching of writing.
A Treatise on Counterkeit Money.— By W. T. Thomas,
M. Acc'ts, Prin. Jopltn Bus. Coll., Joplin, Mo. Paper,
Ifi pages. Price, .50 cents. Published by the author.
Experience of ten years as bank cashier and a teacher of
the subject in a business college has convinced Mr.
Thomas that a clear, short and to the point work on de-
tecting counterfeit money was needed. This has been
supplied by hLs " Treatise." It tells how bank notes are
maae. the paper used, about inks, figures, general appear-
ance, special marks, etc.
Graduating Exercises, Class '9.5, Ciiilds Bcs. Coll.,
Springfield, Mass.— Published by E. E. Childs,
Prin.
Mr. Childs never half does things and he has issued the
account of the commencement exercises in his school in
an attractive manner. The addresses by Rev. P. S.
Moxom. D.D.. Col. Henry A. Thomas and E. H. Lathrop,
Esq.. make splendid reading. Portraits of Mr. Childs
and the speakers, list of gi'aduates, programme, etc., make
up a ven.' handsome documeut.
usually sent out by them — beautifully clear print on good
paper — very attractively arranged Thousands of business
colleges, commercial departments and public schools are
using the publications issued by Williams & Rogers.
The Brooklyn, N. Y., Board of Education have adopted
the text-books published by Isaac Pitman & Sous, .33 Union
Square, New York. This system has been very successful
in the New York City public schools.
•* Business Practice" as used in teaching bookkeeping
has taken a fii'm hold in hundreds of schools, and we
learn of many institutions that are introducing the Sadler-
*' Your Money Back if Y'ou Want it ' is the way C. C.
Rearick, Dixon, HI., advertises his book, *'The Expert
Calculator." He must have a good hook or he wouldn't
dare to advertise in this way. A purchaser runs no risk
whatever, A dollar cannot be invested to better advan
tage than in pui'chasing such a work.
'' Your Own Typewriter Instructor, " published by the
Thibodeau PublLshing Company, Fall River, Mass.', is a
deservedly popular work. It is used in schools and offices
quite extensively. All of the leading typewriters are rep-
resented in it by afacsiniilc of typewriting.
The " New Model Number Six " Remington Typewriter
is a handsome, substantial machine. A year's hard wear
has not aflected the one in use in our office in the least.
WyckofE, Seamans & Benedict, 327 Broadway, New York,
will send their new illustrated catalogue on application.
Good pens are necessary if the best results are ob-
tained in busmess or ornamental ^vriting. The best pen
is always the one that suits f/au best. The way to find
the best is to get sample cards from the various makers
and try the pens for youi-self. The Elclectic Pen Co.. 100
William street. New York, have been making a most ex-
cellent series of i)en8 for many yeai-s and will send samples
for a two-cent stamp.
" The Educational System of Penmanship. " pub-
lished by Leach, Shewell & Simboni, Boston, Mass.. was
arranged by Miss Anna E. Hill, Supervisor of Writing,
Springfield, Mass. We have had occasion to refer several
times to the good work done by Miss Hill and this system
199
That wonderful metal, aluminum, has new us(>s dis-
•overert for it almost daily. A. L. Salomon, 177 Broadway,
Vew York, has recently i)lnce<i on the market Aluminoid
Jens. They present ft onght, handsome appeai-ance and
ire smooth and dumble. Ten cents will get quite a
r'ariety of samples.
E. C Mills.
Long ago it was siid. ■ A pmphct w in>t without
honor, save in his own country." So true is this adage in
almost every case that we have come to regard it as true
in every case.
We do not expect a young man to receive credit at home
for the ability he has. With E. C. Mills the adage fails.
He was born in Bushnell, 111., February 10, 1873, and
grew up with Bushnell boys. Very early in life his ability
as a penman and artist was shown, not ouly by his writ-
ing in the school room, but also by the pictures of hie
school friends that were made ujion the sidewalks of his
town.
He received his common school education in the public
schools of Bushnell.
When but sixteen years of age he acrcepted a position
as penman in the Denver City Business College, Denver,
Col., where he remained for several years; from there he
returned to Bushnell to take charge of the penmanship
work in the Western Normal College. During his three
years' management of this department he has Jilso had
charge of the penmanship work in tne Bushnell Public
Schools. He has been reemployed from time to time
at a good salary. He was offered the same position for the
coming year, but refused it on account of having accepted
the position as manager of the commercial department in
the Western Normal College.
From the vei-y first of his work the interest in penman-
ship in this school has continued to grow stronger. This
has not only been due to the superior penmanship of
Mr. Mills, but also due to his untiring energy and en-
thusiasm.
In February, 1894, he was married to Miss Grace Arter,
an estimable young lady, a former student of this school.
Mr. Mills has shown himself an able teacher in all of his
classes and the students look forward to a still stronger
commercial dep*ai"tment uuder his able management. 1
know of no young man of his age who has a brighter out-
look in the line of his chosen work.
He will win and hold friends wherever he may be and
certainly deserves the favor and confidence of all whom he
may meet. W. M. Evan.s.
It Pays.
Cnstomtr : " So yon sell these watches at five dol-
lars each. It must cost that to make them."
Jeweler : "It dots."
Customer : '* Then how do you make any money y"
Jeweler: " Repairing 'em.'— iV. Y. Weekly.
BY I. F. FISH, SPENCERIAN B. C, LOUISVILLE, KY.
200
iRROR^OFTflB^
>ROFES5IO^'^-'^|
School and Personal
— On the retirement of Miss Nellie Bidleman. teacher of
Hhorthiind in the Fenton, Mith,, N. C. the faculty passed
hitfhly commomlat^try resolutionH, tewtifying t" the high
atiainmentA of Miw* Bidleman.
— The Sidney. Iowa, Sun compliment** D. D. Darby.
the Northboro. la., penman, upon hiH pood work in teach-
ing in the (Jounty lUHtitutc and his artistic lettering on
dipIomaK of graduates in that section.
— At a \nU^ meeting of the Board of Directors of Curry
UniverHitv, PittHburgh, Pa., the following officers were
elected ; President. Hon. W. A. Herron ; vice-president,
J. Clark Williams ; secTetary, Colonel John Ewing :
treasurer. S. Biissell. Among the trnnt^-es are Senator Quay
and General Pearson. G. W. McGinnis. A.M., Ph.D.. was
elected Principal of the ClasHicid Department and W. E.
Ktipp, of Bushnell, Bl., Principal of the Commercial De-
partment.
"In a recent letter from W. A. McPherson of Wood-
worth's C. C, Denver, Colo., he writes about the Denver
meeting of the B. E. Asso., as follows: " In some respecta
—in one striking respect — the meeting was not successful;
it was CNitccially disjippointing that the men who were
to r.;Hi |>,i|.ii- ^^.T.■. most of them, absent. Of the
fiftnii n, h !i iiii.'.s were on the programme, three
put i 1 1 I M I j 1 1 1 J I ' Is it possible that these men, teach-
ers riC 1 II ml u'lity, make so light of their word that
they will allow ilu'ir names to ai)pear on a i)rogramrae
when they have no intention of being present at the meet-
ing V Whoever was responsible for this state of aflfairs,
the matter should be so thoroughly exposed and the
practice so severely censured that no one in the future
will dar^ lie guilty of such a disgraceful act."
--J. H. Harris, whose portrait is shown herewith, is
known iLs the " Iowa Chnlk Talker." He is prin. of the
com'l .!.].t ni th,- riKirl.-, City, In., College, in which
position he has just fin-
ished his second year.
He was bom in Ism ; at-
tended the Platteville,
Wis., Stiite Nor. School ;
graduated from the Gate
City B. C. Keokuk, Iowa.
ill isso and from C. H.
I'i III cV Normal Penman-
^liip lust, in ISHl, For
teacher of writing and
drawing in the Charles
City public schools, Nest
he was (bounty CHerk. and
Clerk of Dist. Court.
WheelerJ County. Neb.,
fi)T tour veal's. Returning to Iowa he accepted bis pres-
eiil iiosition. We find his name on the proCTamme of the
Waterloo. la.. Chautjiuciua, and the local papers speak
highly of his ability with the crayon, as well as of hia
genial, social nature.
— (\ Bayless, prop'r Bayless B. C. Dubuque. la., on a
recent eiustem tnp, during which he made ;i jil.asant call
at Thk Joi'UNAt- office, located some iiiii i v-iitil: liin'al
history of the Bayless iauiily. A meniln i ^i iin^ i;iiiiily
owned vast tracts of land where Newark, l';ii/.iilut}i. [*at-
errton. Passaic and other New Jei-sey citiet- now ^taud. A
very interesting interview with Mr". BayUiss ai)peared in
the Dubuque, ia., Times, giving an account of his research
along this line.
— L. M. Thornburgh. Srr'v of f}v S]wn. orian B. C.
Evausville. Ind., and !'>'>■ ■! ii t r 'iiimh, widely
known as one of our mi : i i ,,i business
writing and whose adnin .i,;. , i ,, . ., .. , n m,^ i^. now run-
ning in Thk Jdvrnal, b,;,ih.> .s, i>u jj.l,. i i „^ tt-acher in
the Cedai' Rapids, la., B. C. Bro. Palmer has made a
hit in secui'ing so talented and successful a teacher m Mr.
Tbornburgh and .should be congratulated. We also desire
to congratulate Mr. Tbornburgh upon becoming affiliated
with such a whole souled and genial gentleman as Mr.
Palmer.
— RohrlKJUgh Bros, and J. W. Lampraan, prin. of Pen.
Dept.. report that their Special Summer Scliool of Pen-
manship of the Omaha, Neo.. C. C, proved a big success.
They contemplate making this a permanent department
in the school.
—Some time ago Thk JorRXAi. announrod that (i W
Htu'uitm had consolidated the Class, and Com 1 Inst with
the Univ. School in New Orleans, La This w a mistake
Mr. Harman h«s simply withdrawn fron* the Class, and
Com"l Inst, and has taken up the sjuiic line of work with
the I'niv, School. The Class, and Com'l lust, will be
loiidm-tcd l.y Vvof. Chenet, as formerly.
With the coniplimonts of C. C. Rearick, Prin., we
have received a beautifully engraved invitation with em-
hiwstxl cover t« the comnieucemeut exeixises of the Nor
HI. Nor. Sch.. Dixon, HI., which occurred from Aug .i
til 15. A dozen or more classes and as many different
depai-tment-s with scores in each class were graduated
The invitations are very beautiful.
— H. B. LehUMin, for manv vears at the head of the Pen
Dep't of Sadler's B. & S. B. C, Baltimore. Md.. and
whose superb writing has been shown frtim time to time
iuThe JoiHNAU succeeils B. F. Williams as the head of
the Pen. Dep't of that gn?at big school, the Nor. Ind
Nor. St-hool, Valparaiso, Ind. For accurate, delicate
scnpt Mr. Lehman is not excelled. He has a very im-
portjuit Place to fill in Valparaiso and will no doubt "keep
the work up to the high standard maintained by such
men lu* Isaacs, Biu-l>er and Williams.
—With the compliments of G. H. Mohler, penman of
the Fremout, Neb., Nor. Sch. and Com. Inst., we have re-
E, H. ROBINS.
— H. C. Spencer, formerly of the Shamokin. Pa., B. C.
hut for the past year i>enman of the N. Y. B. C has laid
down the pen and the crayon of the teacher of |)enman-
ship to take up the i>allet" and brush of the artist. He
enters the Rhode Island Sch. of Design, at Providence." in
September and expects to take full course in art.
—James D. Gilbert has been re-engaged by the Pierre
S. Brown School of Bus., Kansas City, Mo., and will have
charge of the English and Pen. Dep'ts. Mr. Gilbert is a
verj' successful teacher and has given the best of satisfac-
tion in his work.
— E. H. Robins, the genial proprietor of the Wichita.
Kan. .CCwasbornonaMissourifarmin 1858. Hard work ^
and poor school advantages fell to his lot. He had an in-
tense longing for an education, attended a country writing
school, then went to St.
Louis, where he attend-
ed Johnson's Com'l
Coll., and received in-
struction in writing
from H. W Taft. He
was then itinerant writ-
ing teacher for three
years. Next he attend-
ed the Kansas Nor. Coll.,
Ft. Scott, Kan., for
three years, completing
the scientific course, and
having charge of the
penmanship in the coll.
at the same time. He
next taught for three
years in the Iowa City,
la., C. C, one year in
Brown's B. C, Jacksonville, HI., and five years in the So.
West. B. C, Wichita, Kan. He left the latter school and
started the institution of which he is now the head. A
few months ago he opened the Oklahoma C. C, Oklahoma
City, Ok., and now conducts both schools. Prospects tor
both schools are bright. In addition to his business college
teaching, he taught several years in public schools. At
the last meeting he was elected vice-pres't of the West-
em Penmen's Association.
—The Pittsburgh Post and other Pittsburgh, Pa., papers
contained columns upon columns about the commence-
ment exercises of Curry Univ. of that city. Mr. Will-
iams, the new president, is putting much vim into the
reorganization of the lust., and reports bright prospects
for the coming year.
— Capt. W. H. Daily, celebrated teacher of swimming
and life saver, who has been around the world, is much
interested in penmanship and writes a very nice hand.
His present post office address is Station A, Boston. Mass.
— C. C. Lister, that fine penman and teacher and all-
round good fellow, lately teacher of penmanship in the
Spencerian B. C, Cleveland, O., has succeeded H. B. Leh-
man as penman at Sadler's B. & S. B. C, Baltimore, Md.^
Mr. Lister turns out some beautiful business writing, as
well as ornamental work. The Journal has shown
some of his work in the past and will show more in the
future.
— The Springfield, Ma-ss., papei's gave columns of space
to illustrated write-ups of the commencement exercises of
Child's B. C. It is a leading event in Spi-ingfleld's educa-
tional history.
— W. J. Musser, prin. of the Washington, Pa.. B. C,
offers two prizes each year to the pupils who have made
the greatest improvement in writing. This year a com-
mittee composed of prominent citizens awarded ..he-first
prize, a gold watch, to Miss Delia Dalton, and the second
prize, a silver mug, to Miss Bessie McCuen.
— E. E. McClain, Calumet, Mich,, was bom in Keystone,
O., in 1865. He at-
tended country school
and did farm work until
he was 18 years old,
when he followed me-
chanical engineering for
four years. He then
took a commercial
course, and soon after
secured a position as
teacher of penmanship
in the Fenton, Mich.,
Nor. Coll., and also
taught pen. in the Fen-
ton public schools. He
next became an itinerant
penman. For the past
two years he has been
conducting a com'l
school in Calumet, Mich.
—Waterloo, la., daily papers speak with much confi-
dence of E. L, Elliott, who has recently taken charge of
the Waterloo B. C. Mr. Elliott reports bright prospects
for the coming year.
—The MeiTill C^illege. Stamford. Ct., opened for inspec-
tion its new building August 29. They are now located
in the Advocate Bldg., and the school is comfortably and
handsomely equipped.
—Thf Holyokv Ihtihj Transcript gives a very interest-
ing account of the graduating exercises of Child's B, C. at
the Opera House in that city at the close of the school
year. Large classes in business and shorthand depart-
ments were graduated. Diplomas were presented by the
mayor. The a<ldresses were delivered by Rev. Chas.
Conklin and Rev. Henr\- T. Rose. The mavor made a
strong speech and the "whole programme w'as such as to
make the occasion an eventful one for Holyoke.
—In The Peirce School Alumui Journal, Philadelphia,
we find an interesting account of a parting remembrance
from the faculty of the Peirce Coll. to A. P. Root, who
for many years was at the hea<l of the pen. dep't in that
institution. A handsome album containing cabinet pho-
tographs of the members of the faculty was presented to
Mr. Root by W. W. Rorer. The front page of the album
had a dedication beautifully illuminated with the school
colors. At the same time, Mr. W. J. Solley, on behalf of
the faculty, preaelited to Dr. Peirce a crayon portrait of
himself. life size, head and bust, executed by R. J. Shoe-
maker, a member of the faculty. Mr. Solley in making
the presentation read a very unique story.
—The big Highland Park N. C. Des Moines, la., has
been reoi^aniz^ upon application of the second mort-
gage bondholders and the property placed in the posses-
sion of C. L. Gilcrest as trustee. The school will be re-
organized and opened Sept. 3 with Pres. Longwell to
h^ the educational part, and the faculty wiu. remain
nearly the same as last vear. This is a strong institution,
and now that it is financially on its feet again the people
of Des Moines look forward to a duplication of its wonder-
ful successes the fii"st three years of its existence.
-From Francis de Paula de Costa, Shanghai, China,
The Journal has received an interesting letter and a
subscription. To all quarters of the earth, wherever there
is a j)erson interested in penmanship. The Journal goes.
—In the Course of Study and Announcement of the
Warren Co.. Normal Inst., Indianola, la., we find the name
of E. L, Miller as one of the instructors. Mi-. Miller is
Prin. of the Com'l Dep't of Indianola College.
—Among recent visitors at The Journal office were
G. L. Harrington, Harrington B. C, Waterbury, Conn.;
L. A. Ramsay. Salt Lake City, Utah: Nelson S.Gray,
Delhi, N. V."; J.J. Egan, Eagan's B. C, Hoboken, N. J.:
S. E. Bartow, Albany, N. Y., B. C; H. W. Patton, Haver- _
ford. Pa., College; H. Champlin, Sujivr. of Writing,
Cincinnati, O.; Abe Isaac, Buffalo, N. Y.
— Among the school changes for the month are the fol-
lowing: new schools open: Hudson B. U., Charlotte, N.
C, J. E. Hudson, Prin.; Water's Normal Inst., Wiuton,
N.C., Rev. C. S. Bryant, Prin.; Oneida, N. Y., B. C, in
connection with Oneida Conservatory of Music, G. E.
Bolton, Prin.; Marion, Ky., B. C, D. S. Hill, Prin.; Char-
don, O. C. C, F. E. Smith, Prin.; Campbell C. C, Ra-
venna, O., H. W. Campbell, Prin.; Stanley's B. C, Thom-
asville, Ga.. G. W. Stanley, Prin.- Brooklyn, N. Y., fch.
& Type. Inst, and B. C: Stiehl's Sh. & B. C, 72^ Market
street, San Francisco, Cal., Leon Stiehl, Pres't; The Al-
liance, O., Actual B. C., J. C. Graham, Prin.; Harlowe's
B. C, Freeport, Bl., Miss Cornelia Hai'lowe, Prin.- San
Saba, Tex.. College, W.J. Hixson, Prin.; Bliss B. C,
Lowell, Mass., Bliss & Bliss, Prop's; Sullivan B. U.,
Royersford, Pa.. L. Byron Sullivan, Pres't; Ocala, Fla.,
B. C, L. M. Hatton. Pres't.
—The following schools have made changes in manage-
ment: C. S. Perry, Prin. Winfield, Kans., B. C, has asso-
ciated with him H. E. Thompson, fonueiiy of the Great
Bend, Kans., Nor. Coll. The Huntington, Ind., B. C. is
now known as the Huntington Nor. & B. U. C. W.
Farrar has associated with him F. E. Kelley, of the Potts-
town, Pa.. B. C. The Dailey & Lowi-y B. C, Omaha,
Nebr.. has become consolidated with and merged in the
Omaha B. C. The present officers are F. F. Roose, Pres't,
A. J. Lowry, V. Pres't, J. T. Dailey. Sec'y. Eagan's
Sch. of Sh. & Ty. has become Hoboken B. C, John J.
Eagan, Prin. & Prop'r. C. P. Colgrove has been suc-
ceeded as Prin. of the Nora Springs, la., Sem. and B. C.
by C. D. MacGregor as Prin. of Bus. Den't and half
owner of the Zanesville, O., B. C, has leased tne other half
interest in the school from Miss Emile B. Saumenig and
will conduct the institution the coming year. Caton's
C. of C, Detroit, Mich., has chaneed hands and is now
known as the Detroit Coll. of Com. B. J. Hetlin suc-
ceeds A.S. Burge as Pres't of the Clinton, la. B. C. — Bliss
B. C, No. Adams, Mass., has been strengthened by the
addition of E. J. Shaw to the firm Geo. W. Burke, Jr.,
prop, of the Mahanoy City, Pa., C.C, has disposed of the
school to G. W. Williams of Wilkesbarre, Pa. Mr. Burke
has become prin. of the com'l dep't Margaret Acad.,
Onancock.Va. — The Denison,Tex., Nor. Sch. has changed
hands. H. A. Ivy has been succeeded in the management
by J. D. Hassell,-^The Steubenville, O., B. C. has been in-
corporated and is ovnied and conducted by the Steuben-
ville Bus. Coll. Co., A. M. Lyons, Pres't and Prin., J. D.
Veach, Sec'y, Dr. E. C. Chandler, Treas. Spencerian
B. C, Yonkers, N. Y., is now owned by W. W. Butler, and
is known as Butler B. C. It opens in the new Grant block
this season.
—J. E. MacCormac, who has been a popular teacher in
the la. C. C, Des Moines; Wis. B. U., La Crosse, and the
Omaha, Nebr., B. C, has joined the faculty of the B. & S.
B. C, Chicago. He left Omaha undar the protest of both
Eroprietor and students, and the stUOTUt* gave him a very
ind reception on his leaving. Mr. MacCormac is a grad-
uate of Cornell and is a well-known business college man.
Movements of Teacher/t.
— E S. Stafford, formerly of the Kittanning, Pa.. B. U.,
is now solicitor for the Lima. O., B. C. M.S. King,
lately Prin. of the Com'l Dep't State Univ^^ Columbia,
Mo., has been elected Prin. of the Com'l Dep't of an
Academy in Columbia, and in connection with his school
work will study law the coming year. Miss Eva L.
Shultere has lately become connected with the Coll. of
('om.. Jefferson, la. J. F. Robinson, Mitchell, So. Dak.,
has been engaged to teach m the same institution the
coming year. W. N. Smith, Wauseon, O., has been
added to the faculty of the Eaton. Burnett & Durling's
B, C, Washington. D. C. D. M. Keefer, Meridian,
Miss., is the new penman in the Butcher's B. C, Beaver
Falls. Pa, C. M, Lesher, formerly penman of the Leb-
anon, Pa.. B. C, has charge of the penmanship in Wood's
B. C, Wilkesbarre, Pa. W. F. McWilliams has joined
the faculty of Smith's B. C, Warren, Pa. F. L. Spind-
ler is penman of the Oklahoma City, Okla.. Com. Coll.
O. H. Bresee, formerly of Stanstead, Que., has become one
of the staff of the Burdett B. C, Boston. Mass. G. B.
Jones, formerly of Rochester, N. Y., and lately of Topeka.
Kans.. has been temporarily located at Atlantic High-
lands, N. J. W. K. Cook" is the new penman of Hart-
ford, Conn., B. C. W. J. Schmitz of Gilbertsville, la..
who has just completed com'l and shorthand courses at
the Dixon Nor. Coll.. has been added to the faculty of
Child's B. C, New Haven, Conn.^ -R. M. Baldwin, Ter-
lyville. Conn., has been added to the faculty of the Spen-
cerian B. C, Phila. T. M. Tamblyn, lately of Sedalia,
Mo,, and G. M. Langum. late of Indianapolis, Ind., have
been added to the faculty of the South westera B. C-. St.
'^enmoM Q?fiC' qJ^u i/ui0
Lonis, Mo, E. K. Pentz imcceeds H. E. Thompson as
prill, of Pen. Dep't of the Oreat Bend. Kane., Nor. CoU.
H. W. Patton is teacher of pen. and phys. culture in
Haverford, Pa.. Coll. W. A. Hoffman and H. C. Ditmer,
the latter of Potsdam, O^ hare been added to the faculty
of the Spencerian B C , Cleireland, O. H. A. Brown, for-
merly (/f New York, but lately of El Dorado, Mo., is now
teacher of shorthand in Johnston's B. C'.', Salt Lake Chtv.
Utah. A. H. Ross, for many years with the Kington.
Ont., B. C, joins the faculty of the International B. C.
Bay City, &Iich., the coming year. L. C. McCann of
Coshocton, O., goes to the EvansviUe, Ind., C C. G.
A. Swayze of the Kingston, Ont., B. C, has been added
to the faculty of the Bradford, Pa., B. C. Clyde Jones,
a Gem City B. C. boy, is the new penman of King's B. C,
Dallas, Tex. H. L. MiUer, bte prin. of Ft. Plain. N.
y., has joined the forces of the Rochester, N. Y., B. tJ.—
C. C. French of Clark's B. C. Chester, Pa., goes to
Curry Uni., Pittsburgh, Pa. O. A. B. Sparboe, late of
Ellsworth, la., but formerly of Marshall, Mich., B. C,
IS now prin. of the com'l dept. of Jewell, la.. Coll. J.
C. Olson, Lincoln, Neb., in addition to teaching in Cham-
berlain's B. C, is conducting a night class in writing in
the Y. M. C. A. o » e
HytlivnenU
— Married, at Saratoga, Cal., August 3, Mr. J. D. Am-
Held and Miss Ida E. Shatzla. Our congratulations are
extended to the happy couple.
Jfetp lUiUiUtgufn, Srhool .foiirnaU, Etr.
—Cloth-bound, filled with dozens of half-tone engrav-
ings, printed in two colors on fine, heavy calendered pa-
per, the catalogue of Comer's Commercial Coll., Boston,
Mass., presents a strikingly handsome appearance.
—A. N. Palmer, Pres't Cedar Rapids, la., B. C, has a
catalo^e that is a penmanship souvenir as well, contain-
ing as It does dozens of specimens of plain and ornamental
penmanship. Many half-tone views of the college rooms
are given. It is a bright looking document, and indicates
a flourishing school.
—A very attractive, clear-cut, stylish catalogue is that
issued by the Spence & Peaslee B. C, Salem, Mass., where
our old friend, Chas. T. Craigen, is penman.
—The white and gold cloth-bound cover on the cata-
logue of the New Bedford, Mass., B. U., lead one to expect
something fine inside— and you're not disappointed. Pro-
prietor I'hibodeau has spent a great deal of money on good
cuts and luxurious paper. It is an attractive catalogue.
—Some veiy bright advertising matter is issued bv S.
Q. Suell, SnelJ's B. C, Truro, N. S.
— E. H. Morse, prop., Hartford, Conn., B. C, changes
his ads. in several daily papers every day, besides doing
some of the best booklet advertising we have seen.
-Prin. E. E. Childs, Childs' B. C. Springfield, Mass.,
appreciates the value of printers' ink and has some of it
illstributed over as neat and convincing a booklet as we
have seen recently. His college journal is a splendid one,
too.
—The Green Bay, Wis., B. C, is sending out a hue cat-
alogue. It contains many hall-tones of rooms, students,
etc. Bro. McCann is ably seconded in maintaining a high
grade school by P. T. Benton, Sec'y and penman.
—Other well arranged catalogues have been received
from the following schools: Spencerian B. C, Washing-
ton, D.C.; Jasper, Fla., Nor. Inst.; River City B C
Portsmouth, 0.; Duquesne B. C, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Low-
el], Mass., C. C; Columbian B. C, EvansviUe, Ind.- Lake
City, Minn., C. C; BeUeville, 111., C. C; Grand Forks, No
Dak CoU.; King's B. C. DaUas, Tex.; Hastings, Minn.,'
B. U.; Galloway Coll., Searcy, Ark.; Hudson"s B U
Charlotte, N. C; Ball B. C, Muncie, Ind.; Clinton, la
B. C; Dunsmore B. C, Staunton, Va.; JeweU, la Lu-
theran Coll.; Eaton & Burnett B. C, Baltimore, Md.
-The Portland, Ore., B. C. Journal is exceptionally
well edited, and always contains something we like to read.
—Brown's B. C. Juiu-mtl, Peoria, lU., is wtU illustrated,
bright and to the point.
-The Tubbs B. C. Drummer, OU City, Pa., is a weU
written journal, and talks Tubbs CoU. in every column of
Its eight pages. The Drummer shoiUd bring business.
--The Southwestern B. C, St. Loute, Mo., is sending'
out a handsome, business-Uke college journal.
—Other attractive college journals were received from:
Western N. C., Bushnell,!!].; St. Viateur's Coll., Kanka-
kee, nl.; B. & S. B. C, Lomsvllle, Ky.; Chaffee's Phono-
graphic Inst., Oswego, N. v.; Champaign, 111 , B C-
ZanesviUe, O., B. C; Lincoln, Neb., B. C • Western N
C., bhenandoah, la ; Merrill Coll., Stamford, Conn.- Uni'
B. C, Denver, Colo.; St. Edward's CoU., Austin, Tex -
Coonrod & bmith's B. C. Lawrence, Kans.; Mansfield, O.
R r^-' irS^''',^' ^™l;.B^ C.; Creston, la., B. C; Krlig's
B. C., Battle Creek, Mich.; The Alliance, O., Act. b5s.
Col.; Ottumwa, la C. C; Grand Island lieb., B. C;
lialveston, Tex.. B. U.; Butler B. C, Yonkers N Y
The EDITOR'S SCRAPBOOK.
1 E may have omitted some names from
our " Penmen's Exchange Depart-
ment " owing to the confusion incident
to handling the mail during the vaca-
tion period. K any have been omitted
we wish they would notify us. We
print free of charge the names and
addresses of aU pemnen, amateurs
and professionals, who de-sire to exchange specimens of
penmanship with their brother penmen. We know of no
more ftiscinatiug '• fad ' than specimen collecting. It is
far more sensible to the iwnman than the stamp craze.
What can be more inspiring than a tastilv arranged scrap-
book containing specimens of the skill of a tew hundred
penmen. One part can be dexoted to business writing,
another part to ornamental writing, still othei-s to flour-
ishing, lettering, drawing, print*, etc. Through the
medium of this deimrtment many exchanges may Iw made,
and this, with an occasional purchase from the profession-
als who are in the business of making specimens, will soon
make quite a coUection. Once started it is im easy matter
to add a specimen here, another there, and in a yem- or
two what a lot of fine specimens we have to con over with
a brother penman and to draw inspiration from duriug the
long ivinter evenings. It is quite an education in pen-
manship to turn over the pages of suci a scrapbook and
see the many points of difference in the work of our best
penmen. Send in your name and have it placed in the list
of those wiUing to exchange.
Tne foUowing names should be added to the list printed
in the August Jol-knal :
PROFESSIONAL.
M. L, Miner. »4 Truxton St., Brooklyn, N Y
J. M. Rilev, Rutledge, Ala.
J. W. Weils, Virden, HI.
T. J. Cathey, Burgess, Miss.
AMATEt-K.
C. L. Perkins, Middle GranvUle, N. Y.
"■/-, ^- Valentine, BeUefonte, Pa., sends some fine orna-
mental xvntmg and a graceful flourish.
-- D. S. Hill, Marion, Ky., favors us -with examples of
hrst-class businesy writing and a set of ornamental cap-
itals that are good. ^
— Business and ornamental -writing that is above the
average comes from J. W. Wells. Virden, HI.
■ "."^if/"" E- Calkins. LaceUe, Iowa. isequaUy at home
mitt d ^'^" " "™nmental writing sub-
— J. T. KeUey, San Saba, Tex., attributes his success in
learning to wnte a good hand entirely to The Journal
as ne nas nad no other instruction. '
— E, L. Hooper, Woodfords, Me., is one of our most
promising young pemnen. His writing is equal to that of
many professionals and we predict that he wiU be heard
from later.
7 ^- ^■J't^^'^' .Middie GranvUle, N. Y., is able to turn
out creditable plain and ornamental pemnanship and
states that his success is due mainly to The Joubnal.
^r ^"?!y ^"'ten cards have been received from O E
Ofstad, Minneapolis, Minn. ; C. E. Oliver Albany N Y '■
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DUPLICATE WRITING.
All I<len of .til.
eil lij .llii
A double writing apparatus lias been constructed
by Marquis Louis Fonti. at Rome, who was desir-
ous of obtaining two hand written copies, although
doing tlie work but once. Tlie idea of the invention
originated mtli Alexander Dumas, who wanted such
a double writer, and had a man by the name of
Levesque make a machine with which two identical
copies could be written. That apparatus was rather
imperfect, as the lower sheet had to be refolded
after everj- two lines of -n-riting so that the writing
on the upper lines might be continued.
Fonti has entirely solved this matter. The sheets
of paper are no more above each other, but side by
side, and are held down by the heavy metal base of
the apparatus. This latter consists mainly of three
pairs of levers movable on a horizontal axis. The
penholders are attached through little tubes and
movable on universal joints. At the base of the ap-
paratus two inkstands are attached in which the
two pens are simultaneously dipped. -With this ap-
paratus each of the pens does exactly the same work
The levers iiiu movable parts being made of alu-
minum, it 1 . not so very inconvenient to handle the
double writer.— i^'om the Philadelphia Record.
Penman, Actor, Playwright.
B. P, KELLEY.
B. F. KeUey and family, consisting of Mrs. Kellev
Mr. Rus.seU A. KeUey, Miss Sadie E. KeUey, assisted by
Miss Mabel L. Hicks, are on a theatrical tour through New
York State, and are meeting with success. The pro-
gramme consists of instrumental and vocal music, recita-
tions, lightning calculations and Mr. Kelley's original
comedietta, entitled " Kaleidoscopic Views of Married
Life." Mr. KeUey and famUy are very talented and for
several years have given entertainments of this character
in New York and Brooklyn.
Tpyewrlters Replace the Pen for Authors.
" Typerwiiters have just doubled my power of produc
tion, ' ' said a man who writes dime novels and boy terriflera.
"I couldn't write fast enough to keep up with the
thread of my story before the typewriter was introduced.
You know that much of my work is in short, snappy con-
versations consisting of such words as ■ What?' ' No, it
can't be true.' ' Say that ag.ahi,' etc. I find now that I
can sit down and talk off that sort of thing to a typewriter
without any trouble. I dictate about five thousand words
at a time and it Is easy, where it was hard for me to write
one thousand words. There is a steady demand for this
kind of story, and after a man gijts into the swing of writ^
ing them he can turn them out about as rapidly as he can
talk. A friend of mine, who is among the best of the
short-story writers in this country, and whose poetry is as
good as hLs short stories, dictates all of his work. It's all
nonsense to say that a man loses his st.vie when he dic-
tates.-A'c/c York Sun.
To Remove Ink Stains.
Tear blotting paper in pieces and hold the rough
edge on the ink when it is freshly spilled, or cover
the spot with Indian meal, or the liquid ink may
be absorbed by cotton batting. If the ink be spilled
on a carpet cut a lemon in two. remove a part of
the rind and rub the lemon on the stain. If the
ink stained article be washed immediately in several
waters and then in milk, letting it soak in the milk
for several hours, it will disappear. Washing the
article immediately in vinegar and water and then
m soap and water is another remedy which -will re-
move all ordinary ink stains. Ko matter what sub-
stance be used to remove ink. the stain must be
rubbed well. If the article stained be a carpet on
the floor use a brush.
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BY I. C. McINTlRE, IRON CITY BUS. COLL.. PITTSnUliCll. P,\.
202
^S^nmanaQ^UtCl^uMittS
BY C. S. PERRY, WINFIELD, KANSAS, BUS. COLLT.GE,
BY INO. ROCKWOOD, LOS ANGELES. CAL.
WRITING OF THE WORLD.
ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.
<.'|1P1 .Book. Pr
al and Builuos Wrllinil
•^
N the Augu-st Journal we save
spepimeiis of the copy-book and
business writing of Ireland. In
this issne we present the writing
o' England and Scotland, show
ing the slant, vertical, ronnd and
business styles, as given in sev-
eral of the leading systems ot copybooks. We
also present a specimen engraved direct from the
pen work of Henry Sykes of Manchester, Eng-
land, the well-knowni writing master and copy-
book autlior. We are also indebted to Mr. Sykes
for the samples of business writing by several of
Manchester's business men. as well as for packages
of copy-books.
The samples of "civil .service" hands shown in
the Irish specimens in the August Journal may be
l)roperly included as examples of English writing, too.
as practically tlie same books and styles are used in
England. Ireland, Scotland, Australia and all of the
English speaking colonies of England, Even Can-
ada's proximity to the United States doesn't induce
her to sliake off the slower, less slanting, rotmcl style
resembling the English " civil service " hand, which
we notice is still largely used by our Canadian
friends.
There liave been so many criticisms of the Ameri-
can copybook style, as well as of our business wi-it
^J/JL^,^^qLl
■^-— ■^'^'^^^
ing. with adverse comparisons with foreign writing,
that The Journal has collected specimens of the
copy-book, professional and business writing from
a great many foreign coimtries to show our readers
.just what other coimtries believe is good writing.
This will give all a basis for intelligent compaiison of
American with foreign writing— something that the
American public has never had before.
A Feast with Rare Old Books.
Hnil. raistick Art ! which men like angels tiiutrht,
Tospeiikt" E.ves. uri<l piunt unboUj'd Thought !
—J. Cliamiit'in. 1"«.
Xuiiibrr 8.
HE largest book of the old time
jieunian's skill ever placed on the
market is, without question, the
' ■ Universal Penman, ' ' by George
Bickham,
The copy now before us is 14^ x
9* inches, 2 inches tliick. and con-
tains 'll-i plates. But one side of the paper was
used. It was published in 1743 by H. Overton, and
was dedicated to the " King and Nobility and Gentry
of Great Britain."
The dates on the plates show that while the book
was not given to the public, as a whole, until 1743,
it was started in August, 1733, and finished August
12, 1741 Hence it took eight years to do the writing,
designing and engraving, and two years to print and
bind it. It was originally issued in parts, and these
parts sold separately. There were subscribers to the
scheme at the outset, and to these Bickham has de-
voted a page for his address.
While it is usually spoken of as " Bickham's Pen-
man " (this is on the cover of the copy in our posses-
sion), it must not be understood as being the work
of one man. George Bickham was a designer and
engraver, and accomplished the task, which must
have been a big one in those days, of engraving every
line in the '212 plates himself. The idea was Bick-
•203
ham's, but he called to his assistance twenty-four
of the leading \vriting masters of his time, prominent
among them being Willington Clark, Joseph Cham-
pion, John Bickham, Samuel Vaux and E. Austin
Of these Clark and Champion are best known to us,
probible because they have left other work than
that shown in the " Universal Penman."
Bickham was the greatest engraver of his time (and
some ot his work is not greatly excelled to day), and
while the entire work is mainly credited to him, yet
on each plate he has given the writer due credit.
Besides this he has engraved several letters written
to several of the contributors of the work and their
replies, in which he lands their skill as penmen, and
they in turn praise his skill as an engiaver. On
November 3, 1739, Bickham wrote to Champion as
follows; " As correctness and freedom are the Beau-
ties of Writing, and your Excellency in both shines
so conspicuously in my ' Universal Penman, ' it
obliges me to request the continuation ot your
friendly Assistance, . . . And since 'tis well
known that you have a peculiar Talent for Striking
either Letters or Flourishes, hy Command of Hand. I
doubt not but you will embellish it in the most
Masterly and Agreeable Marnier," etc.
The mutual admiration society continued its
meetings evidently, and on January 7, 1739 (note
the evident error in date; it must have been intended
for 1740), Champion replied, in part, as follows; .
" The Writing when seen by the judicious
will appear not to have suffered by its being en-
graved. . . . Knowing no other Graver could
transmit my Endeavours to posterity in so strong a
Light as in your excelling hand. " . . .
The " Penman " contains all of the variou.s styles
of script in use at the time— in fact everything im-
aginable in the line of script. There are also examples
of writing in " Hebrew, Greek, Rabinacal, Samari-
tan. Syriack, Arabick. Armenian," etc.
In lettering it is not profuse, but there are alpha-
bets of " German, Round and Square Texts, and Old
English, Italick and Roman Prints," etc. Scattered
through the 212 pages are many beautiful examples
of German and Old English texts. All of this letter-
ing is perfect or nearly so.
Flourishing is represented mainly by the strokes
used to embellish the lettering and in the borders,
head and tail pieces. There are a few flourished
heads of men and women, but they are not given
much prominence. The flourishing is exceedingly
graceful, accurate and retains much of the life of the
original.
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'^COTJly
(Tunb
•7j <^>L<>-ony i^to/^t-i^isey :^AJ'>J-i/4.,ed ^y^
specimen head lines from great BRITAIN'S REPRESENTATIVE COPY-BOOKS.
204
'jSJm^ t-ycA/noAjd QTtkC Qy^wt/uil!?
tfi ^a/f".
The sample page which we present in this connec-
tion is the work of John Bickham, wlio we take to
bo a son of (ieorge Bickham, the originator of the
book. We present this page as it sliows lettering,
writing and flourishing, and is a representative page.
The original plate was 7x12.
It is a wonderful work, and must have entailed
much labor and expense, especially when the times
are considered. It is suriji-isiug to find that at that
date a sufficient nuuil)er of subscribers could be ob-
taiae<l to warrant producing so voluminous and
expensive a work. It has placed the name of Bick-
ham high on the roll of the world's greatest penmen.
The one regret of all who are familiar with the
work of the earlier masters is that Bic-kham should
have been so swayed by prejudice as to have omitted
from this magnificent work the skill of Cocker.
There can be but little doubt that the skill of the
penman exceeded that of the engraver in those days,
and for that reason we would like to see Cocker's
work as reproduced by the gi'eatest engraver of his
time — Bickham
PAGE FROM BICKHAM'S "UNIVERSAL PENMAN," PUBLISHED 1743. SIZE OF ORIGINAL,
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onTmrtimiH^* }?, „il f^i 1 f'' a T^f^ dealers pen mannfacturers', artist material dealers' and school furnishers' district in New York and we have exceptional
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: SCRAP=BOOK SPECIMENS. !
FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS
TT7HERE have been accumulating in our oflRce surplus numbers of The Penman's Art Journal and circulars issued in connection with our pen
®1'' art business ; also multitudes of pamphlets, school circulars, photographs of pen drawings, pen and pencil specimens sent for review in The
Journal, and every manner of work identified with the penman's calling. Twenty years is a longtime and there is a big pile — all of this is
carefully packed away in a corner of our establishment.
As a reinforcement of this we have letter files extending over a period of many years, and containing contributions frorn practically every
American penman worthy of the name, amateur or professional, who has attained to any sort of distinction, also from hundreds of fine writers whose names
are wholly unknown in the profession.
In the whole pile there are thousands of finest engraver's plate-proofs of penmanship specimens that have appeared in The Journal, also of
thousands of plates that have been made on outside orders All of this material has been preserved with great care with a view to its use in a
connection which we now announce.
The material referred to is sufficient to fill hundreds of penmanship scrap books that in the richness, extent and variety of their contents will
be absolutely matchless. The time has come when, in order to clear it away with the least possible delay, we shall for the present make prices
that are within the reach of every penmanship connoisseur.
As will be seen by reading the groupings listed below we include with every package of specimens a certain number of copies of The Pen-
man's Art Journal. These papers alone contain a mine of penmanship illustrations that are worth all which we charge for the entire pack-
age. It is our intention to clear out all of the back numbers that we have on hand and it will be a case of first come first served. We can't
undertaV e to send particular numbers of The Journal, but if anyone ordering a package will send a list of Journals that he already has we wil
endeavor to send no duplicates.
SCRAP=BOOK SUGGESTIONS.
The arrangement of this material in scrap-books is of course a matter of individual taste. Any sort of old book, especially an old ledger or
other blank book, may be converted into a scrap-book with a little care and will serve the purpose. It is of course preferable to have a special
scrap-book, which may be obtained at any stationer's. For the benefitof our friends we have selected several that seem to us to be good for this
purpose and have prices listed at cost. A very taking effect may be had by so simple a device as the mounting of specimens on sheets of paper
of different colors and binding these into the covers, say of an old office ledger, having first removed the inner pages of the book. Still better to
get a binder, like that used for The Penman's Art Journal and bind in these sheets just as the Journals would be bound in.
It is wonderful how a scrap-book will grow when it once gets a good start. The greatest care should be exercised in laying out a good
sensible arrangement, properly grouping specimens, trimming them neatly and labeling them with care. The name of the author and approxi-
mately the date of the specimen, neatly written or lettered under the same, makes a record that is interesting for future reference.
We can't undertake to trim and mount these specimens. That would involve considerable labor and it is, besides, work that the owner of
the scrap-book should prefer to do himself. With the specimens we give information as to authors, date and any other facts that may be ca'cu-
lated to enhance the interest. These should be appropriately inscribed on or in connection with the mounted specimens.
In the front of every scrap book there should be an index of the authors represened. In mounting specimens there shou'd be no attempt to
crowd, as the value is strengthened by liberal margins and blank spaces around the designs. Photographs both of portraits and of penwork
should be unmounted from the cardboard. In case of specimens printed on opposite sides of the same page, as or instance in The JotjRNAL and
in some circulars, both sides may be preserved by binding in the sheet and over-laying it with thin paper, cutting out openings in the overlaying
paper where the specimens occur. Ihe blank spaces, if sufficiently large, may be uti ized for pasting down over specimens.
in the arrangement of our various packages we have endeavored to give the broadest possible variety. It would be useless to ask us to send
autograph letters by this person or by that person, but as with Journals if you already have good specimens from particular penmen and will
mention those penmen we will endeavor to make no duplicates.
$1 COMBINATION.
4 Specimens Business Writing bv 4 different peine
8 Specimens Ornamental Writing by 3 different p
8 Artist Proofs of Engraved Penwork. (Plain an
Ing. designing, etc )
6 Clrpula^rs with Photo-engraved Pen Designs. (A big variety of artistic penwork )
" Journal. (Containing many rare specimens now out of print )
nuine r)riginal penwork).
(Genuine original penworkl.
ental script, flourishing, lettering, dn
8 Back Numbers Penman's.
1 Back Number Business Jimrnal
ear's Subscription to Penman
newal— sent to any address.)
5 Akt JouitNAL or Bxwm^ Juurnal. {Either \
$2 COMBINATION.
nt penmen,
rerent penm
i-k. (Plain and ornamental script, flourishing, lettering. draw-
itpy Rook. (England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, France.
'en Designs (A bi^ variety of artistic penwork.)
il'hnal. (Containmg many rare specimens now out of print )
$4 COMBINATION.
16 Specimens Business Writing by 16 different penmen. (Genuine original penwork )
12 Specimens Ornamental Writing by Vi different penmen. (Genuine original penwork.)
2 Specimens Vertical Writing by 2 different penmen. (Genuine original penwork.)
2 Specimens Pen Drawing by 2 different penmen (Originals.)
4 Original Pen Flourishes by 4 different penmen.
~ Specimens Original Pen Lettering by 2 different penmen.
1 -pecimen Automatic Pen Lettering. (Original penwork )
2 Specimens of Koreign Writing (Original penwork from Great Britain, France, Switzerland,
Australia, Tasmania, Japan. Brazil, etc.)
12 Artist Proofs of Engraved Penwork. (Plain and ornamental writing, flourishing, lettering,
drawing, designing, etc.)
2 Artist Proof »heets fro
paper. )
1 Large^ Photograph of Large Engrossed Design.
24 pfr
Back Numbers Penman's Art Journal. (Containing many rare specimens now out of print.
I Ames' Book of Flourishes. (Printed
side only on heavy plate
4 Back Numbers Bu»inrs»JaurnaL
1 Year's Subscription to Penman's Art Journal
newal— sent to any address )
* Journal. (Either
«»$3 COMBINATION.
■-'difft-rent nennieii. (Genu
\ 9 different jienmen. (Gei
penwurk.)
■■s Journol.
II $5 COMBINATION.
penmen,
d Penwork. (Plain and ornamental ■
■s' Book of Flourishes. (Printed on
4 Siiecimens Pen Druwin
7 Original Pen Hourislie;
4 Specimens Oritjinal Pen
3 Specimens Original An
ine original penwork.)
inuine original penwork.)
2 original penwork )
line
riting, flourishing, lettering.
ne side only on heai-y plate
4Specimens Foreign W. ._
lO Artist Hroofs of Engraved Penwork. (Hain and
drawing, desiKnine, etc. i
4 Artist Proof sheets from Ames' Book of Flourishes,
paper )
2 T^hotographs of Larcre Pen Designs
k from a dozen differc
1 Hheetsfrom Foreign Copy-Books. (A dozen countries from which to select.)
■s containing Photo-engraved Fen Designs. ( \ big variety of artistic penwork )
vout of print.) 42 Back Numbers Penman's Art Journal. (Containing many rare specimens now out of print).
7 Back Numbei-s Buainem Journal.
new sub. or re- 1 Year's Subscription to either Penman's Art Journal or B(w»(fK>t./n»j7ui/. (Either new sub or
renewal— sent to any address )
BLANK SCRAP=BOOKS.
We have selected several sizes of scrap-books that we think are especially suitable for collectors of penmanship specimens. They are strong,
landsome books, containing 120 pai^es each.
prices:
No. 1. 13!.^ X Ifii, in.. 8(1 leaves (120 pages). S2. 05. Mail, .§.'..511. No. 2. 9\ s 12 in.. SO leaves (120 pases). .§1.30. Mail, §1.50.
No. .3. l^i s. 10 in.. SO leaves (120 pages). $1.10. Mail, $1.30.
now we Ship. — All si>ec iuiens. hack numbers of papers, etc. . are sent by express, purchaser to pay express charges. Be sure to give your express office when
fcrderiiig. Send money with order. Address
I AHES & ROLLINSON CO., 202 Broadway, New York.
Scbool0.
206
fnbiana.
Iiirumiutfun. F. J. HF.EB. r>res.
INDIANAPOLIS COLLEGE Op COnnERCE.
B' :>rNT of :iu yifjirii' t'xiwrlelice teat-llfs ShorthainI
Aiiiliwmifdt whonl riunrt^rs In iQdraria. E)«rva-
Kir, flfctrliT IlKhl, t{UN uiKl Hteani heat. WrlU> for
lOUR
JOURNAL BUILDING." Mo:
SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEOE, Indlin-
inulli. Intl. EiidorRPd br state Supeiinftident
■' ailli • -
CsUbliibedTlgeo^S Business Coilese Co.
Xlejas.
t^liln. Shortliarid.
itu.lents recelvpil
IHasbvllle, XTenn.
(Beorflta.
SULLIVAN & CRICHTON'S BUSINESS COL-
LKtJE Srliool of shorttiand and Tolpgraphy.
Atlanta, (Ja. LeadInK college South. Four pea
men. CainloKiie free.
Connecticut.
MKRRILL BUS. COLL. AND SCHOOLOF SHORT-
HANI) AND TYPRWRITING. SlamrorcJ, Conn.
n.i.iirliiM'iitti <.r nfN.kkfcpliiK. Banking, Penman
M ''(-'^'.""'^'''""'i TvpewrltlnK. TPlegrapliy, Eng-
rnis.u.iiblc. Send for ralulogiit-. M. a! MERRILL.
California.
QARDEN CITY BU51NP5S COl I POE San
.I0B(1, Col. One Of 11. . Im .1 , .1 ,t,f.-i,. ,1 ini'a mo..,
Hucccaaful fdueatli.il.! i ,)„, |>.„.iti..
slope. Special Peiiiii I i i . mlii .luiiL-e
of C. E. WEBBER. II i u.. M il, ITes.
HBALD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE. San Fran-
' .!'.'i"i '"'*"" ^^ ypf""» tlie largest private school west
1)11 I '"^'^' • 'ornier pupils now prosperous
Ikcntucfis.
TRIlest IDlrglnla.
"''?.?,';V.',?',9„''.'J*"^ESS COLLEGE. PHONO-
IV. '"' ?;.H"OI- AND SCHOOL OF ENGUSH
pVir. ";"■ " • ^°- ■>■ "• DASHER. Prin autl
©bio.
*"*"' COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. Dayton Ohio
ouith'aiiil in'erSs'lv"' ''""^ established. Thoi
THE NEW PENROD TRAINING SCHOOL. For
rra.'i'.V'i-fi.'Mi,':;'' for expe-
Coloraeo.
WOODWORTH'S SHORTHAND ANO COM-
MER(nAL COLLEGE. Klttredge Building. Denver
Colo Combined Course. Practleal Shorthand
Office. W. A. WOODWOKTH. President. W. A
McPHER-SON. B. A.. Manager. 12-j-
Xouislana.
THE COMMERCIAL ATHENEUn OF THE
SOUTH.
SfiL'Ll? COMMERCIAL COLLEGE 12-y
anil Llterar.v Institute. Sew Orleans, La.
mortb Carolina.
CHARLOTTE COM. COLL., Charlotte. N. C.
iHew J3orft.
''°u?i P.lr.t'^s'?, BUSINESS COLLEGE. i«
^**In.T An*!,S„u*'!-'-^°^' P'-ehkeep.
"^mtil'^t^lj, 5.^.*l^!?S. COLLEOE. S, E.s,
Ipcntnen.
D. S. HILL. Penman, flarion, Ky., beautiful
[lurlsti lU ci'iils, cnps, Imsiness and fani-y 10
MISS ELLA E. CALKINS. Lacelle. Iowa. One
•ils -Jdc. Written in twelve styles 35c.
or letterluK or pen drawing 25c.
S. B. FAHNESTOCK. McPHERSON COLLEOE,
Mcpherson. Kan. Artistic letter, Ave -J^-ent starapii.
of sample colors, prices,
D. TAYLOR,
PFrFP*^ Sto
ARTISTIC PENWORK.— Engrossing of Resolu-
tlons. Testimonials, etc.. a specialty. Everv dt-
scriptlon of ornamental pen work to order. Re.so
iutlODS engrossed from S3. 50 uuwams. Corre.
spondence solicited. A. E. DEVfHURST. Dtleai
N. Y. "y
F. OILMAN, Penn
"Mant" a^s.
In answering advertixement» sigued bp a nom-de-
plume, delayx and mmaheit are avoided hy sealing
and stamping the rtplit* readu for mailing and
lorituio the nom-de-plume in a comer, then inclos-
ing such sealed revlie» in an envelope addressed to
The Penman's An Journal, S02 Bmadway, New
York. Postage mtwt be sent for forwarding CatiV-
logues. Newspapers, Photographs, &c .
(^^^-^/■i^/.^
TIIOKOrOHLV COMPBTBNT and experl-
■* enoed teacher of penmanship, commercial
known schools, im
iiaTjoR a separate
the bout practical [
Situations 'WIlante&.
City B. C. graduate with three yi
, ' ' years or business
work, Is open for engagement aa teacher of
A TEACHER with good literary education, a Go
City B. C. gradual.
u public schools and
ivork. Is ope '" —
bookkeeping,
Rogers, Musselman's and Ellis systems. Age si ;
married; best of references: wants moderate: '
only. Heady on short notice. Address "McS..'
1 shorthand and t
branches. Familiar with Willlainw &
po.iltlou, preferably with a good uomial college.
years' teaching experience. Recommendation.
application, **^BUSINESS AND PENMANSHIP.
Ueacbers KaanteO.
TEACHERS WANTKI>. American Teaohen
* Bureau. St. Louis. I'Jthjear.
Business ©pportunittes.
nnierclfti
visoi-s of
The price \tt ^'iM^ ench insertion f
loi i» rxceed one inrli. Iftwoinsi
'•• piiid lor ill iiilvnnce ($.}) the adv
vill hv euiilleil lo n third inHcrliou
\\r J. KI^SI.KV. 1
TT . writer of adver
F'OR SALK,— The good will and plates ofu well
iiilvcrtlned and widely used setof wrttlug lessons.
Coppi'r plate engraving ; thousands of dollars spent
in advertising : Internatlonnl reputation. Reason foi
selling : conflicts with present buBluess of owner. .\
good thing for a hustling advertiser. Address "WRIT-
ING LESSONS." care Pesmak's ART Journal.
Sc?)ool3 dfor Sale.
TF ^^M W I ■- 1 1 -I II your Bchool.^ortobu;
!■; JouiUJAL's Want c
- 1 order and for small ex-
,\\\ ill inerulal school proprietors
Hi .\i.i.-ii.u read The Joim>Ai. and an
foUiiiui.s will place what you have tn
iii* $*.2.50 each insertion for nd^.
I'd one inch. If two iuseriioHN
in iidvinicr <1§I9) the advertiser
(led to fi third in»ertion free, it
^Y^HAT \ »I I OI'KKKKI* I
W^
population li,000; Ohio,
ir-Raln. This Is a rare opimr
uTclal teacher. Can make a
>tjvrt and be his <
3 teach S. H. only
Penman's
aiTouKAi'H Duplicator." i
cheaper. Price $i,ftii to >■ i
MEN^iudTK.VCHERS. Woi
fiS H NBTlflH flinericans Wam me Besi.
Underbill's Rapid Phonography
U.-i.r,'..*pnt..i the Best Writers of the Aite.
Illiis. fir I'U'lerhlirsl-ulverslt.v. R.H-hester.X. V.
rtMssourl.
^PALDINQ'S COMMERCIAL COLLEOE. Kansas
i...,Vi.. .\" '^!'"'"''l?'**- '""TS^^'- '»*'st huslneM col-
li k'liuhe West. ThorviuKh iD.struellon given in
IMHt>.....jilliu. shorthantt. lypewrltlug. teleiirauhv.
^^ THE VSE OF CUTS on thU page or any
dtparturt from the general style o/ditplau teitl
cost 60 pvr cent, extra.
^, Penman. Newport, R. I. Your
li'Zen cards faiicv and business cap-
-^ letter ami a beautiful souvenir, all
t -.tumps.
e Bartlett's Bcs
thousands . LEARN
, and I wfll send you
L-rltt'cn In full, and
woj-B of writing It, '
t stamp, and I will send you. addres&ed in r
a baud, price-list descriptive of lessoua by ma
C. R. RUNNELLS. 9630 Bell Avenue, Station P,
Chicago. An elegant C. E. Pledge. 14 x IK Inches
zluc etching from penwork, loc. 12 cards, anj
name, SOc. My record In 8 years 100.000 cards.
■FEE.'-carc
HAVK HAD (Ive yea
craduateor the McKi
rn or Southern loca
Ready at SO days
B C Qu
the St:
fer Ka:
salary,
care ^EM
■ TEACH penmanship, bookkeeping, arlthnni
com'I law. etc.; have taught In two leading In
i colleges : am a graduate of public schooln ;i
ir'9 Instruction In higher brancli
ntal penmanship
^A.
year«^ teaching experience. Good health; good refer-
ences upon application. Flrst-clo&s man, Urst-cli
salary. ^' PERMANENT." care Penman's Abt Jouils
v.Idreas "A BARGAIN,*
Fi}\l SAI-E.— A flourishing, thoroughly estali
Ushed and advertised, completely and elegantlj
equipped business college (In a city of 35,0'H)) Id
Penusylvanla. with a large and rich surrounding ter
ritory to draw from and practically without cominMI
tlon. Annual attendance over 300. Will n^t pun-has.
frlce first year. Location central and elegant. \\\
he departments In charge of competent t+'achcrs
Most popular system of shoithand and biislneaa train
Ing The whole In Al running order and sufflch-iii
correspondence on file In offtce to keep school flllfl
■ " Rea.tons for selling, proprler ■
.n Impaired health and .
business Terms to suit purchast
for Investment ever off" "" '" "■"
this country. Address
Penman's art Journal.
tof do.
7OR «*AIjE.-On account of the falling health (■(
"* my wife who has charge of the Shorthand Di'
irtiiient, I have decided to sell my icontrolling) In
In a city of about IB.OOO
jfor Sale or ICraDe.
Yi^ll
irk*
ad. and see how
The price Is S'i.SO eneh insert
not to exceed one inch. If fw.
he pnid for in Rdvunce <I§;5) the
will be entitled to a third in^er
T SQUARE WANTED.-I
bund Day Shading an' '
length or blade, price,
tlon C "- •—
bund Day Shading and Spacing T Sgu
length or blade, price, how long In use
tlon of the Instrument. "PEN ART
ScFjooI jfurniture or Supplu
jfor Sale or Ejcbanoc.
ud. Ill this roluiMii win n-ach hini.
The price in Siti.SO each insertion for 1
001 to exceed one inch. If mo insert i
be pnid for in ndvance 'H!.!) the adveri
will be entitled to a third insertion fre
desired.
FOR SALE.— Two National typewriters, a^
a* new; one used one year and the oihir
months. Price, for one, 825; for the two. ^J"
dress "NATIONAL." care Penma-s's Art Joii n^
Btyant&SfHiffon
Business College
3IST«>32I CtlifUf^ti OPPOSITE.
WABASH AV. VilllUlSV AVOITORIVm
•Langest-OKlest-' Best-
O/arSk NIGHT COURSES
■BusJnessShorthand-En^lisli-
MosrLuKURiousur FurnuheoSchooii'Am erica
GOOD POSITIONS
SECURED Bt SWDOm
Business Hrms Supplied wltti Help
VlSrrOflS WELCOME Phone HARRISON 6S8
id for Catalogue
A. B. CUSnrtAN. Kingoi Shading Pen Artiste.
, We8t4?rii Avi
mi ClrfUlar for 4
. Pen, 1 Boltle
PERFECT'»3|--
X^ "^ ^ ^ # QUALITY
ASK YOUR STATIONER FOR THEM
Send 2 cent stamp for sample card
of School and Commercial I'ens
ECLECTIC PEN CO.
Street, New York.
Card Wrlrt-i- uud Kiikii
Enirle Koch, Vn.
1 cloE. cards, 22c.; 3 rtoz., bOv. Page of cb
algnfltiires, 25c. He^olutlons ennrosse-- for
to »10. Ten writing lessons by mull. J^.50.
PREHIUnS.
A Beautiful Stick Pin.
HE JOUHNAL has had siicciiilly manu-
factured from it-s own design a very
iieflt stick pin. to otTer ns a premium
to subscribere. It is made in solid
silver, also in solid gold.
The siia-£k pin has the quill of solid
atcniing silver, and the stick pin part
01 German silver.
The qoi.d pin is solid, 14 karat, ex-
cept the stick part, which is Germun
silver, gold plated.
Fnr one doUar we will send The Jocr-
NAL/orodc f/ear.and the solid silver
For imc dollar and fifty cents wc tritl
c sub., new or renewal, and send solid
N as itremium.
For hay doHaiv we will send two co}}ies of The
Journal (to different nddi-esses, if desii-cd).
for one yoar, and the solid gold pik. O
will send The Journal for (uvj years and the
solid ffold pin.
Or. for those dcsirinjr to be placed on our per-
manent list for two yeai-s. we will send the solid
(Told pin as ptetnium for a i-emiitance of SI now.
The other dollar to oe 'iwaiitted at end of fli-st
year. Pi-esent subscribers may have their sub-
st'riptions extended and thus avail themselves of
:^^/^/7.*. ny/fAoJfrCc/iaS
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'NEW COMPLETE ACCOUNTANT/' PUBLISHED BY
this offer at once. A jeweler would charge at
kiist Sl.'iO for the gold pin.
Works of Instruction in Penmanship.
Ameb* Guide to Self-Instruction In
Pracilcal and Artlhtlc Penniani«lilp.—
For 25 cents extra the Guide' will be sent full
bound in cloth. The rcffular premium has
heavy paper binding. Price when sent other-
wise than as premium : Papei', 75c.; cloth
The Guide in paper sent as prem. with one sub.
i%\). Cloth 25 cts. extra
Ames' Copy-SllpH for Solf-lnstrnctlon
In Practical Pennianidilp.— This covei>
about the same ground as the Guide, but in-
stead of being in book form it is composed ni
movable slips progressively arranged. This work
also has had a very large sale independently of
its use as premium at 50 cents a set. The "Copy-
slips" will be sent as prem for one sub. (SI).
2** The
w* The . ^/ (?
U5lNESSjOIII(NAL^
'2A inches;
The Lord'H Praj-er (size 19 x
Flourished Eatcic (^ x 32); Fl
Ntag (24 X 32); Centennial PlcMtr<
ProfcreHB (24x28): Grant (flemorlHl (22
designs (lithographed) sentas pi
cloth, with gold stamp. $1.50,
It gives 125 beautiful designs, delicately printed
on superfine paper— most of them masterpieces,
by 72 of the world's leading penmen. We will
send the book in manilia binding as premium
for one sub. and 10 cents extra ($1.10). For two
subs. ($2) we will send it and any of the pre-
miums announced above for one subscriber.
We will send the Book op Flourish]
best cloth binding for one sub. and 50
($1.50, the price ot the book alone), or for two
subs. ($2).
To Ctub Suhscribers.
If you have been a club subscriber for the
Cast year and think that The Journal would
e worth a dollar to you the coming year, we
shall be pleased to have your renewal on tbflt
ba^i8. If you can't afford that sum, your sub-
scription may be sent through our nearest
agent at the clubbing rate.
If there is no agent convenient, write us at
ODce, stating the fact and inclosing 60 cents
for your renewal. We mean to have an a<--t-
ive. capable agent not only in every schucil
but in every community. If there is oue ot
this kind near you, you must know it ; if not.
there should be, and it may be your oppor-
tunity to get the paper for yourself and friend^
at the reduc*tl clubbing rate.
In no case do we authorize or toill we coun-
tenance interference with a present capahlt
AMES & ROI.I.INSOS t'O..
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(Ttt:
WHILE THEY LAST
7UC will send the six numbers of The
Business Journal, January to June,
ijiclusive, for 2§ ecn/s, icith privilege
of rest of tiic year at 2j cents addi-
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yon send names, addresses and oeen-
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Tnit\nnullvnur'^Mful!^wl-havein>uiu'lr^l l,,rll,,- l,'i''r< h-^n" /),. l-^inr rih,:,>>. sti^trm decided preference."
Specimen Pa«es Sent Postpaid.
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money. We have bought thous-
ands of Hubst-riptions of the Pen-
men's and Teachers' papers, and
offer to dub them at surprise
rates. Publishers will not allow
us to advertise prices, but we
will send you. upon request,
some olub rates that will open
your eyes.
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nd reliable. Send for
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7J G^n/ oXu maS
The Benn Pitman
System of Phonography
Is the only System of
Shorthand
Which for more than forty years has been the standard of American
I practice, and which has successfully stood every test which can be im-
j posed by all classes of writers, from the business amanuensis to the law
I and parliamentary reporter.
Which has been called by the National Bureau of Education The
I American System of Shorthand, and which is shown by detailed .statis-
tics issued by the Bureau to be taught as extensively in American
I schools as any other three systems combined.
Which has been adopted as the standard of instruction in the public
! schools of Boston, Lowell, Quincy, Kitchburg, Hyde Park and Worces-
ter, Mass., Hartford, Conn., Providence R I., Philadelphia, Easton and
Bloomsburgh, Pa., Newark, N. J., Washington, D. C, Cincinnati, Dayton
and Columbus, O., Louisville and Newport, Ky., Milwaukee, Wis,
Chicago and Peoria, 111., Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo., Omaha, Neb.,
Duluth, Minn., Phoeni.x, Ariz , Oakland, Cal. and many other cities and
towns throughout the United States.
Which has a large and constantly growing literature, and a semi-
monthly periodical to supplement the text-books.
' Which has an accredited body of Teachers, examined and certificated
by the authors of the text-books.
Which is suited to all needs under all circumstances, and which a
business college or other school can teach with the unshaken confidence
that it is giving the best.
For full information with complete catalogue of text-books by Ben'n
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80 — In' connnection wnth the first part of Sep-
tember lesson your attention is directed to another
vital 'point. Has it ever occurred to you, have yon
seriously thought of it. that your present style of
writing, be it good or bad, is the result of repetition,
and ;that'you can become skillful in writing a poor
hand as^well as a good one.
Tfiir Minlnl I'lrttiie a He>iiit.stto.
87.— If your mental picture of the form is good,
and you write it with a copy book movement, your
writing is poor indeed, and if your muscles act easily
andj rapidly on a faulty conception of form, yoiu'
NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1895.
mental pen writes line after line in the blank mid-
night.
Learn to See GnotI in-ili>nj With Your JCyrs Shut.
00. — In connection with this exercise your thinker
on the central truths of these lessons. Learn to read
them all in'tli your eyes shut, and I am confident that
a new world of thought and action will open up to
you. for which you will he truly thankful.
The Jlosf DtiPoilt FormH Reserved for the Close.
1> 1 . — The most difficult forms have been reserved
for the closing lesson. Several exercises in previous
lessons are alrin, in form and movement, to the
letters in this lesson, and no doubt you feel able for
a successful encounter.
Stittiy the Iltustrntiotts.
92. — The first six illustrations in No. 43 may prove
helpful to you as a study, and prepare the mind for
4^1^
writing is in danger of losing legibiUty and becoming
useless. Our writing is a picture of the movement
we continually use and the foi'ms we hdhUnaJly
study, but the fact is not fully realized and appre-
ciated by all learners.
To TUscoitraffe Worhers,
88 —In writing paragraph 75, in addition to what
followed, I had in mind a class of persons who had
practiced a gi'eat deal on this and on that, and their
arms are in condition to move freely, rapidly and
even obediently, but their writing is unsatisfactory.
They have gotten along just so far, and have reached
a point where further progress seems impossible to
them. Here we find them di.scouraged and in a
mood to give iip, feeling that further effort is useless.
If you are not the wise student who would search
for the cause and find a remedy, let me tell you
something. Yom- conception Is defective, and seem-
what follows. Give them more than
glance. Next in order are a dozen or more practice
sheets, to be completely covered at a lively speed
with Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 in line 43. The place and
manner of beginning these exercises are of the
lo Cents a Copy.
of a compound curve, where it joins the down stroke.
Your time is well spent when you are studying and
practicing figures. Spend several hours in reviewing
all of the figures as shown in the second line of 45.
Note well the location and length of every line and
the direction the lines point in beginning and end-
ing. Raise your speed on every figure to at least
eight strokes a second, and then practice them in
miscellaneous order, as may he seen on page 80 of
the April Journal.
94.— The z is most easily learned by combining
it with the m, as shown in No. 46. A slight pause
may be made in joining the parts at the base line.
95. — A good r depends almost entirely upon the
position and length of connecting line at top of letter.
96. — The .r is made by retracing the down stroke
without lifting the pen. Both down strokes should
touch the base line. Shortening the last down stroke
makes the .v resemble one style of r, while space
between the lines gives it the appearance of an n.
You will like this style of .r after you learn it.
S>7. — No. 47 will prove interesting practica, and
yom' repeated trial to get good location of letters
and parts of letters should develop increased skill.
98. — To further carry into practice the points
given in the first part of the September lesson, I
would suggest that in your review you rule your
practice papers into spaces suitable for invoices,
accoimt sales and other narrow ruled forms. You
can get samples from business houses and from text-
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greatest importance. In such exercises as 7, where
the lines are easily forced into correct shape and
position, you should practice an hoiir at a time,
pausing only now and then to compare with copy.
When you can leave off the introductory line in the
8 exercise and can still make good double curves on
down strokes and end properly, you are prepared for
the T and F in 44. The caps for these letters have
jC/:^:f-
ingly you have been unconscious of the fact. You
are a willing, muscular worker, but not a frequent
and close observer of things, unless possibly you are
.gazing at a photograph— one of your sweetheart. Oh
how intently you look at that. It's interestuig. isn't
it Y But when it comes to your copy yon give it a
hasty glance and then practice away ; or maybe yon
look at your letters as some young speakers look at
their audience, and reallv ^e no one. Now. you know
full well that the muscles, servants of the mind, can
not make that which does not exist in the mind, any
more than a river can rise above its source.
stop Carrtess I'rtiettee.
89, — Yes. by all means, stop such practice as you
have been doing, but don't give up in despair. Go, do
as many a one has done, who has a real, heartfelt
love for penmanship. He carries a copy or illustra-
tion in his pocket or pastes it m his hat, where he
can feast liis eyes upon it and study it at every
opportunity. He writes on the sand, mud and snow.
He writes \vith his eyes open and with them shut ;
sees letters in the air or in the skv. and with his
been given in the ending of Q and L and the first
part of W and Z (see line 47). Make stem short,
oval in top part small, and well up with space be-
tween it and the stem.
Ttip noitres.
93. — The figure s is weak for speed work and
unsafe for use when it is left open at the top. Make
books on "arithmetic and bookkeeping. In writing
up these forms do not allow yourself to change from
movement used on the loose practice sheets, and take
pride in working for neatness and systematic arrange-
ment. '
Here's an Ejcainpte for You,
The specimens by Mr. E. M. Hiestand. a busy and
enterprising traveling salesman, of Hagerman, O.,
wliich appear herewith, show improvement made by
practicing an hour or two an evening for four months,
and are presented to encourage those who began
these lessons with a heavy hand, finger movement
and crude ideas. Part of Mr. H's first specimen was
written at the beginning and a part at the end ot a
three months' business course where they teach by
' ' setting copies ' ' — and a poor example. The clear line,
tree movement and speed shown in the lower speci-
men and the figures are the re.sult of practice on the
compact ovals and straiglit lines, twenty two pages
of which were sent in during his first montli'x
practice.
What have you been douig 'i If you ha'
i)t im
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this part secure by beginning well to the right and
by ending above the head line. The figure ^, contain-
ing the same number of lines and made in the same
directions as those in the figure .;. often conflicts with
that figure. The secret in making the 7 lies in be-
ginning with a dot only, made by pressing the pen
downward ; the next motion retraces this dot. and
then moves to the right and upward in the direction
you have not improved your
■;riHciHms.
Mr. Thornburgh has undertaken the great task of
sending personal criticisms for this month by mail.
Those practicing from these lessons will certainly
appreciate Mr. Thornburgh's sacrifice of time and
energy in so endeavoring to advance their interests.
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LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITINQ.
BY C. P. ZANEB, COLUMBUS, O.
No. 8.
(IXITIAL MADE IN JOCBNAL OFFICE.]
<lct Jiotrn to DetailM.
ARNEST students who really desire
to Irecome fine penmen will not
mind getting down to detail in
study and execution. You should
now look over your small letters
carefully to see whether they are
faulty and inaccurate. If so, find
out, before going further, what is wrong and what
remedy to apply to correct the defects. Your letters
need not be absolutely accurate, but they should
approach some uniform standard sufficiently near
80 as to appear similar and regular. That means
that nearly all tunis (both upper and lower) should
be the same size, that nearly all down strokes
should be uniform in .slant, and that the short letters
should appear the same in height.
EnoK laorrmenl-Smoolh and Graceful Strokes,
If you want your writing to take on not only this
orderly or precise appearance, but a graceful look as
well, you must see that your movements are easy in
order that your lines may be graceful and smooth.
You must also see that the little .shades are distrib-
uted about equally over the page. That is, where
a follows «, as in " Oniamental,'^ and is shaded, the
n should not be shaded. Avoid, as far as possible,
having two shades come close together. Therefore
you will find it necessary at times to shade your n'&
and a's, and at times not to do so.
Vnt/'ormtt// a Key to Succennful Ornamental Writing.
It would be well to keep in mind the fact that
cop letters affect slant more than the short letters,
and that the latter control height more tlian the for-
mer. In other words, as your loops are, so will be
your slant. Uniformity is one of the keys to suc-
cessful ornamental wilting. It is to penmanship
what rhythm is to music. The little sparkling
shades interspersed here and there accentuate the
otherwise monotonou,s line.
Small Letters More Ttnportant Than Capitals,
I have dwelt specially upon the small letters thus
far. because they are the very essence of good writ-
ing and because capitals will be considered in a later
lesson. Young penmen are apt to overlook their
small letter practice. Whereas, no one has ever
achieved much fame from having been able to pro-
duce only capitals well. As it is hard for students
to get down to systematic practice on small letters
after having become somewhat proficient in capitals,
I am desirous to stimulate them in their practice and
acquirement of small letters. For capitals are of far
less consequence in actual writing than are small
characters.
Therefore see that your movement is easy, orderly,
and sure, so that your small forms will be graceful.
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or clumsy-like in appearance it is quite probable
that your movement is rather sluggish or that you
are using the fingers to excess. On the other hand,
if your form lacks order, system, and accuracy, it is
likely that your movement is too rapid and \vild or
that you are using the shoulder muscles to excess.
Study your work and your movements to find what
is wi'ong. If you think everything is perfect, it is
quite likely that you have not yet faiily begun. For
I have never yet found the person who wrote really a
fine hand who thought it was perfect or even excel
lent.
A Correction,
In lesson seven, paragraph one, I said, " or the
paper twisted slightly to the left at the top." I
should have said rioht instead of left. The wrong
plate was presented first, also. Mistakes will happen,
and unless the same are serioiis I never bother to
correct them,
cniricisias.
P. H. H., 111.— Ciu-ve the down stroke in Smore, and
throw tbe shade lower in all the letters. In some you get
the shade low enough, but you get it too high at the same
almost see it, but now it is clear out of sight — it is as
elusive as the end of the rainbow.
\V. B. C, Tenn.— The shade in your Cs is too short and
clumsy. Your ink and pens are not in good trim, else you
ride the latter too much, especially in the small letters.
Your writing is good enough for most school use. Better
use it as a stepping stone for a well rounded education —
unless you have that now. A good handwriting, when
backed by an education, is a fortune to the possessor.
T. J. C, Miss. — You write quite well, but you need
careful practice on small letters, specially loops. Let the
arm act like a hinge in making the latter. Your e's ar©
not full enough — more rolling movement.
W. B. C, Tenn.— Your stroke on small letters still seems
heavy. It is due to poor stationery, 1 think. Your pen
seems worn. Now find out just where the heaviness
comes from — whether from poor material or heaviness of
movement.
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artistic, and accurate. Remember that if you slight
detail yoiu- writing will appear well at a glance but
\vill not bear close scrutiny. And on the other hand,
if your movement is sluggish and your letters well
formed but labored, tbe general effect will not be
very pleasing.
When you find your forms becoming rough, stiff,
time. Vour work seems a trifle heavy. Lightness is a
very essential element. But you are doing splendidly.
C. S. G., Conn.— Curve down stroke in L more. Your
work varies a good deal, revealing the fact that you
either lack confidence or skill, or both. Keep up your
practice and you can see what the " top '' looks like— if
there be a top. Some years ago 1 thought that I could
Couldn't Read His Own Writing.
Compositors are supposed to be able to decipher all
kinds of handwriting, even that of editors and min-
isters. On this point Mr. Robert Clark, the Edinbiu-gh
printer, used to tell a story: Prof. Lindsay Alexander
came into our office one Friday with the manuscript of
a sermon.
" You must let me have proofs of this to-morrow," he
said.
I told him the time was too short. He must give us a
few days longer.
" No." he said. "I must preach this sermon to-mor-
row. It is a special sermon. I wrote it ten years ago,
and now I can't make out a word of it." — Ex.
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217
MODERN PEN LETTERING.
BY J F. BRILEV, JOCRXAL OFFICE.
No. II.
Jlnpid Body Text,
ERE is a teit — one as valuable
I as any one we have yet given.
' :intl one that is very easily exe-
'uted after yon " get on " to the
' swing ■ ' of the letters. It is
- used in body work of engrossing,
illustrated advertisements, etc.,
and a, thousand and one other places where a plain
and rapid style of lettering is required. The copy
for this lesson is given in its crude and unfinished
state, just as it left the pen in the first stage of con-
struction. Some prefer leaving them in this style.
while others desire the more finished appearance
done by retouching. (See lettering in panel at
lower end of first page of The Journal each month. )
Take a Gillott No. 170 pen. one that is well worn,
and a bottle of good-flowing black ink. Carbonine
ink is the best we have found for this kind of work.
Do not use pencil except for guide in spacing and for
ruling head and base lines.
Try it, and send me some of your best practice
sheets for examination.
Some very creditable work of last lesson received from
Maggie Smith, Peoria, HI. ; Jas. B. Duncan, Chattanooga,
Tenn., and Corry M. Hayward, Little Rock, Ark.
ART POSTERS GALORE.
A I'roiiilnlnii Neiv Kleld lor Ihe ArtisI Peniiinn.
More than one of our friends in the penmanship pro
fession have been trying their hands at the unique
style of decoration which is usually called the "new
art." We notice quite a sprinkling of the new style
in recent school catalogues. Some that occur to us
.iust at this moment are the Lebanon, Pa., B. C.
catalogue, with illustrations by C. M. Lesher; the
Albany B. C. catalogue, cleverly handled by S. E.
Bartow 1 and a whole nest of beautiful circulars
from the Rochester Business University, in which
the mildewed idols of conventionality in school liter-
ature are ruthlessly shattered.
We show on the front page of this issue a small
plate reproduction of a de.sign made for a new art
picture in colors, also used in black and white. The
color scheme is explained in the subjoined article,
taken from The Business Journal:
The fin de ait'cle Art Poster is getting to be more and
more in evidence, and news stands, stationery shops and
dead walls everywhere are bright with variegated color
masses. Nor is this sort of thing confined by any means
to the exploitation of playful subjects, as the swirl of a
skirt dancer's draperies or the chic pose and presence of
the rapidly-coming-into-view summer girl. The most
staid and conservative advertisers take advantage of the
fact that it is the precise phase of pictoral treatment that
is most in the public eye for the moment, and they use it
for the most serious purposes. Such publishing houses,
for instance, as the Harjiere, the Century Company, Lii>
])incott'8, etc., are using it freely, and one sees flashes and
S])lashes of it on book covers and smart journal headings
that stand guard over contents of the most irreproach-
able sobriety.
If any one has any sort of notion that this style of pic-
torial work is purely haphazard and requu-es no particu-
lar technical skill in drawing and coloring, let him get
out his brushes and try his hand. He wtU be pretty apt
to discover that its production involves a command of the
elusive properties of line and color in at leist as gi-eat a
degree as the more conventional product. He may prob-
ably come to a somewhat keep appreciation of the fact,
also, that there are differences between color masses and
color messes that the eye of the most untechnical layman
will have no difficulty in detectmg.
The keynote of this sort of work is Vigor— a virile com-
position mode up of robust details. The special cover of
thisissueof The Business JouKNAL illustrates the point
about a.s effectively as it can be done in black and white.
The color scheme of this design, as wrought out by oax
artist, involves red. green, yellow, orange, two blues,
gray, black and white— all obtained from four printings.
Tlie color tones, like the design itself, are Egyptian. A
deep blue forms the upper background, ^vith black below.
The wording is black against a faint blue scroll. The em-
broidery of the robe is beautifully picked out in old red
aud black and yellow. Green and black are used for the
foliage, through which the snowy plumage and red bill
and legs of the stork are seen to great advantage. The
dominant note of the architectural framework is the green
of the ancient Nile, laid upon a yellow field, with accent
F^PID ISODY T£;^T.
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SPEAK THE SPEECH. IPRAV YOU, AS 1 PR0A4OUNCE:
IT TO YOU, TRIPPINGLY 0/N TH£ TONGUE." BUT
IF YOU A\OUTW IT. AS ^ANV OF YOUR PLAYERS
DO, I HAD AS LIEF THE TOWN-CRIER HAD SPOKE
A\V LINES. /NOR DO NOT SAW THE AIR TOO
/MUCH'— YOUR HA/ND THUS: BUT USE ALL
GENTLY: FOR IN THE VERY TORRENT. TEMPEST,
AND (A§ I MAY SAY) THE WHIRLWIND OF PA55I0N,
YOU A\U5T /ACQUIRE AND BEGET A TEMPERANCE:
THAT WILL GIVE IT SA\OOTH/NES§.
/^HML£T. SCEJ^E. II, /JCT III.
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BY J. F. BRILEY, ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON JN MODERN PEN LETTERING.
spots of orange, red and black. The finished efifect is rich
and exceptionally striking. No one of an antiquarian
turn of mind would be likely to pass by such a design
without pausing to verify the correctness of its details of
symbolism and classicism — the sphinxes, asps, papyrus,
lotus ornament, sun-and-serpant. architectural forms,
etc.; while the average observer, who doesn't care a fig
about the sigaificance of such details, would be no less
strongly impelled by the vivid coloring and forceful com-
position to see wnat it is all about. And that is just what
the advertiser has in view.
These art posters may be printed either from relief
plate or stone. A very handsome design recently made
in Tbe Journal oflBce for the Waterbury Watch Com-
pany (we hope to be able to show it iu these columns nest
month) was printed in five colors by the former method,
and is the first such poster to be printed from relief
plates, so far as our knowledge goes. The relative cost
of the two methods depends upon the size of poster and
size of the edition. Stone would probably be cheaper for
a large poster in a small or medium edition, while metal
plates would be less expensive on large editions, especially
for postei*s of moderate size.
The collection of art posters is a fad that has already
assumed respectable proportions, and it is a common
thing to see offei"a from fii-ms that use them on news
stands to supply collectors for a consideration, usually
35 to 50 cents each. When firms like the Century Company
make such announcements it is pretty safe to guess that
the number of people who have written them for speci-
mens has grown large enough to be both troublesome and
expensive. It is a good deal to expect to get for nothing
that which represents expense and value, but there are
plenty of people in the world who look upon such a pro-
ceeding as perfectly natural and proper. Some private
collections are valued at hundreds of dollars, even thou-
sands, where the artists' original sketches are included,
and '• poster shows " have come to be one of the recog-
nized functions of fashionable life in large centers of popu-
lation.
year. Two or three handsomely illustrated circulars and
a large hanger with views of the school are included. The
rooms and equipment of the college are metropolitan in
character, and bespeak unusual enterpiise and a fine
patronage.
G. W. Temple.
G. W. Temple, President of the Champaign, 111., B. C,
was bom in Montgomery City, Mo., 93 years ago. He was
educated in public schools. Normal school and business
college. His first lessons in penmanship were received at
Cambridge, Dl., from N. B. Hagin, a traveling teacher.
C. W. Boucher, then the head of the com'l and pen .
dep'tsof the N. I. N. S., Valparaiso, Ind., was his next
teacher. Later Mr, Temple graduated under that fine
penman and elegant gentleman, E. K. Isaacs, being Mr.
Isaacs' first Valparaiso graduate. At the same schoa
A Word With Our Friends.
If you believe The Jotrnal is doing a good work for
the cause of good writinu, if yuu want to benefit three
people and a good cause by one simple act. show your
copy of The JornxAL to a friend and tell him just what
you think of it. Better still— send for our clubbing rates
and some sample copies (free) and get up a club in yoiu"
neighborhood. You'll help The Journal, help your
friends, help the cause of good writing and help yomself.
Make the start to day.
Do you believe The Journal is giving you value re-
ceived !' If so, tell the good news to a few of your friends.
We want them all in The Jourxal's big famdy.
The Childs Bus. College. Springfield, Mass., is sending
lut some particularly choice advertising literature this
Mr. Temple took a course in penmanship and art from A
A. Southworth. Later he took the Normal pen course
of the Gem City B. C, under Messrs. Musselman and'
Schotield. Teaching in the public schools of Illinois and
Iowa followed. Nest Mr. Temple traveled for two years
in England, Ireland and Scotland. After returning to the
United States he traveled and taught penmanship, book-
keeping, etc. His nest teaching was in a Texas bus. coll.,
where he spent two years ; afterward establishing the
Temple and Hamilton B. C, San Antonio, Tex., and con-
ducting the same successfully for five years, or until the
building and contents were destroyed by fii'e on Dec. 35,
1893. On March 31, 1894, he was married to Miss Martha
Rice of Champaign. Mr. Temple is an Odd Fellow and
Mason, president of a school that has fine prospects, and
is a genial, popular man.
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To Supervisors and Public School Teachers.
The Jouknai. desires to extend its circulation
amoDK pnblic school teachers. Our public school
subscription list is large, but there are hundreds of
thousands of teachers and prospective in our public
that when a teacher does good board work she will
turn out a good class of writers. A teacher who
does slovenly work on the board will sometimes turn
out good writers, but it is the exception to the rule.
I'oor JtlnekboartI ll'ritina Injttrintifi to Eypsiipht,
87 How often we have seen teachers scribble
VERTICAL WRITINC-BLACKBOAUD work by a sa
schools who desire to improve their handwriting
and methods of teaching. We know that teachers
are drummed to death, almost, by book and paper
subscription agents, and hence we have placed the
clubbing pri(;o so low that it practically eliminates
the qnestion of expense. If The Journal is shown
to the teachers and the clubbing price given, it will
be all that is necessary. An examination of The
down exercises for the class in such a way that pupils
frequently have to inquire what certain words or
figures are, or leave their seats to get a closer view,
the board writing being indistinguishable from the
rear seats. This effort throughout the day to de-
cipher the forms on the board is such a continual
strain on the eyes that it is no doubt one of the chief
causes of shortsightedness in school children.
VERTICAL WRITING. — BLACKBOARD WO«K BV FIF
Journal will convince any teacher that she cannot
do without it— especially since the cost is next to
nothing.
We shall be pleased to send sample copies and
quote clubbing prices on appliction.
We hope those already interested in writing will
do a little missionary work and aid in extending The
Journal's circulation and intlnence, as well as in
helping the cause of good writing in oui- pnblic
school.s,
BY A. K. NEWLANDS, SUPERVISOR <1F WHITINd,
KLVasTON. ONT.
.Vo. .«.
ilotiil HInrkboai-it tt'ritinfj bi/ Tenrlitvs n tirt'ttt
tHreiitivf to i'lt tills.
86.— There is probably no one thing that affeits
the' ordinary written class work so much as the
teachers boai-d writing. It is an Invariable rule
88. — The younger the pupils the more easily are
the eyes affected, and for this reason teachers of pri-
mary classes should write very large, with thick
lines.
E^clmrife irHf of Btiti^kttoard Copies Jtait /or thr l^ifes,
89. — In this connection it seems well to tb-aw at-
tention to the dangers attending the exclusive use of
blackboard copies for teaching writing. Not only
is much gazing at even the best boards very trying
to the eyes, but the oft repeated glance from the
white paper .iiist before the eyes to the dark surface
at a distance, and vice versa, necessitates coi-re-
spondingly sudden ailjustments of the eyes both to
the light and distance. Tlie effect is similar to,
though less noticeable than, that experienced when
one passes suddenly from a dark room to one bril-
liantly lighted, or when one exposes his eyes to a suc-
cession of flash lights. For this reason I think the
jiidicious use of copy-books -with some blackboard il-
lustration combines safety with efficiency, and now
that copy-books can be bought at about the price of
blank books there is little difference in economy.
<■„! l.-ltoaril Il'<(f(/i|7 bi/ Srroiiil (Irmlf rraclui:
90 As a good specimen of primary work I have
shown here in the first illustration the board writing
of a teacher in one of our second grades (our grades
number from the baby class). All this teacher's
board writing is done just like the work in the il-
lustration, and can easily be read sixty feet from
the board. The work in the scribblers of the pupils
of this class is comparatively on a par with the board
work of the teacher.
Cut S Hoard Writlnn bv I'l/lh Uriiilc Tearlur.
9 I. —The second cut illustrates the board writing
of a teacher of a fifth grade. She is one of our clev-
erest teachers, but prior to the introduction of verti-
cal writing her class was one of the poorest in the
city in writing. She is not naturally a good writer,
and when we were teaching the sloping writing her
board writing was very poor. Since the introduction
of vertical writing she has acquired a .splendid hand
and is a good, rapid board writer. At the last yearly
promotion examination her class not only came out
at the head of those of the same grade in general
proficiency, but as regards writing they turned out
by far the best sets of papers on all the written .sub-
jects. These photographs were not taken from
specially prepared boards, but represent the ordinary
hurried work, and are probably the best lessons in
board wi-iting that could be given.
Hoir Board Wrttlnff Is Done.
92.— When writing on the board at the top the
hand is usiially to the left of the body ; as it descends
it works toward the right until when on the level
with the eyes it is directly in front, and when below
the eyes it is to the right of the body.
Cut :t.— Third tirade Sehool Room View.
93. — The schoolroom view is taken from a third
grade class, engaged in the special writing lesson.
The pupils are working on the ordinary flat desks.
We are having [some rooms furnished with hygienic
VERTICAL WRITING
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desks, which are especially suitable for vertical
writing, and of which I hope soon to present a view.
iVo/e. — Having received numerous letters from
readers of The Journal (a number of them inclot-
ing money), asking for specimens of writing, and
others inquiring about lessons by mail. I take this
opportunity of saying; My time is so completely
occupied tliat it is impossible for me to give lessons
by mail, or to fill orders for specimens. Readers
will also please note I have no copies of the January
number of The Journal on hand.
Note by Edilora.—'Ihe Ames & RoUinson Co
will date sulMcriptions back to and including Janu-
ary. 1895, but no more single copies of that issue can
be sent out.
LESSONS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
DY F, M. WALLACE, SHENANDOAH, IOWA.
No. 8.
[LNITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
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KILL is the result of habit ; habit is
the effect of repetition.
Nothing adds more to the beauty
of a set of books than nicely made
figures, and it is equally true that
they are as effective in aiding one
to secure employment as is elegant
writing. They are more difficult to master than is
good writing. Therefore they need much prolonged,
patient practice.
Moiitlat/.
Review the movement exercises and endeavor to
.secure a good degree of skill in that work from
each scholar. Of cotirse the smaller children must
use whole-arm movement, swinging the hand clear
of the paper aaid moving the entire arm and hand
from the shoulder joint. Remember they must use
1 1 yvLtA/ ^' iLollouSc'iv Co-
lead pencils, and do not forget how they .should hold
their pencils, as lias been explained in a previous
article.
Permit but little finger movement, and never use
it on movement drills. Pupils generally use their
fingers too nmch. and you should try to overcome it.
Take up the figures in the order given and practice
each one until all can make it well and rapidly. They
should be made small, and not shaded.
No. ?.j. Fig. / is one and one halt spaces high.
Make it at the rate of about 100 per minute, and
leam to increase the number. The count is • • one ' '
for each downward stroke. Keep the hand in motion
until at least ten figures are made. Remember not
to stop the movement sooner — never stop after mak-
ing each figure, as that will destroy the efficiency of
the work.
Introduce speed drills for five minutes or so at a
time, requiring good figures by all.
Have each find how many figures he has made,
and announce the result. Hang up the best work
for inspection. This apphes to each figure.
In practicing pupil should not attempt to carry
the hand more than one-third of the length of a line,
no matter what he is working upon, before moving
the paper to the left about two inches. Move it again
to the left the same distance, and then again. When
commencing a new line push the paper back to its
original position. This moving of the paper will
ob\-iate moving the arm from its rest on the muscle
near the elbow.
No. 7o. For the f. which is the same liight
as the i, count " one "* for each figure, being sure to
close it at the top. Keep the hand moving as for
the figure 1, and make at least one hundred per min-
ute.
Tuesday Rertetv' the Movement lixercisea.
No. 71!. Figure 6 is two spaces high. Coimt
" one," " two,'"
Make the downward stroke straight, finish with
an oval one space high.
,Vo. 77. — Figure 7 is two spaces long, one-half space
being below the ruled line. Count " one," " two,"
Well-Known Supervisors.
•T. r. ttrnaan.
J. P. Reagan. Supervisor of Writing in the Rock-
ville. Conn., pubhc schools, was bom in Rockville
on Nov, 37, 1863. After lea\Tng school he followed
the carpenter trade. He practiced writing evenings
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come below the line.
ACCOMPANYING LESSON IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED SCHOOLS BY F. M. WALLACE.
from compendiums and penman's papers. He or-
ganized and conducted successsfully writing schools
in various Conn, towns. For some time he had
charge of the pen. dep't of Snell's B. C, Norwich,
Conn. In 188fl he was appointed to his present place.
Mr. Reagan is a fine writer, an enthusiastic teacher
Heiliiesday VlUI on Hie Oitalu, etc., a Few Minutes.
No. 78. Figure 9 is two spaces long, and crosses
the line the same as the seven. Make the o part of
the figure one-half space above the line and always
close it. Be careful. Count " one, "" two. "
No. 79. Figure i is one and a half spaces high,
and is entirely above the base hne. Notice that there
are no straight lines in this figure, that the first
stroke is short, that the horizontal stroke is about
one-half a space above the ruled line, and that the
long right hand downward stroke just comes to the
base line.
Count " one," " two," " three,"
Tliiiysdai/.—I'ractice the Ot'atu, etc.. Again.
No. SO. Figure 2 is one and one half spaces high.
Count "one," "two," "three." Drill as for the
0 as to speed, etc.
No. 81. Figure 3 is one and one-half spaces high.
Count as for the 2.
Begin with a dot, and make the lower part about
three times as large as the upper part.
Friday.— Miscellaneoua Fiyure DvHIh, etc.
No. SS. Figure S is one and one-half spaces high.
Count as for f .
CaiTy the lower part well to the left, and up from
the line as far as the turn from the first stroke begins,
or a little higher. Be very careful with the short hori-
zontal line. It should connect with the top of the
first stroke, and should extend to the right, parallel
to the ruled line, so that a straight line on the main
Slant will touch the right end of the short line and
the right side of the oval in the figui-e.
No. S.J. Figure S is one and one- half spaces high.
Count ' ' one, " " two. "
Be careful not to make it backwards.
Attain a speed per minute of at least one hundred
ones, one hundred naughts, seventy twos, sixty
threes, ninety fours, seventy fives, ninety eights and
ninety nines.
Give many speed drills, requiring good work.
Drill much on the figures arranged miscellane-
ously, and secure a speed of one hundred or more
good figures per minute.
Thousands upon thousands of figures must be
made to secure good results, requiring systematic,
iutelligeut practice upon each figure.
and at all times a ^tud^■llt .it the best methods of
teaching. His work has been successful.
Fraternal Notes,
— Miss Kate Seaman is the new Supvr. of Writing and
Drawing in the public schools of Big Rapids Mich. Mits
Seaman is a splendid writer and does creditable work in
various styles of drawing.
— I. S. Preston is located at IBO President street, Brook-
lyn, N. y. He was Supvr. of Writing in Maiden, Mass.,
last year.
— W. H. Bodenheimer, formerly of Duluth, Ga., has been
recently elected Prin. ot High School at Norwood, Ga.
He is a good writer and much interested in Improving the
methods in public schools.
— W. J. Lewis, Prin. of Com'l Dept. Bay (Jity, Mich.,
High School, is bound that his students shall have the
best methods in his line of work. He sends several sub-
scriptions to The Journal.
— Miss Mabel Rodgers, Hartland, Vt., takes consider-
able interest in good writing and methods of teaching.
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BY G. McCLLRE. HARRISBURG, PA., SCHOOL OF COMMERCE.
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— Langdon S. Thompson, Prin. Metropolitan Nor. Art
Sch., favoP) UB with various circulars in regard to the
training clawed and also admission tickets to the public
opening addrem by Prof. Henry T. Bailey. State S>upvr
of Drawing for Mass. Mr Thompson conducts this school
mainly by means of Saturday work in connection with
his duties as Director of Drawing in the Jersey City puWic
Bcfaools.
— O W Ware, late Supvr. of Fort Worth. Texas, is now
Supvr, of Writing and Drawing in Dallas, Tex. Mr.
Ware is succet«led at Fort Worth by R. F. Moore.
— In a recent letter. Miss Anna E. Hill, author of "The
Blucational System of Penmanshiii " and Supvr. of \V nt
ing in Simngfield, Mass., public schools, reports as follows
as regards to vertical writing : " We have just introduced
vertical writing into our three lower grades, vve tried
it as an experiment in one of our large buildings last year,
and at my request it was adopted for the primary grades
this year. The teachers as well as the children have to be
instructed in it and it makes me ver>' busy just now.
— Miss F. E. (ioss, Port Henry, N. Y., High School, is
Interested in the various articles in The Joi-bnal, and be-
lieves in iilacing The Journal before the teachers of Port
Henry.
— W. D. Chamberiain, formeriy of Olivet, Mich., has
accepted a position assi>ecial teacher of writing and com 1
branches in the Ionia, Mich., public schools, succeeding
Mifss Ella M. Clark.
— A. L. Shaw, Byron Center, Mich., sends the cash for
six subscriptions, hence we judge he believes in the Byron
Center schools having the latest methods in writing and
drawing.
— E. U. Brandt, Supvr. of Writing in public schools,
Niles, O., is pushing his work vigorously this year.
— Ottawa, Kans., has added to its corps of teachers a
Supvr. of Writing and Drawing. Miss Jennie O. Muth has
charge of these special departments. W. M. Sinclair, the
enterprising Supt. of that city, is rendering every possible
aid to Miss Muth and the thirty teachers in the public
HCll(Hlls.
— - Forrest Dollinger, teacher of mathematics in the Lead-
ville, Colo., Hi^h School, is also greatly interested in good
writing and good methods of teaching it.
— Hobart Webster of New Brunswick, N. J., a recent
Zanerian, has been elected as a teacher of writing and
com'l branches in Elizabeth, N. J.. High School.
— L. D. Scott, Supvr. of Writing, Memphis, Tenn., who
is a wide awake teacher, is planning a vigorous campaign
for the present school year.
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/■l;li- X.-liniimon,
ObJvftH, Itmted on the <'ifl(nder, tliv
Voni' and Ibf SpUeroidn.
Lot the student first take Fig. 1, different sized
ellipses, and practice them with a free swinging
movement, gliding around and arcmud thirty or forty
times, sometimes in one direction and again in the
opjiosite direction. These movement exercises are
the best devices for developing power and skill.
Now let the pupil practice the objects in the order
of their numbers, although this is not ab.solutely nec-
essary. Nearly .ill of these objecta will jiresent the
usual five degrees of light and shade illustrated in
the previous lesson. In Fig. ."> notice that the top of
the water, milk or other fluid in the glass will
appear u.sual!y as an ellipse. The whole object
should be more delicately shaded than if it were an
opaque object.
In Fig. 16 notice how the width of the ornamental
facets diminishes from the center toward the right
and the left. In examples like Figs. T and l.'i there
is danger of making the objects appear deep, instead
of shallow. In Figs. 11. IS, III and 20, .showing
bands, or joinings of one part to another, great care
must be taken in drawing the right and the left ends
of the semi ellipses. Usually they are not curved
enough, which defect causes them to appear very
stiff and unwnlliug to cling around the surface of the
object as they ought to do. Fig. 31 shows how the
ellipse is to be varied in drawing the top of a
stump. Of cour.se it is indispensable in drawing
nearly all objects that are circular in section, as the
trunks of trees c<»t off. or logs of wood.
The elhpse is a very subtle and beautiful form,
and it should be fully mastered on account of its
frequent practical use in model and object drawing.
Practice on Fig. 1 will produce excellent results in
a comparatively short time.
NEITHER WRITING NOR IDEAS
VERTICAL.
^SapcrlIltendent of Wrilini: Lyou of Oelroll Thiuku
Mr, Newlnuds la Noc Coii-isleiil.
What is the matter with Brother Nc-wlands ? He has
flopped BO suddenly that it almost takes om- breath.
Listen to this: "there aue a nlimber of vertical
WRITERS who use EITHER A RIOHT OR A LEFT SLOPE."
Yes, we knew that all of the time, and the best of them
when they are not riding their hobbies write at an angle
of about 1)2 degrees above the horizontal.
Just give us some more like that. You are on the right
track, brother.
Did your paradox slip ?
How is this, any way ? A thing is perfectly vertical
wheu it leans some 1 What, to the right or left, or does
it lean a little wheu it is perfectly vertical ! Which is it ?
Doesn't the gentleman know that when he tries to
write with the muscular movement at the rate of thu-ty
words per minute he cannot preserve the upright posi-
tion of the lines y Guess he's been experimenting and
finds it necessary to change his theory so that it will fit
his practice.
'' O, consistency thou art a jewel !"
Is it Newlands' vertical slope or Newlands' sloping
vertical y Which is right ?
Reading on a Uttle further we see that it is not the lines
but the action that is vertical. That is to say, if you write
with the vertical action you are very apt to make your
writing slope. If this is true why not turn it around and
write with a sloping action and thus make the writing
vertical.
Ills LKSSUN IN BLACKBOARD 1)KA\MN(,
It seems to he a sort of contrariwise business.
We think he must have slipped a cog somewhere.
Please keep your eye on him. W. P. Lyon,
Sup't of Writing, City Schools, Detroit, Mich,
NO MORE SCHOOL SLATES.
Sent In I.lMiko by Science Alonn wilh Klsaes anil
Oonimail Camniuuiou Cul>8.
The Health Board approved yesterday a number of
recommendations suggested by Prof. Herman M. Biggs,
the department bacteriologist, and ordered that a co] y
be sent to the Board of Education, Some of the recoin-
meudations are as follows :
1. The use of slates, slate peucils and sponges shall !"■
discontinued in all the public schools.
2. According to requirement pupils shall be supplied
with pencils and penholders, each pupil to retain those
received in a box provided for the purpose, such box to be
marked with the pupil's name. Pencils and penholder-
shall not be transferred from one pupil to another with
out suitable disinfection.
3. All school property left in the school building by c.
child sick with any contagious disease, and all such prop-
erty found in an apartment occupied by a family in which
a case of small-pox, typhus fever, diphtheria, scarle:
fever or measles has occurred, shall be taken by thi-
Health Department for disinfection or destruction.
i. Books which are taken home by pupils shall be cov-
ered regularly once each month withbrown manila paper
5, Places for driukiug water on the ground floors of
the school buildings shall be discontinued, and a covered
pitcher provided for each class room, in which fresh
water shall be placed before every session, A numbered
cup, to be kept in the class room, shall be issued to each
pupil. No interchange of cups shall he allowed, — -.V. >'
Sun, Orl. i. mir,.
VCitd/oui
Normal School Penmen.
William C. Stevenson, the head of the departtnent of
bookkeeping and penmanship in the State Normal School
of Kansas, was bom in a log house in Vernon Co.. Wis-
consin on Dec. 2r>, 18(j4. He was educated iu the country
schools and in the Kansas State Normal School, fiom
which he graduated in 188i». His teaching experience cov-
ers a period of twelve years— one year in country school, five
years in city schools and six years in his present position
in the State Normal School. In addition, he has in-
structed in and condut:ted several institutes and taught in
summer schools. While a teacher of penmanship, Pro
fessor Stevenson also teaches boakkeejiing and phonog-
raphy to large and enthusiastic classes iu the largest in-
stitution for the training of teachers under State control
in the world. A believer in muscular movement and a
free, easy and rapid style and an uncompromising opponent
of what he styles the" vertical fad, "he attracted consider-
able attention at the Western Penmen's Association at Lin-
coln, Neb., la'?t December by an original theory of natui-al
slant which has been commended by many of the best
penmen in the country. In his comments on the work of
the convention, John Jackson of London, the apostle of
" vertical " writing, was agitated most by the remarks of
Prof. Stevenson— a compliment of which any American
teacher of writing might well be proud. Muscular move-
ment and muscular delvelopment are closely associated,
and it is difficult to determine which is Prof. Stevenson's
hobby. As Commandant of the State Normal Battalion
for six years he has done much for the cause of physical
education in his State. Prof. Stevenson is the author of a
system of writing used in many of the best schools of
VERTICAL WRITING IN CHICAGO.
JouRNAi, readers are familiar with the views of
Chandler H. Peirce. "The Electric Light of the
West." Supervisor of Writing. Evansville, Iiid..
on vertical writing in general. We have published
several articles by. and interviews with, him. in
which he has assailed vertical writing and has given
his reasons therefor. In a late issue of the Evans-
ville, Ind., Jounujf-News we find a two column in
terview with Mr. Peirce. After speaking about
vertical writing in general, he thiis re\iews the
results of vertical writing in the public schools of
Cliicago. from his standpoint:
"I promised the readers of the Jotminl- News that I
would on my return review the work of my department
as found in the Chicago schools. Where there are nearly
8,000 teachers, with a pay roll of §1:35,01)0 per month, one
would suppose the best would appear upon eveiy hand.
I have nothing to say except in my owu departmeut.
" I \isited several sirhools and foxind no material diCfer-
euco in method of instruction. Chicago te.nche:-s, like
thousands of others who have received no special prepiu'a-
tion, do not know anything about teachmg writing. They
KO tlu'ough the form, but if their skill and knowledge of
other things was measured by their ability to execute and
instruct in writing from a scientific standpoint, they
would be found sadly wanting.
■' Vertical writing is not taught in the Chicago schools,
simply because no such thing exists An effort is made
to instruct in perjieudic ilar drawn forms, but that is a
flat failure, because it in no wise meets the demands of
the lessons, as a generous supply of specimens will show.
" Not a single solitary sample of auy one could I see
that bore the imprmt of iti> illustrious title. The attempt
produced a mongrel compound, hideous in the extreme.
No svmmetry. no uniformity, no beauty, no rapidity-
nothing but a be\vildering mass as varied in style and
architecture as its builders.
" But what else could you expect ? No writing is
taught, becaiise no movement is attempted. They do not
profess to teuch movement. They do not know anything
about it, much less teach it. How is a thing to be learned
that is not taught ■'
" All there is done is to have the pupil rest the hand on
its side and draw the letters. After making two or three
motions of the fingers, the pen leaves the paper, the hand
is moved aud the operation is repeated till the word is
formed. But one point is attempted, and that in a meas-
ure secui'ed— viz., legibility, aud that at the expense of
all else.
"The question of speed does not enter their creed.' [ 1
put the following question to one of the principals: ' Why
do you have supervisors of drawing, music, physical
culture, and not of penmanship ^ ' The reply was : ' We
think we know better how to teach writing than these
other specialties,' Knowing what I do of their general
results, I am convinced that the think is a fanciful, face-
tious freak.
'' How can any teacher know the most practical methods
of presenting writing when no preparation was ever
made to learn beyond the most ordinary ?
" Execution is one thing ; skill in imparting quite
another. Both must be present iu the successful instructor.
Chicago teachers are no exception to the rule. They have
no special fitness in this line, hence are not beyond medioc-
rity. They have no method nor plan beyond placing a
word on the boaid, and have the pupils copy it a given
number of times while sitting squarely in front of the
desk. As the hand passes down the page the arm leaves
the desk, and renders execution from the forearm quite
impossible, even if they desired it ; but as they do not, of
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course, it makes little difference. The fact that the arm
leaves the desk is proof of the fingers having to do the
work, and this in turn is a slow and laborious process.
" Condemnation cannot be ton great for such heathenish
suicide.
" Resting the w^eight on the side of the foot would
demoralize the walk of a Fiji Islander. Writing with the
hand ou its side — a necessity, if the pen point is seen in
execution (and so practiced in the Chicago schools)— must
soon leave its mark, as disastrous in its effects.
" Vertical nousense is a poison and its baneful influence
is chargeable to its supporters, whether through inno-
cence or ignorance.
" Importations are all well enough in some things, but
we have nothing to learn in the art of writing, either in
skill or method, from England, or any of her provinces.
" So great has been the improvement in methods of
education that it is a little surpi-ising that so old a thing
as the vertical should have been accepted by even the
most stupid.
"Educators as a class are susceptible and the book
agent is pretty sure to find his man ; but there were
other avenues which were conducive to his success.
" Tons of books were made and sold through the regular
channel that will prove ruinous beyond computation-
While Chicago adopted a system, she in no wise adhered
to it. Various ways were subsititued, which I will not
attempt to enumerate here.
" It has been a harvest to book concerns ; yet if it has
taught a lesson to the people the money has been well
appropriated.
" Humbuggery has its beneficial effects with all classes,
and the educator has not escaped. If the war was inevi-
table, let us receive the enemy after a graceful surrender,
and let them return (not to their first level, but to a
practical style of writing that has been evolved from a
chaotic mass by the generalship of skilled teachers and
supervisors of writing whose authority should be law."
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Editorial Comment.
Ihv Cfticaffft .Heftlntf »V«fr)-» I'emiifn's AuMocitttion.
The Executive Committee of the Western Pen-
men's Assoriation are planning a fine programme and
a splcnilid meeting of the Association at Chicago,
(luring holiday week. 189.5. Chicago is the gi-eat rail-
road center of the country : reduced rates of fare
will be in force because of the holiday sea.son. and the
thousiuids of hotels for which Ciiicago is famous will
make rates and furnish all grades of accommodation.
Nothing will be lacking that ^^^ll be necessary to
make the meeting a success. Penmanship in all its
branche.s. bookkeeping, shorthand, typewriting and
commercial branches will be given place on the pro-
gramme. The bright lights of the prof essoin will be
there; the discussions will be instructive and inter-
esting and a jolly good time is assured to all who
attend. Begin now to make your plans, lay aside a
little casli each week toward defraying the expense
and Hrmly resolve to be at Cbicngo during next hoi
iday week.
r/l.' l-nilinu of Ink.
In examining some of the old revolutionary docu-
ments in Washington's Headquarters. Newburgh.
N. Y..wewen» sunnsed to find that while the ink
used to write the more modern inscriptions was so
faded as to be indistinct, the ink used in writing the
original documents was in most cases in good con-
dition.
TJlr IIV»(,-,-,i iV.,...r.l'« ..|*ior(n«„» Be;.o./_L(l.r«/.i
One of the most valuable contributions to the lit
er.iture of penmanship, shorthand, tvpewriting and
commercial branches is the irrfwl/m report of the
Lincoln meeting of the Western Penmen' Associa-
tion. It was'reported by Dan Brown, edited bv J
W. Warr. and published by the Association. It is
not a money -making scheme, the idea being to widen
the field of work of the Association and piit the re-
port in the hands of those who were unable to attend
the meeting. The Association hopes to at least get
back the bare cost of getting out the work. All who
have the cause of the Association, or that of the
work championed by the Association, at heart — at
least 7,5 cents' worth — would do well to send 75 cents
for a copy to C. A. Faust, Treas. , 45 E. Randolph
St., Chicago, 111.
EDITOR'S Calendar.
Pefrce Manual for the Typist.— Published by Thomas
May Peirce, 01 T Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.:
Cloth, 300 pp.
Much care has been exercised in the selection and ar-
rangement of the material for this work. It contains
chapters on: How to Operate the Machine, FHngering, How
to Regulate the Machine, Practical T^^pewriting, Business
Letters for 36 different kinds of business, Word List, Cor-
respondence, Abbre\iations, Punctuation, etc. The part
devoted to typewriting proper (188 pages) is printed in
typewriter type. The variety and 8coi>e of information,
stvles of letters, expressions, etc., covered is wonderful.
The binding and typographv are the best for this kind of
a work. All considered, it leaves nothing to be desired.
Han'ley's Bookkeeping Chart. — Showing How and
WTiv to Open, Keep and Close a Set of Account
Books. By Geo. W. M. Hanlev. Heavy Linen Ledger
Paper, 33 x 30 inches, single sheet. Price, $1.50.
Pub. by Geo. W. M Hanley, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Hanley is a pmctical accountant of twenty years'
experience and for several years has been a teacher in
Peirce Coll., Phila. On this single sheet of paper. 23 x"_30
inches, he has managed to place a clear and surprisingly
elaborate treatise on bookkeeping. The principles, rules
of debiting and crediting the various classes of accounts,
how to open a set of books, how to keep a set of books,
how to take a trial balance, how to close a set of books,
points on notes and drafta, illustrations of invoice, cash,
sales and day books and ledger, etc., are all given. It is
bookkeeping in a nutshell and Mr. Hanley has made the
nut ea-sy to swallow and dit^est.
*TWE JOURNALS AUTOGRAPH REGISTER* A
'■^^LaA:,^-^tCoX^x^S
A Good Opening for a Capable Teacher.
To the Penman's Art Jolrnal ;
Oentlemen. — Doubtless j'on have received a manuscript
ciFCalar from the Superintendent of Public Schools in an
important city of a neighboring State, expressing the
need of " o teacher-for shorthand, tpyewriting, bookkeep-
ing, and penmanship. Salary to be about S'.'JO per month.
The applicant must Aon; /ir/f/ two or more years' experi-
ence, and l)e between twenty three and thirty-five years
of age. Applicants must state what system of stenog-
raphy, what system of bookkeeping, what system of
writing, and what typewriting machines have been
studied. Also, state when educated, when they have
taught, and how long, state further their ages, their /hU
nwmf.fand permanent P. O. addresses." Of course, such
a circular would end, as this one does, " Please apply
immediately, sending photograph and stamp for return
of same."
.Vs a purveyor of professional literature, and an agent
for teachers wanting emplojinent, this rare opporinnitif
must have attracted your attention ; and I have beeu
speculating on the number of photographs and postage
stamps this enterprising would-be employer would
gather.
But the thing that most interests me is the inducement
thus held out to bright young men and women, *' between
twenty-three and thirty-five,"' to qualify as teachers of
'* shorthand, tyjiewriting, bookkeeping, and penman-
ship" all in a breath, as it were. After "two or more
years' experience," and with a recommendation from the
last employer, such a prodigy is tentatively offered
*' about ^SO per month," and no questions asked.
Surely, the " profession " is looking up.
Lot the world know it,
AN EMPLOYED TEACHER WHO DOES NOT
WANT THE PLACE.
New York, Sept. 2(J.
The nission of the Typewriter.
When railroads began to be. uuthoughtfiil man pre-
dicted that horses would " go." With the growth of the
railroad system so that at the present time it is ditBcuIt in
any part of the country to get ten miles from a railroad
horses have increased, ami never were good horses in bet-
ter demand, at higher prices, than they are to-day. One
of the first things predicted of the spread of the type-
writer was that the pen would go into disuse, and that
the vocation of the writing master would be relegated to
the realm of forgetfulness. But now everybody who has
noticed things knows that writing is much more in de-
mand than it was before the ■' machine " was dreamed of.
1 say '* writing," not illegible scribbling— writing that can
be read as well as written. The first manifestations of
alarm for the disuse of the pen came in the " vertical
writing " fad, the great point being that vertical writing
is more legible. The other assertion that it is more easily
executed, of coui*se, goes for nothing with those who
know and who have no object in stating what is not so.
But the real outcome of the prevalent typewriter, men
and brethren, is that a new stvle of penmanship will
prevail ; a style that cau not only be read, but that can be
written with speed and with pleasure. This style will
conserve all that thei"e is worth preserving in the Spen-
cerian movemeut and forms, and will add thereto legi-
bility—which the Spencerian penmanship in the hands of
its disciples locks. The old Spenceriun rule that " the
distance l>etween lettei-s should be the same as that be-
tween parts of letters," will be ignored and buried, and n
better rule take its place, which is that each letter shall
be distinctly and perfectly forraeil. and shall stand so far
apart from adjoining letters that there can never be any
donbt of its autonomy. And more than this— which is a
goo;l thing for Sj-enceriun propagandists to note— there
will not be a dozen ways of forming the same letter,
whether it be a capital or a lower-case. The genius of
writing masters, which so often disports itself in the mul-
titudinous con:eption of forms, both for capitals and small
letters, will be nipped in the bud. and instead of the pro-
fessional expert, who keeps his calling out of the hands of
common mortals by soaring into the illimitable spaces of
unapproachable gj'rationdom. we shall have plain, unim-
aginative t«achers. who cannot tell a swooping pen-eagle
from a dung-hill fowl, teaching our boys and girls to
write. It is being done now, thank goodness, and, by the
grace of God, it will continue. The typewriter will do
its work, the pen its ; and the world will continue to
progress. S. S. Packard.
Catskii.i.s, Sept. 21, lSf)5.
The Students* Illustrating League Again
at Work.
The Students' Illustrating League, at 8 East Fifteenth
Street, whose purpc)se is to teach the art of illustrating
for newspapei-s, books, and periodicals, began its second
year yesterday. More than two hundred students en-
rolled their names for the study of American illustrating.
The following were elected officers for the season of 18S)5-
181(6 : President, K. Champney ; Vice-President. Charles
Howard Johnson : Committeemen. C. F. Del west, N. J.
Blanchet, Dr. T. Lloyd, J. H. Gasman, E. Anderson. G.
Farrell, S. M. Todd, R. Selzer. T. Curley ; Corresponding
Secretary, R. Selzer ; Recording Secretary, R. Clarke ;
Treasurer, Walter De La Wey.— .V. 1'. Sun\ Oct. 4, 1895.
^Bt5nJESSMAJJAGER'5
Clubbing .season is at hand once more. We hope that
our friends will aid us in every way possible in extending
the influence and circulation of The Journal. A good
word here, a little effort there— and a nice club is the re-
sult. Every subscriber is another convert to the cause of
good writing and by his example and the infonnation he
imbibes from The Journal is enabled to still further
spread the light. Then again at least fifteen difEeient
persons will see his copy of The Journal in the course
ot a year and several of these will be added to our list or
at least will bo greatly benefited. The Journal, always
a leader, will continue to lead. We don't think that it
Vv'ill be necessary to make any promises for the future.
Our friends tell us that The Journal cannot be im-
proved on— but we have several things in mind that we
think will improve it.
We are prepared tu make very low clubbing rate (sent
on application), so low that it doesn't cover the cost of
production. But we are willing to take all we can get at
the price, for two reasons : 1. To extend the influence of
The Journal and help the cause of good writing. 2. To
increase our circulation as much as possible, to reap the
benefits of a stiU larger advertising patronage.
Before the close of the present school year we hope to
have the names of all commercial, penmanship and short-
hand students and teachers, and supervisoi-s of writing
and drawing, superintendents, principals, public school
teachers, and students who are or ought to be interested
in good writing, on our subscription books. A big
" hope," you say !' Well, it is. but it can be realized and
will be if our friends will do a little missionary work for
The Journal. The low clubbing price practically elimi-
nates the question of expense -and if a person doesn't
care a few cents,' worth about a better handwriting or
better methods, he doesn't care at all.
Start today to plan your missionary campaign for the
cause of good writing and The Joi-rnal (they're one and
the same thing) ; send to us for sample copies to use in your
canvass and we feel certain that the present year will
show the greatest boom the country has ever had for good
writing.
" Hinman's Grooved Copies," invented and sold by A.
H. Hinman, Worcester, Mass., are meeting with much
favor. Constant repetition brings success— in writing as
in other things. Here is a simple contrivance— correctly
foraied fironved copies— that develop speed, movement
and form— all at the same time— and requires but little
time at that.
■■ Practical Drawing " by Webb & Ware (both practical,
experienced men), published by the Southwestern Pub-
lishing House, Nashville, Tenn.. is indorsed by specialists
and educatoi*s and is being rapidly introduced into public
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schools. It is inexpensive (six parts, 80 cents), and con-
tains what the busy teacher and student can best use.
That "Scrap-Book Specimens" offer is taking like
wildfire. It is the greatest hit The Journal has ever
made. All lovers of fine penwork (and that takes us all
iu) should have a scrap-book and start a collection of pen-
manship specimens. Full particulars about this offer will
be found in our advertising columns.
Henry Goldman. Major Block, Chicago, is an expert
bookkeeper of years of exjierieuce. He has devised a method
of locating errors without re checking or copying entries
and has short methods of figuring interest, etc. He
sends free descriptive circulai's.
The Esterbrook Steel Pen Co.. 26 John St., New York,
have placed on the market two styles of pens that they
claim ai*e especially adapted for vertical writing.
The first year of the existence of Art Education, the
new manu-mental journal published by J. C. Witter &
C:o., 853 Broadway, New York, has been so successful that
beginning with its second year a stock company has been
formed and two distinct issues of the journal placed on
the market. One edition, known as the Method Edition,
devoted to the interests of the regular teachers, will be
issued bi-monthly at 75 cents a year. The other edition
will be devoted to the interests of art, manual training
and other special teachers at $l..50 a year, bi-monthly.
Henry T. Bailey, WsUter S. Goodnough, and Chas. A.
Bennett, all teachers of national reputation, are members
of the new firm and are also associate editors.
M. G. Natusch, 215 E. Twenty-third St., New York, a
practical accountant of many years' experience, is giving
lessons by mail in bookkeeping, office routine, intricate
partnership settlements, rapid calculations, etc. He has
some very practical kinks that would be of benefit to any
bookkeeper or teacher. He is also connected with The
Retail Grocer, which keeps him in constant touch with the
business world. Hard business problems, bookkeeping
tangles, helps in closing books, etc., are right in Mr
Natusch's line.
Goodness Gracious 1 1 1
Chamain p. O.. Franklin Co., Pa., Sept.' 20. 1895.
Manaoinff Editor Penman's Art Journal, 302 Broad-
way, New York :
Dear Sir.- Please transfer my subscription to The Pen-
man's Art Joltinal to Chas. S. Pardee, Arlington, Md., ■
and have it atop at the end of the subscription. I con-
sider your paper the most egotistical one I have ever seen
and it is certainly a money making scheme entirely.
Yours truly,
Alfkko T. Moss.
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School and Personai,.
Bt'siNESH Cfjlleges. with the exception of parts of the
Westaml Northwest, which have not fully recovered from
the partial failure of crops last year, report that husiness
is gorxl and prospects hetler than at any time for the past
three years, A large number of new schools have opened
this seaHon and the instant success with which they met
shows that practic-al education is more in demand than
ever. A management with a full realization of the needs
of the business world, well-educated, business-like teach-
ers and well-furnished schools have given the American
business college a place from which it cannot be dislodged.
American business men want the live, up-to date business
college graduates— that's why the business colleges flourish.
— Robert C. Spencer, prin. of Spencerian B. C, Milwau-
kee, Wis., has been ill with fever for several weeks, caused
by overheating during August. It is hoped that he may
be able to get to his office by the midfiJe of October.
— In the big fire in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sept. 18, which
did nearly a million dollars' worth of damage, the Spencer-
ian B. C, was injured by fire, smoke and water.
— We were in error in stating in the September Jour-
nal that the Spencerian B. C, Yonkers, N. Y., had been
purchased by W. W. Butler. The Spencerian B. C. is
being conducted as before by C. B. Half, owner and prin.
W. W. Butler is prin. of the Butler B. C.
— In the courae of a most interesting letter, Walter Geo.
Etimunds, Launceton, Tasmania, writes as follows : " We
follow the methods of teaching advocated in The Pen-
man's Abt Journal, Your journal has tieen of inestima-
ble value to me. I have learned to wiite from it and ex-
pect to learn a lot more. Copy slips accompanying are my
writing, also address on envelope."
— Wilham Lueders, prin. Sterling, 111,, B. C writes that
li;s school has opened in good shape and the building has
been thoroughly renovated, oflBce furniture repaii-ed and
the prospects are very bright for a prosperous year. In
nddition lie eaye : " The Penman's Art Journal is quite
on inspiration to me, and the new numbers are always
better than the preceding ones."
— The many friends and former students of W. T. Parks
will be pained to learn that by advice of his physicians
he has been obliged to resign his position as prin. of the
pen, dept. in the N, I. N. S,, Dixon, 111. He has an affer-
tion of the lungs and throat and will spend a year or more
in the invigorating climate of Colorado.
— L. Madarasz, recently sec'y of the Lincoln, Neb., B.
C, has sevefed his connection with that institution and
is now located as card writer in the Kimball House,
Atlanta, Ga., where he expects to remain during the Ex-
jiosition. The interim between l^aviug Lincoln and going
to Atlanta Mr. Madarasz spent m New York and we had
several social calls from him and also had the pleasure of
looking over his magnificent work in several scrap books.
— L. M. Kelchuer. for several vears at the head of the
lien, dept of the Highland Park Nor. Coll., Des Moines,
la., has been elected prin. of a like dept. in the N. I. N.
S., Dixon, ni., succeeding W. T. Parks. Last year Mr.
Kelchner gave a series of lessons in business" writing
through The Journal's columns that attracted much at-
tention. He is at home in all lines of penmanship, and as
a script artist his work is beyond criticism.
— But few schools are going out of existence, while new
ones are being constantly started. Among the recent new
schools, we note the following : Plainfield, N, J., B C
Rev. A. A. Phelps, prin.; Bryant & Stratton Coll., Cam-
den. N. J., Geo. W. Schwartz, penman ; St. Louis C C
Vista Block, St. Louis, Mo., P. Ritner. propr., S. E. Gutt-
ridge, penman ; Sweet's Coll. of Com.. Sharon, Pa., S. M.
Sweet, prest.; J. F. Griffen, Naugatuck, Conn., opened
a bus. coH, in a New Jersey city lately ; St. Leonard's
Academy, 138 South Fourth street, Brooklyn, N. Y . has
cora'l dept. with Bro. Jariath. prin.: Ashtabula. la., B.
C, Ross & Cook, props.; Maiion, O.. B, C, Chas. E
Dotsou, prest., J. D. Alexander, sec'y.
— Among recent change!
The Macomb. HI.. Nor. and Com'l Coll., ,
the Western HI. Nor. Sch. and Bus. Inst., I. F Meyer"
prest.. O. W. Miller, sec'y ; The Washington. Ind.. Sus
and Musk- Coll.. is now known as Washington and Com'i
Coll., H. C. Hoffman, prin.; B. C. Wood, Peoria. III., B
U. has disposed of the institution and has given up school
work, being now a commercial traveler; T. A. Leddin has
disposed of Leddin B. C. to W. T. Watson, who has changed
the name to Watson B. C, and Mr. Leddin has opened an-
other school at 250 Second street, known as the Memphis
B. C, The Chamberlain Com'l Coll., Lincoln, Neb , is
branching out, occupying more space, and pnn. W G
Chamberlain has taken in as partner and co-prin. W S
Llewellyn, who has charge of the com'l dept., and J C
Olson, a fine writer, has charge of the penmanship in this
school ; J. M. Bashline has purchased the interest of his
partner, C. E. Mengel. in the Butler, Pa., B. C, and will
hereafter operate.' the school personally,
— A letter addressed to Vincent's Com'l Coll.. Cleburne
lex., has been retumed. This would mdicate that the
school IS closed.
— In the "X^ premium list of the Webster Citv, la , An-
Pi^*"«AF*^'"^^"*"^ ^^r- "^e »^ote several prizes offered by
the Webster City Coll. ot Com. for be.st specimens of writ-
ing etc. Among the prizes offered is a yeai-'s subscription
to Thk Penman-s Art Journal. This is a practical way
to encourage good writing and to circulate good literature.
— The Lynchburg, Va.. .Vews of recent date has a very
complimentary notice of the Southern B. U. ot that city.'
— Some kind friend, presumably E. C. Atkmson of At-
kinson's B. C. Sacramento. Cal., has favored us with a
copy of the Bee of that city, containing profusely illus
trated account of an electric spectacle and parade, which
occurred in that enterprising city recently.
— Among recent visitors to The Journal office were
the following : C. C. Curtiss. Minneapolis, Minn.; D. W.
Brown, Washington, D. C. ; Harvey A. Spencer, New
York ; H. O. Bernhardt. Brooklyn, N. Y'"., High School ;
L. Madarasz. Lincoln. Neb. ; E. S. Wilcox. Shenandoah,
la.; Rev. A. A. Phelps, Plainfield. N. J., B. C, ; Abe Isaac,
Buffalo. N. Y. : S. S. Packard, E. M. Barber, Packard's
B. C, New York ; W. E. Drake, M. H. Penrose and
W. C. Ramsdell, Drake's B. C. Jersey City, N. J.; J. J.
Gleeson. Worcester, Mass.; W. H. Houghton, Woonsocket,
R. I.; W. H. Mason. Attleboro, Mass.
— The Cincinnati " Souvenir " for the Atlanta Exposi-
tion IS a plea for American decorative art.. The text is
from the pen of Benn Pitman, the well-known author of
Benn Pitman System of American Phonography. Hlus-
trations are artistic and show some very fine specimens
of decorative art. The letterpress shows that Mr. Pitman
who has taught in the Omaha schools for several ye:;r8,
has been recently added to the faculty.
— Dr. Edmund J. James, professor of public finance and
administration in the Wharton School of Finance and
Economy and professor of political science in the graduate
department of the University of Pennsylvania, has re-
simied his position to accept the professorship of public
administration in the University of Chicago. He will also
have charge of the extra-mural work of the university,
including university extension.
Huuieneal.
SH ATTUCK- STACKHOUSE.
— On August 1.5. in Netawaka, Kan., C. H. Shattuck,
secy, of Campbell Univ., Holton, Kan., and Miss Maude
Stackhouse were married. Mr. Shattuck has been con-
nected with the Univ. as prin. of the com'l dept. for five
years, for the past two years has been secretary and part
owner of the institution. He is very popular and liked by
all with whom he comes in contact. Mrs. Shattuck re-
ceived her education in Campbell Univ. and has many
friends and admirers among students and teachers. She
BY G. E. CRANE, SANDUSKY, OHIO, BUS. COLL.
is thoroughly conversant with art in general and decora-
tive art in particular.
— Hammel's B. C, Akron, O.jTecently moved into new
quarters in the Wilcox Block. The rooms are large, well
lighted and finely equipped and to celebrate the event
a house warming in which former pupils and friends of
the college took part to the number of two hundred was
held recently. Mustel orchestra, address by the Mayor,
talks by prominent citizens, filled out a very pleasant pro-
gi'amme.
— I9 the Primarii Teacher, Litchfield, Dl., we find an
article on business writing by W. Guy RosebeiTy, Ottawa,
III., B. C.
— The Evansville, Ind.. News of recent date contains a
complimentary notice of L. C. McCann, late of Coshoc-
ton. O., who has recently become penman of the Evans-
viUe C. C.
— The Keokuk, la., papers contain several compliment-
ai-y notices of Keokuk B, C, conducted by H. M. Little.
The school is prosperous and the prospects bright.
— The La Crosse. Wis., Dailt/ Press in a late issue de-
voted several columns to an illustrated write up of the
Wisconsin B. U.. conducted by F. J. Toland of that city.
Citizens of La Crosse are proud of this institution and the
press of the city do all they can to extend its influence.
— Under the caption " Go Forward,"' the New Bedford
Eceninff Standard devotes nearly two columns of space
to a write up of the New Bedford' B. U. A large portrait
of Prin. J. D. Thibodeau is published in connection with
it. Among the new teachers in this school are A. E. Tut-
tie, Amcsbury. and Miss Elizabeth Fielding of Salem.
Mass., and C. S. Clark of the Sedalia, Mo.. B. C.
— Omaha, Neb.. B. C. took seventeen first premiums
at the late Nebraska State Fair. F. F. Roose is pres't,
J. T. Dailey and G. H. Lockwood, penmen. L. C. Baird,
is a pen artist of no small ability. In the March number
of The Journal we prblished a sample of her brush
drawing. Mr. Shattuck recently built a house near the
College Campus and will reside there in the future.
KUHN-PAYEUR.
— On Tuesday, August 20, W. D. Kuhn, prin. of the
shorthand dept. and vice-pres't of the Campbell Univ-,
Holton, Kan., was married to Miss Laura Payeur in Clyde,
Kan. Miss Paveur was at one time a student of Campbell
Univ.
BLISS-SHOEMAKE.
— Charles M. Bliss and Miss Maude Shoemake were
married on August 15 at Holton, Kan. Mr. Bliss is one
of Holton's prominent musicians and instructor in music
in Campbell Univ. Miss Shoemake is a piano graduate
of that institution.
RICHARDS-M'COMB,
— On July 17, at Ft. Scott, Kan., E. F. Richards, the
popular penman of the LawTence, Kan., B. C, was unite.l
in marriage to Miss Jennie McComb of Ft. Scott, one of
Kansas' most popular young school teachers.
STEWART-WILLIAMS.
— On July 18, at Minneapolis, Minn., C. A. Stewart
and Miss Maggie Williams were united in marriage. Mr.
Stewart was at that time connected with the Archibald
B. O. of Minneapolis, but now holds an important posi-
tion in the Huntsinger B. C. Hartford, Ct. Miss Wil-
liams was a teacher at Norfolk, Minn.
To our friends who have embarked on the matrimonial
sea, we de.sire to extend our congratulations and wish
them all hon vouage, and to the bachelor members of the
profession, we desire to say we hope they will profit by
these examples.
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Obituary.
We have just learned of the death of G. W. Locke. La
Hariri XW-1 which occurred Aug. 31, 1895. He was a high
school and Gem CMy B. C. graduate and was for eighteen
monthH prin. of the bus. dei>"t of the Peoria, Dl.. B. U.
Mr. L<x:ke was a well-prepared commercial teacher and
a good buHineas penman. He was aged twenty-six and
married.
Mr, Yost, the inventor of the Yost and several other
other practical things, died :
Jtloretnents of the Teachem.
— A. C. Swenflon, formerly of Waterbury, Conn., now
has charge of the penmanship in the Episcopal Academy
of Conn., Cheshire, Conn. J. M. Cox is now connected
with the Univ. Sch., Uniontown, Pa. He was formerly
located in Rochester, N. Y. Wm. E. Caton is Supt. of
the Detroit, Mich., Coll. of Com. E. R. Sanford of
Pittsburgh, Kan., B. C. has charge of the pen, shorthand
and cora'l depts. of the Clarinda, la., Ekiucational Inst.
L. D. Teter, Editor of the Fenman's Ledger, is in
charge of the pen. dept. of the la. B. C, Des Moines.
C. A. Hoppes of Red Key, Ind., is the new teacher in
the com'l and shorthand depts. of Ball B, C, Muncie, Ind.
Wm. W. Mann. Attorney at Law, is a teacher of com'l
law and business fonns in the same institution. Syl-
vanus Apgar of Mount Pleasant, N. J., and a recent
Rochester. N. Y., B. U. graduate, has charge of com'l
dept. of Media, Pa.. Acdy. J. E. Tuttle, late of Hart-
ford, Conn., has charge of penmanship in Tubb's B. C,
Oil City, Pa. Chas. H. Platto, the artist penman, has
removed from Hoosick Falls, N. Y., to Schenectady, N.
Y, M. E. Hansel, instructor of Greek and English in
the Fishburne Mil. Sch., Waynesboro, Va., is also teacher
of penmanship in that school. O. A. B. Sparboe, for-
merly of Marshall, Mich., B. C, is now pnn. of com'l
dept. of the Jewell, la., Lutheran Coll. C. C. French,
late of Clark's R C, Chester, Pa., is now at the head of
the peamanship dept. of Curry Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa.
J. M. Riley of Fountain CHty, Tenn., is now located in
Rutledge, Ala. A. C. Mans of Warren, O., is now
located in Sayre, O. -J. H. Schoonover, formerly of
Denison, la.. Nor. Coll., is now in charge of the penman-
ship and shorthand dept., Duquesne Coll., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Miss Cora Davis, formerly teacher of shorthand in the
Oraaha, Neb., B. C, has resigned and is now travelmg in
Colorado. W. M. Wagner. Eagle Rock, Va., and late
penman with Eaton B. & D. B. C, Washington, D. C, is
now connected with the Consolidated Elec. Lt. Co., Kansas
City, Kans. H. S. Miller, formerly of Southwestern B.
C. Wichita, Kans., is now connected with the Grand
Island, Neb., B. C. Frank P. Haines, a Dixon Nor-
malite, is the new prin. of the Boone, la.. Coll. of Com.
A. L. Garten, late of Albany, Mo., and graduate
of the Campbell Univ., Holton. Kans., is prin. of the
Jefferson, la., Coll. of Com. J. F. Robinson of Mitchell,
S. D., is assistant in the same school. W. M. Bryant
of Stromsburg, Neb., is the new prin. of the com'l dept.
in the Maryville, Mo., Sem. F. L. Haeberle of the
Lincoln N. U., Normal, Nebr., succeeds J. E, McBurney
as II teacher of penmanslup in the Millersville, Pa., State
Nor. Sch. A. Backus, a Madarasz student, succeeds Mr.
Haeberle as penman in Lincoln Nor. Miss Alice Cary
Couffer of Ravenswood, W. Va., is a new teacher in the
Steubenville, O., B. C. F. C. Weber, a Dixon Normalite,
18 the new penman in the Vincennes, Ind., Uni. G. E.
Crane has accepted a position with the Sandusky, O., B,
C. — —J. F. Barnhart, the well-known penman and com-
mercial teacher, lately of Soul^ Coll.. New Orleans, La.,
has joined the forces of Burdett Coll., Boston. F. G.
Johnston, Clearfield, Pa., has charge of the pen. and com'l
branches of Eagan's Sch. of Bus., Hoboken, N. J. J.
T. Stockton has once more charge of the pen. of the B.
& S. B. C, St. Louis. The following students of A. B.
Fumer, in the com'l dept. of the Fairfield, N. Y., Mil.
Acdy., Class '95, are engaged in commercial teaching: D.
M. Staley, Boston Bus. Coll., Lowell, Mass.- F. B. Kuapp,
prin. of com'l dept., Mercorburg, Pa., Coll.; E. D. Ken-
ney, prin. of com'l dept., Holland Patent, N. Y.
Aciwiemy. A. C. Sloan has charge of the penmanship
in Niagara Falls, N. Y.. B. C. J. H. Smith who has
been out of bus. coll. work for some time, because of ill
health, is again in harness, as penman of Sullivan &
Crichton's B. C, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Fowlie succeeds
Miss Emma Johnson as prin. of pen. dept., York. Neb.
Dan Brown, the well-known shortnand expert, lately of
Lincoln, Neb., B. C. is prin. of the shorthand dept. of
the same school. H. G. Keaser, Conners\ille. Ind., is a
new teacher in the Coleman B. C. Newark, N. J. A.
J. Dalrymple, formerly teacher in B. C, in Minneapolis
and St. Louis, is now doing accounting work in Kansas
City, Mo. His address is uai Harrison Street. P. A.
Westrope is once more located at Red Oak, la. O. A.
Ferring of Glenwood, Minn., has entered the Dixon Nor.
for a courde of penmanship. A. V. Feight of San Job6,
Cal., has been added to the faculty of Heald's B. C, San
Francisco, Cal. E. E. Ferris of Ball B. C, Muncie,
Ind., is the new prin. of the Plainlield, N. J., B. C. G.
G. Wagner, a Zanerian. is teaching com'l branches and
penmanship in Thompson's B. C, Siler City, N. C.
.VeM* Cataloffitpit, School tfottrnals, etc.
— The white, gold and blue embossed cover of the C.
C. C. C. Des Moines, la., is so attractive that it coaxes
one to read the inside. A score or more pen-and-ink and
half-tone cuts brighten a very business-like document.
Props. Mehan and McCauley. aoly assisted by penman W.
F. (Tiesseman, are pushing the four C's vigorously.
— A neat little brochure is sent out by the Minn.
School of Bus., Minneapolis. The attractive cover design
is by G. A. Gruman, penman of the institution.
— The Hartford, Conn.. B. C. E. H. Morse, prop., is
sending out a handsome, nicely illustrated catalogue and
a well-printed college journal. Mr. Moire is an energetic,
hustling advertiser and is backed up bvbis equally well-
lK>st«d wife.
— The annual catalogue of the Coll. of Com. of Camp-
bell Uni., Holton, Kansas, has been received. C. H. Shat-
tuck is prin. of this school. This catalogue contains
numerous engravings of si>ecimens of i)en and brush work
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BY G. F. CKANE. SANDUSKY, OHIO, BUS. COLLRGK
of students and teachers. It is for the penmanship,
com'l, shorthand and telegraph dep'ts of Campbell Uni.
The August issue of the college journal, The Normal Ad-
rocate, has also been received.
— The new catalogue of Iowa City, la., C. C, is tastily
arranged and indicates a flourishing institution. Prin. J.
H. Williams is a credit to business education.
— In the catalogue of Sullivan B. U., Phoenixville and
Royerslord, Pa., we notice that they offer a subscription
to The Jouhnal free to each student of their schools.
— Eagan School of Bus., Hoboken, N. J., Jno. J. Eagan.
prin., is sending out an attractive, well printed announce-
ment. It reads like business and looks like business.
— " Success " is the title of a meaty little pamphlet that
tells all about Wm. Lender's Steriing, 111.. B. C.
— A well-arranged, tastily printed catalogue is that
issued by the Woodbury B. C, Los Angles, Calif. G. A.
Hough is pres't, M. G. Felker, vice-pres't, and J. W. Hood,
sec'y.
— Messrs. Jennings and Moore, prop's Iowa B. C, Des
Moines, la., are sending out a large, well-printed cata-
logue, a novel telegraph dep't pamphlet, an appendix to
their catalogue showing portraits of fathers and sons who
have attended the I. B. C., several photo-engraved letters
from former students strongly indorsing the school, and
a Post Office Guide. L. D. Teter is the nead of the pen-
manship dep't of this school.
— The catalogue of the New International B. C, Bay
City, Mich., shows that proprietors Lane, McLachlan
and Thomson have had a prosperous year for their first.
— F. J. Toland, pres't Wisconsin B. U., La Crosse,
issues a neat monthly journal named Svecess. He has
dropped into poetry lately and the result is " Dan "—an
old farmer's story of the success of his son '' Dan." It is
a bright piece of advertising.
— Other well-arranged catalogues have been received
from the following schools : Kankakee, Dl., B. C; Young
Men's Institute, New York; Met. Sch. of Shorthand, New
York; Margaret Academy, Onancock, Va. ; Jewell, la.,
Lutheran Coll.; Wheeling, W. Va., B. C. -Belleville, Ont.,
B. C; Brown's B. U., Adrian. Mich.; Paris, LI., B. C;
Corry, Pa., B. C; Du Bois, Pa., B. C.
— Attractive college journals have been received from
the following schools: Ashtabula, O., B. C. ; Detroit,
Mich., Coll. of C; Chamberlain C. C, Lincoln, Neb.;
Wheeling, W. Va., B. C; Curtiss C. C, Minneapolis,
Minn., Mansfield. O., B. C; St. Louis, Mo., C. C; Bixler's
B. C, Wooster, 0.; Santa Rosa, Calif., B. C.
The EDITOR'S SCRAPBOOK.
CDGING by the lively interest being
taken in the " Penmen's Exchange
Department," many of the brethren
are getting their muscles in trim pre-
paratory to exchanging specimens of
penwork. That's right ! Get a scrap-
book and make a start. It's not so
hard after you make the first move.
Both the habit and the book will
grow on you. Now that the cool
weather is at hand, we'll all enjoy practicing and the
work incident to making a good collection. Many pro-
fessionals and amateurs are willing to exchange specimens
(" swap," as it were) and tJais will give you a start. In
The Journal's advertising columns will be found cards
of many professionals who are in the specimen business.
Our experience vK?;th advertising penmen is, that they are
always glad to send you more for your money than you
expect to receive. Then to help the collectors out (and
incidentally help ourselves), we have made a splendid
offer to all who want a large vai-iety of work from our
best penmen.
The following names should be added to the list printed
in the August and September Journals, of those willing
to exchange specimens. Send in your name for this list.
Here they are:
PROFESSIONAL.
D. E. Johnson, la. Com'l Sch., Mason City, la.
D. L, Hess, Coll. of Com., Jefferson, Iowa.
J. W. Hazlett, Mulberry, Ind.
F. J. Sargent, Richford, Vt.
F. H. Foster, Huddam. Kans.
J. H. Ennis, Newport, Oregon.
Eugene N. Hill, Box TiSS. Springfield, Mass.
Paul H. Hendricks, Fairweather, HI.
W. H. Bodenheimer, Norwood. Qa.
— A. B. Cushman, the automatic pen supply dealer
and teacher, has removed from Chicago to his old home in
Humboldt, Kansas. The automatic penwork he sends
out is as beautiful as ever.
— A. B. Agee of Campbell Uni., Holton, Kansas, is
bound to get to the top. He turns out excellent plain and
ornamental writing.
— A beautiful specimen of automatic penwork has been
received from T. C. Davis. Decatur, 111. He is a fine
writer in several styles as well.
— G. McClure, School of Com., Harrisburg, Pa., sends
us a batch of fine work— flourishing and writing.
— A handsome flourish comes from D. E. Johnson,
Mason City, Iowa.
— A. C. Sloan, Niagara Falls, N. Y., B. C, sends some
splendid business writing and a nice flourish.
— J. W. Wells, prin. West Grove, Virden, 111., drops in
some dashy ornamental writing and says in the course of
a well-written business letter : *' The Journal keeps on
improving with every issue."
— A large, well-handled piece of lettering comes from
J. B. Ketchum. Roseland. La. He also sends some good
business and ornamental writing.
— Business and ornamental writing that is good comes
from Eugene N. Hill, SpringBeld, Mass.
— R. L. McCready, Allegheny, Pa., turns out some
specimens of marking that are not only plain as print,
but are beautiful as well. He says that it is easy to do
this fine work with his " Fountain Marking Pen."
— C. E. Doner. Zanerian Art Coll,. Columbus, O.,
favors us with a variety of work — several styles of writ-
ing, flourishing, etc. His ornamental writing is graceful,
accurate, dashy — beautiful to look at. His business writ-
ing is beyond criticism.
— Chas. O. Winter. Hartford, Conn., sends us a photo-
graph of a set of resolutions containing over ^50 engi'ossed
names. The work is well balanced and accurately done.
— Well written cards have been received from S. M.
Sweet. Sharon. Pa.; J. W. Kaufman, Green Hill, W. Va.;
C. A. Smith, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Statlents' Hjiecimcns.
— As interesting a lot of specimens as we have exam-
ined in a long time are those received from the Launch-
ton Com'l Coll., of far way Tasmania. Walter Geo.
Edmunds, the prin.. is a Journal subscriber, and as his
writing and that of nis students shows, he follows many
of the ideas advocated in The Journal. Drawings and
lettering that have appeared in The Journal have been
put to good use by Mr. Edmunds. The large, accurate
text writing of Mr. Edmunds is excellent, while the writ-
ing of all the pupils is good, most of it excellent, and some
of it fine— considering the ages of the writers— eleven,
twelve, etc. Among the best writers are: L. M. Jackson.
Frank Beauchamp, B. Sampson, H. Ruston, B. Spicer, F.
Shore, Wm. Sadler, Fenton Smith, M. Bennell, Svdney
(Jaunt, Richard Gee, H. Tarlton, G. Valentine, R. H.
Rice, J. Ferguson, G. Woodgate These specimens were
two months in reaching us.
BY A. P ROOT, KINGSVILLE, OHIO.
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PEN PRODIGIES.
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C. E. DOKEK.
C. E. Doner wa» Ixirn in Cumberland Co.. Pa., Nov. 10,
lnr.1. He lived the life of the average farmer's son until
the age of wjventecn. at which time he entered the
Zanerian. He paid hi» way by addressing wrapperN
attending t(. the mail, ett., almost from the start. HL"
improvement wa.- far above the average, which was due
alike to aptitude and industri,'. Mr. Doner is a nephew
of Mr. BloHcrV, and like the latter, he wields a wonder-
fully skillful pen— wonderful because of its real quality
and becauw it hais been acquired in so short a time. He
is in good health, a hard worker, temperate, uses tobacco
in no form, but indulges occasionally in peanuts. He
aesistn in teaching and iu oflice work in the Zanerian.
pursues an art course at the same time, and attends a
literary school in the evening. Mr. Doner is not con-
tent with being u penman, but intends to be an educator
as well.
(i. M'CI.URE.
Few writers acquire such as G. McClure at the age ol
eighteen. He was born June 4, W77, on a farm in Beaver
County, Pa., of Scotch-Insh parents. He entered the
district school at the age of four— being carried by the
liii< liiT half a mile through the snow to the school housi-.
■Phiis liis lirst ■' movement " training was " whole arm."
Ill lHs,s he removed with his parents to Beaver Falls. Pa.,
where he attended public school in the winter and worked
at various occupations in the suirmer. In Sept., 18H2, he
entered the Beaver Valley Bus. Coll., and in April, IKIW,
put himself unilei- the chirographic care of the Zanerian
Art <'ollei,'e, CcluiiiliuH. 1).. where he remained for three
.months. From .July to Oct.. ISIW, he taught in the Beaver
Valley Bus. Coll. In Oct.. 18H3, he re-entered the Zanerian
and remained until the latter part of Dec. when he grad-
uated and was awarded a diploma. From Jan. to March,
IK!(4, he was iu the office of the Standaid Oil Co., Beaver
Falls, Pa. In March, lKi)4, he accepted his present posi-
tion as teacher of penmanship in the School of Commerce.
Hnrrisburg, Pa. In addition to penmanship and commer-
cial brunches, he has mastered both the Pemin and Mc-
Kee's New Rapid sy.fteins of phonography. Mr. Mc-
Clure is a member of the First United Presbyterian
Church, Beaver Falls, Pa , and the Y. M. C. A., and
takes an active part in all churcli work.
All styles of plain and ornamental writing flow from his
pen gracefully and accurately, and he is at home in flour-
ishing and lettering.
The subject of this sketch, Dalton B. Andersou. was one
of twins born on Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, 1S74,
on a farm in Union Co., Iowa. His twin sister, Delia An-
derson, is at present lilling the position of teacher of
Shorthand and Typewriting in Highland Park Normal
College, Des Moines, Iowa.
Being roared on a farm he has had the initial training
and experience which is necessary to become a great
Iieiiinaii. Ho attended faithfully to farm duties during
the summer, and went to district school dui-ing the
winter until the age of sixteen ; then to further his edu-
cation in the common branches be attended High School
in Afton, Iowa.
His parents having been successful farmers and not sat-
isfied with the educational avdantages of their section,
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concluded to inovo to Des Moiues m order to give all their
children the advantages of a Normal College.
Next we find him taking the Commercial Course in
Highland Park Normal College. After completing thL**
course he became very much interested in penmanship,
having improved in his writing from a slovr, cramped
schoolboy's scrawl to a rapid, legible business hand.
We next find him working hard at penmanship and
pen art under the tuition of that superb penman, L. M.
Kelchner. Having by this acquired the penmanistic fever
to such an extent that nothing short of being among the
leaders of the young men in the profession would satisfy
the desire.
Being a young man not afraid of work, his improvement
iu penmanship and pen art was regular and marked from
the start, and was the result of earnest, enthusiastic,
careful and painstaking study and practice. As a young
man we find him no less interesting than as a penman.
A. B. AGEE.
Doniphan County. Kansas, was the birth-place of A. B,
Agee, one of Kansas' brightest young chirographic lights.
He first saw light iu 1874. Attending public schools and
working on the farm filled in his time profitably until 1893,
when he entered Campbell University, Holton, Kansas,
where he took the preparatory course and a few lessons
in plain wntmg under that enterprising penman. C. H.
Shattuck, the prin. of the penmanship department of that
institution. Many young penmen owe their success to
the efficient mstructiou and kindly help of Mr. Shattnck.
In 1804, Mr. Agee took up the pen art and commercial
courses, and he is still hard at work along these lines, ex-
pecting to become a leader in the profession.
W. F. DIERS.
Belle Plaiue, Minn., claims W. F. Diers as its own and
points with pride to his ability with the pen. He was
born in the early '70's and spent hts time working on the
farm and attending public schools for several years.
Getting the far Western fever he tried his luck in
Tacoma, Wash., where he remained a year, returning at
the end of that time to enter the Caton Com'l Coll., Min-
neapolis, Minn., where he was under the instruction of J.
J. Hagen, now the penman in Archibald B. C. of that
city. After several months under the skillful guidance
of Mr Hagen, Mr. Diers tried his hand at card writing
in the Nicolett House. Next he traveled and did some
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work for the Iowa B. C, Des Moines. Nest he taaght
penmanship for two terms in the Woodbine. la.. Nor.
School. He then entered the Omaha, Neb., Bus. Coll.,
where he in at present as student and office assistant. He
lia« been practicing writing and doing cai'd writing for
the past fourteen months and ban acquired a splendid
band.
E. L. HOOPER.
E. L. Hooper was bom in Garland, Penobscot Co..
Maiue, in 1877. In 1879 he moved with his parents to
Marshall, Minn., where he lived until IHHl, when the
family removed to Minneapolis. In 18!)I he had finished
the public schoal course and entered the employ of a retail
grot;en,- firm. In the winter of '92 he took the Y. M. C.
A. evening business coarse and it was here that his first
inspiring penmanship lesson was received, and the inspirer
was D. C. Rugg, who also taught in the Minn. School of
Bus. Mr. Hooper next took the com'l coui-se and part of
pen course in the Uni. of Com., Minneapolis, where J. N.
Downs wjis i>enman. In 18!»4 Mr. Hooper returned
EiLst with his parent.s. He wrote cards during the sum- ■
mer and in the fall took a penmanship course imder C. H.
Jenkins at the Shaw Bus. Coll.. Portland, Me. Itinerant
teaching next occupied his time. In the spring of '94 he
accepted a position as penman of Westbrook Semmai-y,
Deering. Me. For several months he wrote cards, but
the present school year he will have charge of the com'l
dep't of Westbrook Seminary. He is constantly studying
to improve in all lines and will yet make his mark in
more than one way. His writing is free, graceful and
-quite accurate.
WRITING OF THE WORLD.
FHAXCK.
Cony Bonk nnil BiiHiiicsH IVrriine Hliowu.
Such French copy books as we have examined
(and those .so kindly sent by leading schools and
publishing firms are representative publications) ai*e
l)oorly printed and don't do justice to the engraving
— wliich is rather old style — resembling the engrav-
ing in American copy-books fifty or sixty years ago.
Along with the copies at the head of the pages are
given instructions for position, etc. some of them
being illustrated and decidedly humorous. One il-
lustration represents one student wiping his pen on
a fellow-student's hair, and the one whose hair has
been used as a pen-wiper is assuming a pugilistic at-
titiade. This is marked as"Mauvais" — hftd. On
the opposite page is an illustration of a student wip-
ing his pen on a pen- wiper and this is marked
' ' Bon ' ' — good.
From a large collection of copy-books and samples
of business writing we have selected specimens that
fairly represent the writing of the schools and busi-
ness men. The writing of the pupils in the public
schools is remarkably neat and accurate, as is shown
by composition books containing fifty pagesor more,
written by pupils but ten and twelve years old.
Every effort is evidently made to follow the copy
by pupils and much stress is laid on accuracy by
authors and piiblishers. There are several series of
oopy-books that print, in faint bine lines, the copy on
every Une in the book so that the pupils may retrace
them. This is done in some American systems, but
so much stress is not laid on it as in the French
books.
An Irish Teacher on "Civil Service"
Writing.
Thk Dl-blix Civil Service, Commer- |
riAL AND University Academy, 188 \
Great Brunswick Street. (leo. E. \
Sherry, M.A.. F.R.. G.S., etc.. Prin.
DiBLiN. September 12, 1H!I3. j
Dear Sir ; We have pleasure in forwarding you speci-
mens of the copy-books issued by us for the use of students
preparing for the Civil Service or other public appoint-
ments. We also inclose lithographic copies of our Civil
Service Handwriting and Tabular Statement Specimens.
We may remark, for the information of your readers,
that slant ^\Titiug is the style almost universally adopted
by Civil Service candidates, but that no hard and fatt
rules are laid down by the Civil Service Commissioners.
The great feature to be aimed at is legibility. Our long
experience in prei)ariug candidates for the Civil Service
has led us to pay special attention to the following points.
\nz. : (I) AU loops must be kept open; (2) all lettei-s must
be carefully rounded ; (3) n o flourishes of any kind are
permitted ; (4) whatever formation of letter is "adopted
must 1)6 continued throughout ; (5) the slant must be
uniform.
We have to express our best thanks for the copy of your
Journal, with which you so kindly favored us, and our
SEPTIE^E CABIER. EXEBCICES SCA L£S CETTRES MAJUSCULES.
i/^f^i/£K/cr^ e?9^ SJ c/Kf/.<./-t'/i'//£^//^/<y ord^ /^O^ ^
6* CAiilER. Methode Gamier Freres. page 1.
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WRITING OF THE WORLD -FRANCE.
(7)
adraii-ation of the highly artistic manner in which it is
produced.
With kind regards, we are, dear Sir, faithfully yours,
Geokge E. Skerry.
To the Editor, Penman's Art Journal, 3(K Broadway,
New York, LT. S. A.
The Autograph Fiend.
Rev. Brooke Hereford, formerly of Boston, does
not like to be interrupted when he is busy writing
a sermon, and so, not long since, finding himself
somewhat behindhand with his preparation for the
coming Sunday, he retired to his study, givinw ex-
plicit orders that he was not again to be dLsturbed
by visitors no matter who might call. Pretty .-ioon
along came the autograph fieqd — that is, a lady who
was collecting autographs and favorite texts of Bos-
ton preachers for a charitable object. She was so
importunate that Mrs. Hereford at last went to the
study door and tapped. "Brooke?" "Yes."
228
" There i» a laily down stairs, and " " But. my
dear " " I know. Brooke, but she only wishes
your autograpli and favorite text for dear charity's
sake." Hereford yielded, and dashed down his
name and reference. I Tim. n : 13. on a sheet of pa-
per. .She t«)Ok it down to the visitor: but when she
looked up Mr. Hereford's text she read ; "And
withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from
1kju.sc to house ; and not only idle, but tattlers also,
and busybodies. "
tO^zCCl^icmaS
with that in the English copy-books of to-day and it
would be extremely difficult to tell the work of 1T94
from that of 1894.
tliirds of the members of Congress. —J. P. Miller in
N. y. Com 'I Advertiser.
A Feast 'with Rare Old Books.
Hail, miBtick Art ! which men like angels taught,
To speak to Eyes, and paint unbody'd Thought !
—J. Chavi2non, 1740.
ynmbrr 3.
John Seddon. a i)late of whose work, taken from a
book on Ornamental Penmanship, published in Lon-
don in 1694. we i)rint in this issue, was born in 1644
and died in London in 169.').
The date of the publication of the " Ingenious
Youth's Companion " we do not know, but it must
have been prior to the work from which we engrave
the plate shown in this issue. A few tattered and
torn sheets are all that are left of the copy of the
" Companion ' before us, but we prestime that they
show the character of the work of the whole book
The page printed in this issue, while from another
work of Seddon's. is not unlike in quality and kind
the work in the " Ingenious Youth's Companion."
Tlie compendium from which this engraving was
msde was published in London in 1694, the year
before Seddon's death. It contains 34 quarto pages
and has many skillfully executed designs of flour-
ished birds, animals, dragons, cupids, fishes, etc. .
combined into letters and borders
Joseph Champion, born in 1709. was the most
noted penman of his time. The aristocratic famil-
ies of England patronized his school. As mentioned
in a previous article on Bickham, Champion fur
nished much of the work for the celebrated book, the
" Universal Penman. " He also published many books
of Ms own, embracing all varieties then known to
penmen. He was particularly good in what was then
known as " Strikmg by Commimd of Hand; " what
we call " off-hand " work Fifteen or twenty of the
large pages of Bickham's " Universal Penman " are
from the pen of Champion, attesting well his ability
to " .strike by command of hand. "
"A Sett of Copies " in German text, by Cham-
pion, was published in 1794 by Laurie & Whittle.
London. There are nine plates, each 7 x J'o' inches,
and the work i.sacctirate. graceful and well engraved.
" Lemiugton's (Jerman Text and Old English
Hand Copies." is the title of a very old work of un-
certain date. Judging from the printing, engraving /
mid character of the work we would place Leming (
ton as a contemporary of Champion. \
The copy of the work in our possession has been '
imiltilated and does not contain the " Old English
Hand Copies." The one word " Lemington's " on
the title page is in this baud and is perfectly done.
The German text e<iuals Champion's-aud that
means it is the wpial of anything in that line turned
out to day.
In 1795, J. Walker, London, published a work
known as " Tlie Penman's Repository." " Contain
ing Seventy Correct Alphabets, a Valuable Selection
of Flourishes, and a Variety of New Designs " by
William Milns. Member of St Mary Hall.Oxtord, etc.
1 he book contains thirty-six plates. 14 3 8 inches
hlled in the main with flourishes and flourished
writing, but httle lettering and no drawing To
critically examine the exquisite flourishes and ac-
curate writing contaiiied in this book would lead
one to beUeve that in sk-iU in that line of work
we have not advanced so much after all. It is fuUv
as good work as that turned out bv the penmen of
England to day. Clark. Champion and Milns have
produced work that could be placed side by side
Armless Veteran's Writinj;.
It is an unusual thing for a man to suffer penalty
for being able to write his own name, but there is an
old soldier in charge of one of the doors of the press
gallery at the Capitol who had his pension sus-
pended for six months because he was able to sign
his name to the pension certificate returned for pay-
ment. Both the veteran's arms are cut ofl: above
the elbow and he was granted a pension of SlOO per
month for the loss of his arms. This was before
his residence in Washington. When the certificate
w^as sent to him he returned it with his signature.
Immediately an inqtiiry was sent to know if the sig-
nature was his. He replied in a letter stating that
it was and that it could be compared with the signa-
ture of the letter itself, which was in the same hand
as the letter. He heard no more from the depart-
ment, but his pension was immediately suspended.
After a month or two of fruitless inquiry he came
to Washington, and on visiting the department to
make further inquiries he was denounced as a fraud,
and came near clearing out the whole office, by
demonstration of great skill in the management of
two iron hooks attached to the stubs of his arms.
One of the watchmen called in to eject him identi-
fied him as a companion at arms, whereupon the
officials agreed to listen to his complaint. In a spirit
of irony the Deputy Commissioner suggested that
he had better put his complaint in writing and
added that the department was not in the habit of
having certificates signed by men without arms.
Thereupon the veteran seated himself at the deputy's
desk and began to write his complaint. Before he
was half through the oflicial told him he need go no
further, except just to sign his name, and was pro-
fuse in his apologies for the injustice that had been
done. Soon after that, his pension being restored,
the veteran was appointed doorkeeper at the Capitol,
and is more useful than most of those who have all
the arms they are entitled to. Holding a pen be-
tween a pair of pincers which he has at the end of
his arm hooks, he can write almost as rapidly and
legibly as the average penman, and better than two-
They all Like The Journal.
Those of our guild can ill afford to miss a single issue of
the old rebable organ of the profession. Not only does it
maintain its quality ; but like good wine improves with
age
LvMAN P. Spencer, Newark, N. J.
I like your Journal better every issue. The lessons in
Business Writing are not to be equaled by any one.
C. W. Jones, Brockton, Mass., Bus. Coll.
I find The Journal a great aid to me in my class drills.
O. H. Richards, Wichita, Kans.
1 am a new subscriber to your JouRNAL,but I take noth-
ing I like better, though this is one of nine magazines.
Miss Myba S. Robinson, Pawtucket, R. I.
I am very much pleased with Mr. Thomburgh's lesson
in the December Journal, and in my opinion it is the
best initial lesson on the subject of purely business pen-
manship that has appeared in any penmanship publication.
I am intimately acquainted with Mr. Thornbm-gh, and
know him to be an excellent teacher.
L. D. Teter, Iowa B. C, Des Moines, la.
It is, I believe, the best publication on penmanship in
existence.
D. W. Greer, Morrell Institute, Johnstown, Pa.
Your paper is certainly the finest of the kind that is
published, and I believe it is getting better every year.
Your programme for '95 is excellent. You may be sure
that I will assist you in any way I can.
F. B. MooRE, Indianapolis, Ind. B. U.
I am also of the firm opinion that The Penman's Art
Journal is the best thing of its kind in existence. Every
number worth ¥1.
J. H. Bachtenkircher, Supvr. Writing, La Fayette, Ind.
That The Journal is at the very topmost pinnacle of
the educational class journals needs but comparison to
demonstrate. I see many things in its columns that I paid
several dollars to leani. As an investment for the student
in penmanship it is above par.
R. M. Jones, Penman, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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and oontttlnit all the recent adilltlons to phonoKraphlc literature worth embodyluu- In a text-book. This Is the
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QUEER
What reasons arc given by some shortiiand publishers in
favor of introducing their systems. Queerest of all, per-
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has not been revised for over thirty years ! "
What a thing to conjure by in deahng with the live
schools of to-day ! Thirty years ago there were only one
or two business colleges in America that made a feature
of teaching shorthand. To-day, The Journal tells us,
shorthand is taught in nearly all of the 1500 such colleges
in the U. S. and Canada — and the rest are coming to it.
Day's Complete Shorthand flanual
(Columbian Revision— I 6th Edition)
Embodies the science of shorthand writing brought
strictly down to date. It preserves what is good in the
old systems plus additions and emendations suggested by
the experience of eminent practitioners of our time. It
is built to do the business of to-day. The Live Schools
— the Live Writers — are coming to it.
IT IS THE CERY BEST SHORTHAND BOOK THAT HAS EVER YET BEEN MADE.
Price ot the Itith edition, revicwl to date, $1.51J Proper discouuts to Schools and Bookseller,
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Is the only System of
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Which for more than forty years has been the standard of American
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>i'\i ni\ -"v'm pJ^" ^^''"'*hed isflis. J. p.
Colorado.
wooow ok'T It > ^^mmrMANn and cnnn.
coMt 50 per cent, extra.
5. HISHR, Writing Supervisor Public
^^-- > [^rcnDRooKfccoTs ^t"'^'^'^'^' Rlt^hinond.
-.^ ''''°"^!^"""'-JlS*y' Typewriter and
rooRArn lMi|li> Mill l.<|uiil tu the best
MEN and TEACHEK.S. Work and circulars free.
AUTOnATIC SHADING PEN INKS. Best
Manufactured by A, B. Cushman,
. PEN-
professlon ; practical, energetic, bustling
much experience. Ready at short i"--
falr salary with good school. Addn
Ready at short notice. Wants
SEND 35 CENTS for fine specimens of Wi
Lettering and Flourishing. Can'l help but
Address JNO. K.SIPLE, care Bartlett's Bi ;
^shing.
Cincinnati, i
PARSONS. Creston. lo
-■ -'d text, which has bee
thousands, LEAR.\
goo<t old
NAME.
-lid I
VKITE YOTR
W^
ILeacbers Mantel.
rF.I».— An assistant teacher who Isqu
iLISH TKAINI.NG m Hi
rleaiis. La.
man to teach bnukkc
w-',;^,:^s^:„o,v;:r .____
of taking charge of large class and Illustrating work
upon blackboard. Good muscular movement pen-
man. State references and iowest salary required.
1 LEStiONS."care PiiNJiANti Aut JuUKNAL,
Schools ffor Sale.
siy brfoix'thi-in"
'„:::;■.,;; ;Hi
The pilie iii 9-i.SO emli i
serlionforndH.
uot to exceed one inch. It'
two iusertiouH
he paid for in advance (S.5i
the ndvertisc'r
will be entitled to n third ■
nsertiou free, it
dexired.
WTHAT AM lOFCEREO
11 of stock in a well estalillsh
or 9500 fpnr value i
liK'orporatetl : right inau ( mf. i
In school. I'm In another s. 1
to a Kood man. Who wants [ i.
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the'departuiet
Most popular s
Ing The who
id elegantly
35. QUO) in
i falling health <
the Shorthand "
! decided to sell my (controliiug
my wife who has charge of the Shorthand De-
FOK SAI^Ii:.-
my wife v
partment. I ha. _ „ „, --
terest In a good Business College and • Shortnaml
School. But little competition and school has Al
reputation. In a city of about la.OOO inhabitants,
A splendid chance for a young man who can teach
■ ■• '. Address ".T. H. L.." care Penman's Art
jfor Sale or XI;ra^e.
penmanship,
lythlng'that you want to sell or trade 't
111 thiH i-oiunin will talk to the largest
r iiiih iM - Interested in things of this
'I ■ rinil. You may have some
suppUe:
thing youc
Try a
The
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be i>»id fo
will be eu
desired.
ril»RNET F<»R SALE
rd in
1 fro
Brass, Courlols Model,
ler case, ah in good condition. Will hpII
F. S. PELLETT, care Penman's Art Journal,
T SQUARE WANTED.-l want to buy a second-
hand Day Shading and Spaclnir T Souare State
length of blade, price, how loi
hand Day Shading t
;th of blade. prl< .
of the Instrument.
ARTIST,"
School iFurniture or SuppUcs
jFor Sale or Ei'Cbautic.
yfA
X;iOR SALE. -Two
months. Price, for on
dress " NATIONAL." ca
)ep*t Furnltii
(i office depts
okkeeplne at
I theotfier
e two. HO
kt journa^
'^^yruzn^QyttCoJ^tUA/i^
V6i
BY A. D. TAYLOR. GALVESTON, TEXAS, BUS. UNIVERSITY.
IF YOU WANT IT
I know you'll uot want it though. But
in case you do, you'll get it by return
mail. No questions iu>ked ; no argu-
lUcUt ; uo request to take something
else— just your money back if you
want it.
I'm selling lots of " Expert Calculat-
ors," and not a single purchnser has re-
, quested his money back, so I'm pretty
safe in making this offer, and it makes
you feel .•mre that in your dealings with
me you'll be treated right.
Tlie Expert Calculator CoRtains :
The slu»rt methods of aUdiuK. multiply-
ing-, subtrHutingr, dividing, t1gui-in^ inter-
est, discount, handling: percentage, frac-
tions, mixed numbei's, decimals, marking
goods, transposition and transphi cement
of flgnnes, etc. All of the principal
methods are given and clearly illustrated.
In fact, it is an epitome of practical shi.rt
cuts in business calculations.
It Una 04 pages, is cloth hound, htin
{fold Hide stamp; n suttslatttlitl, hand-
FIVE MAiiNint'liy'T I'HOTO-
ICHGRAVED VHN AND INK M>K-
SKtys by Zaner, Wallace, neacom and
Dennis, prepared for me at an actual eaiih
oatlay of orev $^<to, are sent in combi-
nation with th€^'■ Calculator" for $110.
These designs are new and are works of
ai-t, suitable for framing. They are not
for sale except as stated in the otTcr. The
"Calculator" alone is SI.
C. C. REARICK, "Box K-A,"
DIXON, ILL.
SUPPLIES FOR PENMEN, ARTISTS AND SCHOOLS.
\\^E have ret-eived so many cnlls tnr sni)plies for penmen, artists ami sthuuls tliat we have derided to furnish these goods to Jouhnal readers and their friends. Our
* office is right in the heai-t of the i>apor dealers', pen mannfacturers', artist material dealers' and school funiishers' district in New York and we have exceptional
opportunities to select the best goods, which we shall furnish at lowest Kew York prices.
HOW TO ORDEIC. Send money by P. O. Money or Express Money Order. Registered Letter or Bank Draft. Stamps taken, but are at risk of remitter. Staff crpUviUu wlmt is wanted
1 be sentjDy express only unless a mailinfT price isj^iyen, Inks and other liquids are mailed in a patent case (approved by the P. o. Dep't),
si-nftice. express otfice, I
incy must accompany th
company and State
No II
-■i opeiied.
t C. O. D.
I substimtial
ra93^^=^?irj!: - CI AMP PENwr ™:
lUKK'
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PANCY Rl'BHKU TIP>-,
t«ize. taper cfdar hnndle. U
I'ici: St»e. dozen uiiail. yOo.
l* ANTAiSRA PH, for eulargliiK or diminishing draw
The above cuts iwlth exception of oblique penholders, w
For PENS tWrlUns. LetteriUK. Drawing,
ISltS.JoceSAL.
, LIQL'ID INK^
s according to material used
iize of articles.
fe 181, August, 189^. JoL-HKA.
rSTICK INK, INK SLABS. INK ERADICATORS. see page ati4. septeiiibei
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: SCRAP=BOOK SPECIMENS. !
FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS
TT7HERE have been accumulating in our office surplus numbers of The Penman's Art JorRNAi, and circulars issued in connection with our pen
»l' art business; also multitudes of pamphlets, school circulars, photographs of pen drawings, pen and pencil specimens sent for review in The
Journal, and every manner of work identified with the penman's calling. Twenty years is a long time and there is a big pile— all of this is
carefully packed away in a corner of our establishment.
As a reinlorcement of this we have letter files extending over a period of many years, and containing contributions from practically every
American penman worthy of the name, amateur or professional, who has attained to any sort of distinction, also from hundreds of fine writers whose names
arc wholly unknown in the profession.
In the whole pile there are thousands of finest engraver's plate-proofs of penmanship specimens that have appeared in The Journal, also of
thousands of plates that have been made on outside orders All of this material has been preserved with great care with a view to its use in a
connection which «e now announce.
The material referred to is sufficient to fill hundreds of penmanship scrap books that in the richness, extent and variety of their contents will
be absolutely matchless. The time'has come when in order to clear it away with the least possible delay, we shall for the present make prices
that are within the reach of every penmanship connoisseur.
As will be seen by reading the groupings listed below we include with every package of specimens a certain number of copies of The Pen-
man s Art Journal. These papers alone contain a mine of penmanship illustrations that are worth all which we charge for the entire pack-
age. It is our intention to clear out all of the back numbers that we have on hand and it will be a case of first come first served. We can't
undertake to send particular numbers of The Journal, but if anyone ordering a package will send a list of Journals that he already has we will
endeavor to send no duplicates.
SCRAP=BOOK SUGGESTIONS.
The arrangement of this material in scrap-books is of course a matter of individual taste. Any sort of old book, especially an old ledger or
other blank book, may be converted into a scrap-book with a little care and will serve the purpose. It is of course preferable to have a special
scrap-book, which may be obtained at any stationer's. For the benefitof our friends we have selected several that seem to us to be good for this
purpose and have prices listed at cost. A very taking effect may be had by so simple a device as the mounting of specimens on sheets of paper
of different colors and binding these into the covers, say of an old office ledger, having first removed the inner pages of the book. Still better to
get a binder, like that used for The Penman's Art Journal and bind in these sheets just as the Journals would be bound in.
It is wonderful how a scrap-book will grow when it once gets a good start. The greatest care should be exercised in laying out a good
sensible arrangement, properly grouping specimens, trimming them neatly and labeling them with care. The name of the author and approxi-
mately the date of the specimen, neatly written or lettered under the same, hiakes a record that is interesting for future reference.
We can't undertake to trim and mount these specimens. That would involve considerable labor and it is, besides, work that the owner of
the scrap-book should prefer to do himself. With the specimens we give information as to authors, date and any other facts that may be calcu-
lated to enhance the interest. These should be appropriately inscribed on or in connection with the mounted specimens.
In the front of every scrap book there should be an index of the authors represen ed, In mounting specimens there should be no attempt to
crctwd. as the value is strengthened by liberal margins and blank spaces around the designs. Photographs both of portraits and of penwork
should be unmounted from the cardboard. In case of specimens printed on opposite sides of the same page, as or instance in The Journal and
in some circulars both sides may be preserved by binding in the sheet and over-laying it with thin paper, cutting out openings in the overlaying
paper where the specimens occur. Ihe blank spaces, if sufficiently large, may be uti ized for pasting down over specimens.
In the arrangement of our various packages we have endeavored to give the broadest possible variety. It would be useless to ask us to send
autograph letters by this ptrson or by that person, but as with Journals if you already have good specimens from particular penmen and will
mention those penmen we will endeavor to make nu duplicates.
< $4 COMBINATION.
$1 COMBINATION.
\ Business WritinR by 4 different penmen. (Ge
riginal penwork).
3 Artist Proofs of EngrravecS Penwork. ^Plain ohd o
OCIriuI;!'- " ii)i PIhi ,-,i!Krave(i Pen Designs. (A big variety of artistic penwork )
8 Iltifii ^ ■■-■■■'■ '"i M w's Aht JociiNAi>. (Containing" many rai* specimens)
; Art JornNA
■ Business Journal. (Either :
K$2 COMBINATION.
I IG Specimens Business Writing by 16 different penmen. (Genuine original peawork )
jy_ 13 Specimens Ornamental Writing by 12 different penmen (Genuine original penwork.)
I 2 Specimens Vertical Writing by a different penmen. (Genuine original penwork.)
2 Specimens Pen Drawing by 2 different penmen (Originals.)
I 4 Original Pen Flourishes by -t different penmen.
I a Specimens Original Pen Lettering by 2 different penmen.
I 1 Specimen Automatic Pen Lettering- (Original penwork )
2 Specimens of Koreign Writing {Original penwork from Great Britain. France, Switzerland,
Australia, Tasmania, Japan, Brazil, etc.)
12 Artist Proofs of Enwraved Penwork. (Plain and ornamental writing, flourishing, lettering.
8 Spocf n
C Spec in
1 Oritriit
I2Ciivii
18Ha. U
2 Back •
drawing, design
ived Penwork. (Plain and ornamental script, flourishing, lettering, di-av
roi-cign Copy Book. (England. Ireland. Scotland, Australia, Franc-
■rii wliicli to select.)
-nm ;i\-'il Pen Designs (A big variety of artistic penwork.)
\N^ \mt .Journal, (Containing many rare specimens.)
one side only on heavy plate
f Large Engrossed Design.
m Foreign copy-Books. (A dozen countries from which to select.)
itr Photo-engraved Pen Designs. (A big variety of artistic penwork.)
•- • N's Art Journal. (Containing many rare specimens.)
Siii-k \iniiliiTs liiisinms Journal
rear's Subscription to Penman's Art Journ
newal— sent to any address )
t Journal. ( Either
s Journal. (Either r
$3 COMBINATION.
Business Writing by 1:.' liiiTitnit icDinru. (Gonui
laSpecii _,_ ^ .
fl Specimens Ornnnientnt Wrftin
1 Specimen Vt
1 Specimen Pi-i
2 Original Pen
1 Specimen (i<i
0 Artist Prnnl-
ih'ient penmen.
- nwork. (Plain and ornameuti
' Book of Flourishes. (Printed .
$5 COMBINATION.
2tSpecimensBusine3S Writing by 2+ different penmen. (Genuine original penwork.)
18 Specimens Ornamental Writing by 18 different penmen (Genuine original penwork. )
4 Specimens Vertical Writing bv 4 different penmen. (Genuine original penwork )
4 Specimens Pen Drawinii by 4 different penman. (Originals.)
7 Original Pen Flnunshes by 7 different penmen.
4 Specimens Original Pen Lettering by 4 different penmen.
^ Specimens Orif^inal Automatic Pen Lettering by different penmen.
riting. flourishing, lettering.
1 Cabin
aSpcM
isrir. 1
SSBllrU
> side only on heavy plate
Sheets f n
r JOVHNA
Art Journ
of large Fngrossed Pesign. 2 Ph
.niun Copy-Books. (Great Britain. France. Australia. Switzerland, etc ) 8Sp.
rd Pen Designs. (A big vai iety of artistic penwork.) 30 Circular
ontainmg many rare specimens.) 42 Back Number^ 1^1
,,,„,, 7 Back Numbers lUi
r Journal. (Either new sub. or re- 1 Year's Subscrifti..
renewal— sent ti
Bvsin
i Art Journal or Bitstnesa JourtuU. (Either r
BLANK SCRAP-BOOKS.
We have selected several sizes of scrap-books that we think are especially suitable for collectors of penmanship specimens. Thev are strong,
handsome books, containing iSo pages each. i- r i ,> &.
prices:
No. 1. VA^ s 161, in., 80 leaves (!K0 pages), §2.23. Mail, $2..50. No. 2. ^'^, x 12 in.. 80 leaves (160 pages), St.30. Mail, SI. 30.
No. 3. 7Jf X 10 in., 80 leaves (160 pages). |1.10. Mail, $1.30.
How we Shlp.-All specimens, back nnmbers of papers, etc., are sent by express, purchaser to pav express charges. Be snre to give your express office when
ordenni;. Send money with order. Address
AHES & ROLLINSON CO., 202 Broadway, New York.
'^e/wia/i^ dTTiC CL^atAjCiC?
233
PREHIUnS.
A Beautiful Stick Pin.
HE JOUHNAI. has Imd specially manu-
factured from Its own design a very
neat stick pin. to offer as a premium
to Bubwriberp. It is made in solid
'. also En solid gold.
Thb silver pin has the quill of solid
sterling silver, and the stick pin part
of German silver.
Thr qoi.d fin is solid. U karat, ex
ccpt the stick part, which is German
silver, gold plated.
For one rfoltor we wUiscml The Joub-
KAi.fnrone year.aml thr so
Fo7- one tloUar and fifty cents tvc wiH
enter on/; suh., new or renewai. and send solid
ooM) PIN (18 j/remium.
Fnr two dollars we loffl send two copks of The
JotrnNAi, (to different addresses, if desired),
for one year, and the solid gold pin. Or we
will send The .Tournal for two yeare and the
solid gold pin.
Or. for those desiring to be placed on our per-
manent list for two years, we will send the solid
gold pin as premium for a remittance of SI
The other dollar to be remitted at end of first
year. Present subscribers maj' have their sub-
scriptions extended and thus avail themselves of
this offer at once. A jeweler would charge at
least %iST*> for the gold pin.
Works of Instruction in Penmanship.
Amehi Oiildc to Seir-lniitriicclon In
Prueilcal and Aril»tlc Peniiiniinlitp.—
For ST) cents extra the Guide will be sent full
bound In cloth. The regular premium has
heavy paper binding. Price when sent other-
wise than as premium: Paper. 75c.; cloth. ...81
The Guide in paper«ent as prem. with one sub.
r$l>. Cloth 2.') cts. extra
Allies^ €opy-Sll|>N for ScW-Inetrurtlon
In Prnctlcal Pennianslilp.— This covei-s
about the same ground as the Guide, bur in-
stead of being in book form it is composed of
movable slips progressively arranged. This work
also has had a. very large sale independently of
lis use as premium at 50 cents a set. The " Copy-
slips" will be sent as prem for one sub. ($1).
The Lord'B Prayer (size 19 x S4 inchest:
FlourUlicd Ii:a:£le (24 x 3:.'); Flourlnbed
Stag (24 X :12); Centennial Plcuiro
Lincoln Euloey (24x30): inarrlase Cer-
tificate H^ x 22): Family Record (18 x 22).
Choice of the above beautiful and elaborate pen
doslgrns (lithographed) sent as prem. for one sub.
($1).
A met.* Book of FiourUUen. Si7.e of
liook. S% X U}^. Price, heavy manilla binding.
$1 ; cloth, with gold stamp, $l.riO.
It gives 125 beautiful designs, delicately printed
on superfine paper— most of them masterpieces,
by 72 of the world's leading penmen, we will
send the book in manilla binding as premium
for one sub. and 10 cents extra ($1.10). For two
^ubs. ($2) we will send it and any of the pre-
miums announced above for one subscriber.
We will send the Book op Flourishes in
best cloth binding for one sub. and 50 cents
<S1.50. the price of the book alone), or for two
be worth a dollar to you the coming year, we
shall be pleased to have your renewal on that
basis. If you can't afford that sum. your sub-
scription may be sent through our nearest
agent at the cIubbiuK rate.
If there is no agent convenient, write us at
ODce, stating the fact and inclosing 60 cents
for your renewal. We mean to have au act-
ive, capable agent not only in every school
but in every community. If there is one of
this kind near you, you must know it : if not,
there, should be, and it may be your oppor-
tunity to get the paper foryourself and friends
at the reduced cliiiibing ra«t
Jn no case do roe authoriz(>\pr will we coun-
tenance interference with a\f>resent capable
AitlES
tSkjROI.I.IN^jbN CO.,
A Synopsis of the Good Things " The Journal "
Has Given in '95.
So many requests for information about the various series of les-
sons and articles now running in The Journal have been received,
asking when they started, if subscription might be dated back, etc.,
that we thought best to give a brief summary of the good things that
have appeared, beginning with the January number:
LESSONS IN RAPID BUSINESS WRITING. By L. M. Thdrnburgh. (Begun Dec. 'fH ; still
nuining.) This series of lessons has caust-d sometliing of a sensation. New ideas and methods
have been advamjed. Any one can learn to write from these lessons.
LESSON? IN Professional writing. By C. p. Zaner. (Began Jan.. '95: still running.)
Bv far the most cnniprriicrisive and systematically arranged lessons in ornamental writing ever
printed ItkMr. ;^nci "s usujil fine style
ubs. (S2).
To Club Sitbsrrtbers,
CEROTYPESofeveryt|ing.
Signatures, Copy Lines, LetterMnd Bill
Head.s. Cards. Also high-class Sfeel and
Copper-Plate Engraving ; Wedcmig In-
vitations and Visiting Cards. ^
FRANK McLEES & BROS.^^^
96 Fulton Street, New V%|^^'
vie i
L-h lOS:
• practical.
BUSINE
Law O^ ._
actual business writing.
G OF THE WORLD. (Began Aug.. '95: still running.) Articles on and spec-
mg of various torcign countries. The flvst systematic presentation of foreign
pted.
OLD TVME PENMANSHIP, (began Aug., '95; still running.) A series of illustrated articles
g the puBJfished works of the master penmen of lUOto -'CKI yeai-s ago.
PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTnENT.
IJSTRATIVE BLACKBOARD SKETCHING. By Langdon 5. Thompsi
:)irector of DrawlngMersoy City Public Schools, and author of Thompson's system of Drawing.
Began Jan.. '95 : stilllrunnmg.) These lessons are especially arranged for primary teachers and
blackboard work, but fencil or pen and paper may be used. They are so simple that they may be
followed by ft begii
LESSOVVlN VERfiCAL WRITING. By A. F. Newlands. Sup'r. Kingston, Ont, and author
Heath's VeiJ^al Writlpg (Began Jan.: still running.) Mr. Newlands is the leader among
tical writing. These lessons are the fli-st and only comprehensive les-
Rppearing in America.
SSONSiill^WRITlNG FOR UNGRADED SCHOOLS. By P. M. Wallace, prin. of Norma-
. Ocrtl., Shenandoah, la. (Began Feb.; still running.) The teacher in the un-
firiVate school will And these lessons adapted to his needs. They have been
experience in this class of schools, is a fine penman and successful
The* hit the right spot.
^0D*^0F TEACHINO PENMANSHIP IN GRADED SCHOOLS. By O. W. Hoff. Pup'r
Dak Park, 111. (Began Oct.. '9;l; conchided March, '95,) The concluding lessons of this
■ 5 appeared in Jan. and March. All but a few of the back numbers contain-
be supplied.
5;iTING AS TAUGHT IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Reports on vertical writing, copy-books, etc., from scoi
iig American cities.
itrong articles; Care of Ink in Public Schools; Journal's i
competition : stu-
xlcal writing d
I hundred leading penm
Scoi-es of helpful articles on various phases of work in The Journal's field ; Report of Lin-
coln meeting. Western Pen- Assoc, scores of portraits and sketches of leading penmen and
teachers ; thousands of school and peraonal items ; the editor's scrapbook ; reviews of books :
writers' cramp ; business writing; i-eport of B. E. A. Denver meeting.
Hundreds of leading American and foreign penmen and teachers
have contributed to The Journal during '95.
Subscriptions can be dated back to Dec, '94. or Jan., '95. But a
limited supply of back numbers on hand. If you want any of these
jseries of articles send in your subscription to-day.
AMES & ROLLINSON CO..
^ 202 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Price $1 0(1. Bound in Cloth, (Jilt Stamp.
Coated Paper, Photo engraved from actual pen
work. Contains 40 full page engravings. 35
complete alphabets. 10 full-page designs, 200
modifications and styles of ornament, and 12,000
woi-ds of in.<*t ruction. A guide to the learner,
an inspiration to the amateur, a source of pleas-
ure and pride to the professional. It is a com-
prehensive, practical, modern work on Engross-
The instruction is presented in such a simple,
straigUtforwai-d manner, that thb home student
will have no difficulty in undei"standing just
what is to be done and how to do it.
A. C. Webb. Nashville, Tenn.
Address ZANERIAN. Columbus. O.
A Limited Number of Students
for the mail course will be accepted at the present time. "A course"
consists of 12 lessons in any one or two of the above courses. Nearly
all copies and instructions are tresh from the pen. In the penmanship
or flourishing courses it means 50 pages of pen written work. The price
is $io.co per course (in advance), or $t.oo per lesson when paid by the
lesson ($12.00 for the twelve lessons). We cannot promise to accept all
who apply, but first here, first served. We would want these lessons to
be taken during the fall and winter, by holidays, or not later than April
ist. Pupils send practice on lesson with questions, etc., and we correct
the former, answer the latter, and send another lesson with instructions,
and so on through the course.
Address, to-day, ZANERIAN ART COLLEGE, Columbus. Ohio.
ARE THE BEST FOR
Ornamental Pcnmaoship. Card Writing. Kound
Hand and Flourishing Best of steel, perfect in
workmanship, most flexible and elastic in action.
Use them once and you'll use them ever. They
cut the finest line and smoothest and heaviest
shade of any pen made. Our manufacturers
(English) say : "We have no use for Inferior
steel or inferior operatives; we i>roduce first
class goods only ; and so far as human skill can
go, we believe the pens to be unexcelled."
Address ZANERIAN, Columbus. Ohio.
234
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BUSINESS PRACTICE,
COnnERCIAL ARITHMEriC.
Adoptions more numerous than before
IN TEN YEARS.
SHORTHAND.
PENHANSHIP,
COMMERCIAL LAW.
WILLIAMS «& ROGERS, Rochester ^ Chicago,
PUBLISH THE ONLY COMPLETE LIST OF COMMERCIAL TEXT-BOOKS. THESE BOOKS
ARE ORIGINAL IN METHOD, PROGRESSIVE IN TREATMENT, AND GREAT LABOR-
SAVERS, THEY ARE THE OUTGROWTH OF YEARS OF STUDY AND EXPERIENCE ON THE
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LESSONS IN RAPID BUSINESS
WRITING.
BY L. .M. THOKNBfRaU. CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA.
Xo. 11.
Spfritn<-Hn Slioivhiff Jitijtrovi'tHeiit.
99. — We present herewith various specimens from
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15. JANUARY JOURNAL.
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LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANEB, COLCMBUS, O.
No. 10.
[INITIAL HADE IN'JOURNAL OFFICE.]
CajHtata.
I APITALS ! What fond memories
the word recalls ! How well do
I call to mind the amount of en
joymentand insi)iration I derived
from some " whole-arm capitals "
in the back of a copy book nearly
twenty years ago. If the forms herewith were to
awaken as much enthusiasm on the part of the
readers of The Joubnal as similar ones have in me
in the past, I should envy their delight. For I con
sider the moments spent in the acquirement of
tliese fonns (and they took a decade) among the
happiest of my life. But a large portion of that
delight has gone forever, never to return save at
beholding some masterpiece in jiainting or in trj'ing
to draw something which seems just beyond my
present powers, but which I hope to attain. Surely
"there is more pleasure in pursuit than in posses-
sion," hut there is more satisfaction in having it than
having it to get. Therefore en,joy the pleasures of
acquiring, and then the satisfaction which comes
only by jjossession.
i:imci-j>tiint, riniflilritcf and Pructice—Thre*'
J^itHfnltalH.
But you want to know how to make a set of capi
tals. Well, the first requisite is a knowledge of form.
The next and most important essential is skill,
which comes only by proper effort repeated about a
million times. Another very good thing to have,
and it comes best by experience, is confidence. Not
necessarily that kind which causes the head to
swell, but rather that which is the result of honest
effort and service. I have heard some say that to be
able to make a good set of capitals yo\i must make
a half dozen sets daily. No doubt that is a good
way to learn. Biit there are other ways. Practice
on each letter imtil you can make it well any time
of day without preliminary practice. Then you
can make a set of capitals with but little additional
practice.
Slnfflr Irltm rlrat—Full Alplinlirt A/I,t:
So long as you are not reasonably sure of the
])roduct before the ink leaves the pen you need not
e.xpect to experience a "howling" success in getting
uj) sets of capitals. As long as you make as many
misses as hits don't spend time on the alphabet.
Spend it on individual letters. But if you think you
can make letters better than other people think you
can, make a set of capitals, then sit coolly down and
look at each letter critically and see if you would be
willing to liave the poorest one of the lot serve as
an initial for The Journ.m.. If not, work at such
letter or letters luitil you would.
JtfilaHoft o/' ir/ioff. Xot Ittittvtditat rnrtn, Determines
Effect.
But the appearance of the alphabet, after all, is
not dependent so much upon the form of individual
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BY C. P. ZANER, ILLUSTRATING HIS ACCOMPANYING LESSON IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
letters as upon the relationship as a whole. All
fonns should be about equally distant, and the shades
uniform in weight.
The Movement for Capitals.
The movement should come chiefly from the upper
arm and shoulder. The power should come from
the shoulder. The control should come from resting
the forearm on the table. The muscles near the
elbow .should serve as a rubber-like rest, but they
must not be rigid. Little or no finger action should
be used except to grip the holder more tightly in
producing shades.
Sliaxtino.
The shades are most dilBcult because they require
a double-like action to produce them. Not only must
the pen move in a circular direction to produce the
0, but the hand must move up and down far enough
to spread the pen points to produce the shade. They
must not only spread, but respond in time to go
smoothly around the bottom. It is tliis elastic-like
action that requires a good deal of training and de-
termines the quality of the shade. For if shades
are long and slim it reveals the fact that this up and-
down action is not quick enough for the other. And
it is elastic action which alone at times determines
amateur- from professional writing.
Dated
To ^K z:^ rJz-
D_^/|^
In spite of all the discoiiragmg things I have said
in this lesson, see if you can beat the copy. 1*11
promise tcuiot feel envious if you do. Yoii ought
to do so, for I believe you have had better instruc-
tion than I ever received. Try.
CItlTIClSMH.
W. B. C, Tenn.— Raise your pen oftener in words. It
should he raised, on an average, in making about every
second or third letter. Manyof yourloopsare too uaiTow;
use more j^ircular action and do not pause at top of I or
bottom of y.
Sally Lunn, Pa. — Your capitals are not strong enough.
Use more arm movement. Your small writing lacks uni-
foi-mity. You make angles sometimes where there should
be turns, and vjcc m-sa. You have also written too rap-
idly, not paying enough attention to the little things. As
a whole, however, yom- writing is Kood, and evinces a
good deal^f practice or more than average talent.
P. H. H.— Your work is "coming up." Your line is p,
trifle heavj'i and your ink is too heavy for delicate work.
It looks as though you had too much fluid in it. A little
more force and delicacy in movement will improve your
writing.
R. C. B., O.— Your work is too rapid (on the small let>
ters) and too thoughtless. You do not raise the pen often
enough to secure accuracy. Remember, it takes thought
as well as muscle. It takes close observation and pains-
taking effort in every detail. The finish of the r, .s and r,
and the beginning of the a, top of the / and finish of the
/all take time, care and attention. Yon have done well,
and you have a good deal of ability, therefore persevere.
J. F. H., Pa. — Your work reveals too mtiny angles on
the base line. They are the product of too many pen lift-
ings and too spasmodic or decisive action. You shade the
/ too high. You seem to use too much finger action or too
slow an arm action. By relying more upon ease and
strength your writing will become mure graceful. All
in all, your writmg is good— fine, considering the tact that
you are not following it professionally.
y^t-^^z^ey
ILLUSTRATION ACCOMPANYING LESSON BY L. M. THORNBURGH.
Typewriting is Legal Writing,
Anew law in Pennsylvania declares that all typewriting
heretofore executed or done, and all which may hereafter
be done, for any purpose whatever, shall have the same
legal force and effect as ordinary writing, and that the
word " writing " occurring in the laws of the State shall
be held to include typewriting. Heretofore it has been
required under the laws that wills and all similarly impor-
tant legal documents of record -should be written by hand
with pen and ink. The Legislature seems to have satisfied
itself that tjiiewriting is as reliable and as permanent as
handwriting with pen and ink, although the machine
writing has not been tested by time, as has the hand-
writing.—Co?7H«u's Rural World.
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CHROHATIC POSTER REPRODUCTION.
A Otntinpr Atlvnnre in EairraTins.
In the October Journal we gave a line reproduc
tion. in black and white, of a " new art " colored
poster. In this issue of The Jour.val we present
u reproduction of a poster used by the Waterbury
Watch Company. This plate is the first one made
by this process, we believe. From The Biisiness
Journal we quote the following, which will give
something of an idea of this new style of engraving:
You have heard a good deal about color photography
for some years— the promised reproduction of natural ol>-
jects in their exact colors with a camera direct V VYell,
that hasn't come yet, though it is well along the way, and
men who have devoted the best yeare of their lives to it
are confident of living to witness its full accomplishment.
What has come is the color-printing we are talking about,
and this has a practical value far beyond the making of
mere colored photographs, as the printing i^ress is a far
more potent instrument than the camera. These wise
men, who have not yet aiTived at the pomt of transmit
ting all colors directly to the sensitized paper from the
camera, have nevertheless been able to catch and transfix
distinct tone values for every color variation. For ex-
ample, let us assume that by their method a solid black
object will reproduce itself as a solid unbroken mass, and
that pure white will make no impression on the plate —
solid white, so to speak. Red will come dark, but not so
dark as the black. Blue will come light, but not blank (or
white) like white. Yellow \vill take an intennediate
tone. All colors come from these, and the intennediate
or composite coloi"s will reproduce themselves iu inter-
mediate tones of gray— the tones varying with absolute
fidelity according to their constituent elements and the
modifying influence of light and shade in the original. A
dark red will appear different from a light red, the sun-
light on the upper surface of the grapes will influence the
plate precisely as it influences the color of the fruit itself.
Now we have the complete " key plate." every color
and shade of the original being represented by a tone
peculiarly its own, running the scale from pure white to
absolute black. The expert eye knows for what colors
these various tones stand, and he has the object itself to
guide him. The next thing is to divide up this whole into
as many plates as there are distinct colors, which may be
done by the usual method of color plate printing, though
the task is more delicate. Then comes the printing. Inks
must be selected that match each primary color in the
original iu its fullest, deepest tone, and each color — say
red, yellow, blue— requires a separate printing. WTiere
the modification of any color in the original is produced
by the action of light (white) the same ink that repro-
duces its fullest tone will also reproduce its weakest and
all intermediate tones, for this light has weakened or
diluted the color-tone of the plate, which is less dense at
such places. Where these variations are produced by
composite coloring iu the natural object— as where the
red of the peach blends with the yellow— the plates must
be made to overprint each other, thus producing the same
composite effect. That is the entire magic of the thing.
Simple, isn't it? The Waterbury poster, is 11 x 14, iu
eeven colors (counting white), produced by four print-
ings. It is the first poster of the kind, we think, printed
iu this country from rehef plates. The work is " flat "—
after the manner of the new art — not of the blended, litho-
graphy style obtained by chromatic printing. The re-
duced plate that we show, however, is a chromatic key
plate. In the usual half-tone the coloi-s would run into
one another, with a blurring effect, but here each tint is
closely defined. In the original, the sky background is
blue, the water blue-ffi-eeu. the foreground buff, the panel
yellow, foliage green, wild roses pink, hair orange, gar-
ments white, wings yellow and black. You may see for
yourself that each of these tmts preserves its special color
value.
The New Art.
While the "new art" is undoubtedly gaining
ground — in fact, has established a sort of niche for
itself in the art world— some of the critics do not like
it. Here is one of the latest humorous criticisms:
Aubrey Jteanlslcy'H Taste.
Somebody writes to an English paper a formula for
making the species of art which Mr. Aubrey Beardsley
delights in.
Take of Swinburne's ballads three —
Choose the most erotic —
Let them simmer in a pan,
Steeped in some narcotic.
To this mixture he adds some other disagreeable things,
including " Several Green Carnations," and
. . . when a scum
Thick and green is on it,
Throw a scene from Maeterlinck,
And one hot Richepin sonnet ;
BY C. C. LISTER, SADLERS' B. & S. BUS. COLL., BALTIMORE. MD.
Grate some cankered Dead Sea fruit,
And withered flowers of passion,
Drench with sauce a Schopenhaur
Mixed in latest fashion ;
Add a paradox or two
(See they're Oscar Wilde-ish) ;
Sprinkle in some drafstmanship
Absolutely childish ;
And, when all these things you've mixed
lu^a hotch-potch baleful,
Chinese white and ivory black
Dash in by the pailful.
Take the mixture off the fire
When it's well heated,
Put it in the sink to stand
Till it grows quite fetid ;
Pour it in a tainted mold,
Like to nothing human,
Shut your eyes and hold your nose,
And serve the Beardsley woman I '
—The Book Biujer.
The Chicago Meeting of the Western
Penmen's Association.
The tenth annual meeting of the Western Pen-
men's Association, which will be held in the rooms of
the Chicago Business College, 45 E. Randolph street,
Chicago, December 2Q to ;iU inclusive, promises to
be largely attended, an enthusiastic and interesting
meeting.
We have received the advance programme from
C. A. Faust, Chairman of the Executive Commit-
tee, and from a careful examination of the subjects
to be discussed and the names of the people who
present the subjects, we feel that a profitable and
enjoyable time is ahead for all those wlio attend this
convention.
In the December number of The Journal we
shall present the ])rogramme in full, giving names
of persons who are to take part.
Chicago's central location, low railroad and hotel
rates, coupled with the extra enthusiasm this year,
will draw out the largest attendance in the history
of the Association. Messrs. Faust. Palmer and
Brown of the Executive Committee are leaving
nothing undone that will make the meeting a profit-
able one. The correspondence indicates a very full
attendance Every business cone.<e and shorthand
college proprietor, every teacher of penmanship,
drawing, commercial, shorthand and typewriting
branches should be there. Lay your plan.-* to be on
hand bright and early on the morning of December
26, 1895. Begin to plan now. . , . ^ ^ i.,.
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BY A. F. NEWLANDS, ILLUSTRATING HIS ACCOMPANYING ARTICLE ON VERTICAL WRITING.
' Old Tyme Penmanship " and
of the World."
' Writing
Owing to lack of space, we are obliged to omit the
articles on "Old Tyme PenmansHp " and " Writing
of the World ' ' from this number. Both series will
be resumed in December Journal. We might say,
in this connection, that we have scores of bright arti-
cles and hundreds of beautiful and practical speci
mens to run in early issues of The Joitrnal.
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n'ewlands, supervisor
kingston, ont.
OF WRITING,
Te^a or Lener ravins to IhrUle Which Are llest.
9-1.— We have carefully tested all known letter
forms in onr classes, not for a day or a week, but
until the pupils formed the habit of making them
on their regular work. In this way alone could it
be determined what the practice on such forms
would produce.
WlKil a Form Lnian To, fa Ihx CHIerion.
{)5. — No form has been adopted for what it is in
itself, but for what it leads to.
Modified Rotnnn Forms are Best.
96.— In most cases it has been found that a slight
modification of the Roman letters gives, by far, the
best results. Not only do the primary pupils leam
to make the forms easily, but the senior pupils write
them rapidly and legibly. After leaving school the
pupils easily adapt them to the requirements of
their work and the adaptation is usually a good legi-
ble form.
the trrlHng
97. — A large percentage of persons are imitative,
and no matter what style of writing they learn at
school, when they come under the influence of others
of a stronger personality there is a tendency to copy
them more or less, some only to the extent of chang-
ing a few of the letter forms, but others change
their whole style and model it upon that of the per-
son by whom they are influenced.
98.— Comparatively few will retain the exact style
in which they were trained in school, and therefore
teachers need not look at the writing of the pupils
and exclaim " this is the end." It is not. it is sim-
ply a stage in development.
Jlaeh Iiidiuidmil I'oriii ti Basic I'ortii.
9J).— Not only should the style of writing used as
a standard be one that is easily modified, but each
individual letter form in that standard should be
merely a basic form; it should have no excrescences.
The Capitals fiteen Ilereu-ith the Result of Much
ICjriieritneniinf/.
too.- Several readers of The Journal who have
adopted vertical writing have been experimenting
along the lines suggested in these articles, and have
originated sets of letters from their experiments.
Some of the forms chosen are very similar to those
we tiave adopted as oui- basic foiius. They will
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now appreciate the complete set of capitals given
with this article In the (irst column we have given
the skeleton Roman letters, in the second our typal
or basic forms and in the third some of the develop-
ments of these forms as seen in the work .of some of
the senior pupils and by those who liave left school
and have engaged in business pursuits. Those who
claim thiit all should write but one style of letter
throughout will consider this development of the
forms on the part of the pupils a weakness, but
from our experience we are satisfied it means
strength.
Tifpnt Ftirnis Brut for Teachinif.
10 1.— Some may at first thought choose some of
the modifications as being better forms to teach than
the typal forms, but e.xperience has shown that
l)upil« who readily modify the typal form to that in
column 1 might not find that in column 2 at all
easy to make Hence these would be unsafe forms
to adopt as a standard for teaching. The iV's and
Jl/'s are, of course, modifications of the lower case
Roman letters. We found that tew pupils could
make well the forms based on the upper case letters.
In rapid WTiting the slanting lines would become
vertical and so mafce the A' appear like one form of
small script t and the M like double ( without the
cross stroke.
rill- I ami .1.
lOiJ. —The / and J were interchangeable until the
fifteenth century, when there was a gradual differen
tiatioii in the form of these letters, the J was length-
laied and furnished with a final curve turned to the
lett to accommodate the main body of the lettering.
l();j. — Owing to the conventional script forms of /
and -7 there has been much confusion with these
letters. The / with its broad oval bottom retains
more of the form of the Roman J than does the
script form of that letter itself with its large oval
top and small looped bottom.
1 04. — The ./ shown in the basic cohimn retains the
broad bottom of the Romaii letter. I have .seen but
one case where a pupil has practiced this basic form
and afterward modified it with a small turn, as at
the bottom of our capital /.
Fraternal Notes.
— MiRS Clara Banks, fuinierly supervisor of Kuoxvjllp.
la,, is now doing like work in Osage, la.
— Miss Elizabeth Garst, supervisor of drawing and
writing in the Greeuvillej O., Public Schools, is making a
success of her work.
— W. E. Harsh, supervisor of writing and drawing in
Helena, Mont., schools, in a late letter acknowledging the
receipt of the certificates awarded his pupils in The
Journal's Public School Writing Contest, says: " I wish to
express my thanks to you for the assistance you have ren-
dered me in arousing and sustaining interest in the subject
of penmanship. The premium certificate for Ethel Pleas-
ants came to hand, and it is a beauty. . . . We try
the verticiil this yeai- in one of our ward buildings, and
shall follow its workings. . . . For the past week I
have been engaged in instructing the teachers of this
county in methods of teaching writing."
— Miss L. Wiseman is supervisor of writing in Colorado
Springs. Colorado CMty and Roswell, Colorado.
— In a letter lately received from C. H. Pierce, super-
visor, Evausville, Ind., he says: " I'm warming up, and so
is Lyon. . . . The last Journal is superbly grand."
— Miss Elizabeth Ryder, formerly supervisor of writing
BV I-ANODON S. THOMPSON. ACCOMPANYINlI
. LHSSON IN BLACKBOARD DRAWING.
St. Louis, Mo, Her
— In a letter received from Miss Jennie O. Muth, special
teacher of drawing and writing in the Ottawa, Kans.,
/-^-^^'
public schools, she says: *• The Journal is just what the
teachers need, and I shall tell them so. We use Thompson's
drawing books in our schools, and hi& illustrations in your
paper will be a gi-eat help to us. . . . I beg your par-
don, but you address me amiss when you do not address
me a miss." Her first letter to us was yigned simply J.
O. Muth, and the stenographer naturally addressed the
letter Mr. J. O. Muth.
— In addition to his work in the State Normal School,
Cape Girardeau, Mo., E. H. Ealy, penman of that institu-
tion, \xB& charge of the writing in the public schools of
that place. Tnousauds of pupik coine under his instruc-
tions m the course of a year.
— L. C. Rusmisel is a new special teacher of writing in
the Hoyt, Kans., Public Schools.
BUSINESS WRITINC. BY SAM EVANS. SPRINGFIELD. MO,, NOR. COLL.
A Public School Exhibit at the Chicago
fleeting of the Western Penmen's
Association.
At the eleventh hour last year an exhibit of writinx
and drawinf; of public school jiupils was prepared
by a number of enterprising supervisors, for the
meeting of the Western Penmen's Association. This
impromptu exhibit was such a success that many
thought it should be made a permanent thing. We
have received the following letter from Supervisor
Reister of Ceuterville, la., about an exhibit for the
Chicago meeting. Dec. 26, 27, 2S, 29 and 30, 189.5:
Centerville, Iowa, October 4, 1895.
Friend Kinsley —Can not we aiTunge for a display ot
pupils' work from pubUc schools during Chicago meeting
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of Western Penmen's Association, and offer a prize of a
certiflcate or diploma for schools showing best work either
as a whole school or from different departments of the
school— viz. : primary, intermediate, grammar or high
schfxil departments *
I should like to know what some of the other Super-
visors are gettinn in the way of results, as talking is all
right, lint results from the pupils are what we are work-
ing for and not from a few of the best, but from every
one in the school, good, bad and all.
I am ready to show up our 1,400 children, and if we are
not as goo<l as some one else we will not get the prize,
and do not want it, and if we are a little better we would
feel pretty good— that is all.
Schools entering this contest should have the same
chance, and work should \w done in a uiiiform manner,
and the length of time the siiecial teacher has been em-
ployed should be taken into considenition by judges.
Please let me hear from .vou on this subject, and if
practicable let us have it. 1 merely offer this as a sug-
gestion. Very truly,
H. E. Reister.
We tliink that all of the suggestions made by
Mr. Reister cannot well be curried out this year, as
the time is so short, and the association should pass
on the awarding of certificates, selection of judges,
etc.
But wouldn't it be found to be practicable, at the
Chicago meeting, to make arrangements, appoint
judges, looking toward the awarding of diplomas,
certificates, etc.. for 'lUi meeting'/ This mutter
should be di8cusse<l at the Chicago meeting.
In the meantime supervisors and special teachers
should prepare exhibits for the Chicago meeting.
It is best to exhibit specimens from evet^ pupil in
each grade in a city, or at least from all in each
grade in some one building. The plan is to show
the work of «(/ pupils in that particular grade. Even
if but one grade is entered it will be an interesting
exhibit.
Such an exhibit stimulates pupils, teachers, super-
visors and cities, is of decided benefit to the cause of
good writing and drawing, and helps the Western
Penmen's Association. Let us have a big exhibit
this year.
RECENT BOOK ADOPTIONS IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
HHIina.
Dunbar, Pa., Speucerian Copy-Books.
Foster, Pa., Normal Review Copy-Books.
Walker County, Ala., Hansell's Copy-Books.
Bloomsbiu-g, Pa., Speucerian '*
State Board of Education, Washington, A. Lovel & (^o.'s
(Jraphic System of Copy-Books (slant), Nos. I to 5,
Wash, edition; the Common Sense Copy-Books (vertical),
Nos. 1 to .'> Wash, edition.
Halodou. N. J., Vertical Copy-Books.
Mill Creek. Pa., Business-Standai-d Series of Writing.
Eiist Des Moines, Iowa, Normal Review System of Ver-
tical Writing.
Kansas City, Kau., American System of Vertical WritiUK.
Shamokin. Pa, .Vertical Copy-Books.
Williainstown. Maj^s., Hurper's Copy-Books,
.lersoy City. N. J„ Sheldon's New System ot Vertical
Writing, Hill's Vertical Copy-Books,
Bethel, Pa., Speucerian Copy-Books.
Corning, N. V., Vertical "
Ashland, Wis , Ellsworth Vevtical Copy-Books.
Duryea, Pa.. Sjiencerian Copy-Books.
Wrightsville. Pa., ** "
Turnersville. N. J.. " " "
Pittston, Pa., "
Mt. Joy. Pa., Business Standard Copy-Books.
Philivdelphio, Pa., Speucerian Copy-Books, and Payson,
Dunton & Scribner's covers for Copy-Books.
Allegheny, Evans City. Fairmont City, Leechburg, Ke.vs.
Marburg, Hanover, Pineville, Rudy, Halstead, Pa.,
Speucerian Copy-Books,
Hutchinson, Kan,, Merrill's Vertical Writing,
fV,iiu.i<.|ri<.(.
Clevelaud, O,, Tildeu's Com'l Law, Hills Com'l Law and
(^ora'l (Geography.
Mouticello, III,, Williams & Rogers' Bookkeeping,
Dubuque, la,, Tililen's Com'l Geography, Ward's Bus.
Forms,
^QyUtCL^icuuiS
The New York Normal College Girls.
The Normal College girl and her student sweetheart
must part at the extreme limit of the square occupied by
the red brick fans of learning henceforth, for President
Hunt«'r does not approve of schoolgiri flirtations and has
set his face against " philandering," as Mulvaney would
say. He says no girl has ever been suspended for breaking
this unwritten rule in the quarter of a century he has
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ILLUSTRATING ACCOMPANYING I.KSSON FOR UNGRADED SCHOOLS UV I-' M. WALLACE.
been at the college, but after a first offense he always
si)eaks to them on the subject. " Girls can be truthful in
almost all other matters if they wish," he says, " but they
will persist in having remarkably youthful looking ' fath-
ers,' strangely unlike 'brothers' and very attentive
' uncles.' "
Poor Pyramus' and Thisbes' ! — Svw York Coinitten-ial
Ailrerlisrr.
Speed —Legibility.
Legibility— Speed.
Mountiiins ' ' seem to have been built for the hu-
man race, as at once their .schools and cathedials;
full of treasures of illuminated manuscript for the
scholar, kindly in simple lessons for the worker, quiet
in pale cloisters for the thinker, glorious in holiness
for the worshiper. They are great cathedrals of
the earth, with their gates of rock, pavements of
cloud, choirs of stream and stone, altars of snow.
and vaults of purple traversed by the continual
stars." — Ruskht.
We have treated of the repose of still water in
lakes and seas, its agitation by the winds into waves,
its playful leap over precipices, its ascending column
shooting from open craters of the earth and its con-
gelation into majestic glaciers and icebergs.
We are now to consider " the most rugged forms
and the most graceful outlines, bold, perpendicular
cliffs and gentle undulating slopes; rocky mountains
and snowy mountains, somber and solemn, or glitter-
ing and white, with walls, turrets, piimacles, pyra
mids, domes, cones, and spires ! "
The typical mountain is conical in shape. Let the
student begin mountain drawing by sketching and
sliading a cone, Fig. 1. Here, again, we have the
five degrees ot light and shade common to objects
circular in section, and previously explained in Les-
son VIII. After the single cone draw a range of
cones. Fig. '3. a single mountain. Fig, 2},^, and a range
of mountains. Fig. 3. In Fig. 3 the tendency will
be to make the separate mountains too nearly alike.
Figs. 4 and 5 represent large rocks or bare rocky
mountains.
In Fig. 6 the shading is less decided, indicating
distance. Figs. 7 and 8 represent volcanoes in action.
Our earth affords no grander, more awful or mag
nificent spectacle than that manifested by a volcano
in full action.
The drawing of smoke, steam, etc, will be more
tvilly considered in a future lesson, tmder the head
ot clouds.
Heart Pierced by a Slate-Pencil.
PirrsBCRGH, Oct. '2.5.- Johnny Gripp, aged eight, was
ruunmg home from school to-day, when he fell. A slate-
pencil that he held in his hand pierced his heart, and he
died in Ave minutes.
A Suggestion.
In the writer's estimation but two things are re-
quired of writers by business men— speed and legi-
bility. Writing must be easily read and rapidly
written. Slant, spacing, shade, height of letters, etc,
are only incidentals.
Let all who desire to make a test of this matter
on any school day in December. 1895. give to each
and every pupil in his or her school a sheet of legal
or foolscap paper. Let the pupils write for five
consecutive minutes on this sentence; "This is to be
a test of speed and legibility. " Collect these papers
and bring or send them to the next meeting of the
Western Penmen's Association, there to be displayed
and judgment passed upon them in any manner the
Executive Committee may direct — a committee of
disinterested business men, the president of some
bank, the president of some insttrance company, the
editor of some daily paper, as judges — or in any way
the Executive Committee think best.
The writer will agree to furnish one hundred such
specimens from the high school ot this place, to
compare with the work from similar public schools.
Users of vertical copy books especially invited to
send work. Bro. John Jackson of England is
URGED to bring or send specimens.
Respectfully.
A. E. Parsons.
Supervisor of Writing. Creston, Iowa.
The Art of Writing Letters.
The most delightfully worth-while, writes Mrs. Roger
A. Pryor in the TMineulnr, ot all accomplishments is, to
my mind, that of writing charming letters. However
sweet a song may be, it is evanescent as a breath, and
survives as a divine memory only. Conversation requires
the actual presence of those who engage in it, and the
pleasure it gives depends upon many things— a melodious
voice, an attractive appearance, may be cheerful rooms,
congenial surroundings, freedom from the cares and inter-
ruptions of life. But it matters not how cold and bare
a garret home may be, nor how forbidding its outlook
upon the chimney pots under a wintry sky, or whether
the lodge be in a wilderuess or foreign land— given some
measure of leisure, good stationei-y and a convenient
post office, all the world may he ours. We may daily send
forth, on white \ving8, our highest thoughts and most
gracious words, and a full meed of appreciation will .surely
return to us.
One Exception.
Teucher : •■ Are there any exceptions to the rule that
heat expands and cold contracts Y "
Tommy : '■ Yes'm. The ice man leaves a lot bigger
twenty -pound chunk since it got colder."— /luimnu^jo/is
Jour
P.S. to the Lord.
" Mamma, when you have finished your prayers, soid
amen, you know, and then think of something else you'd
like to ask the Lord, do you say, postscript ':■ "—.Vcif
York iVorld.
It Didn't Flatter.
The Artist (referring to technique) : ■■ Looks a lot like
Millais, doesn't if:' "
The Lady (who is not satisfied with her portrait) : " It
may; I've never seen him; but it certainly isn't like me."
LESSONS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
BY F. M. WAIXACE, SHENANDOAH. IOWA.
No. 9.
[INITIAL MADE IN JOURNAL OFFICE.]
Capttain.
ORK much and often on the direct
ovals, as the letters herewith are
all made from that movement.
Capitals are the same height ahove
the lline as the loop letters— three
times as high as the one space
letters.
Use a more rapid and freer movement than for
small letters and figures. Make the letters with the
same speed as that used in the oval exercises.
lomarm for the Larf/e, 11 hole-arm for the fmtill
I'lipllH.
Use the muscular (forearm movement) for large
students. Small pupils must, of course, use whole-
arm movement. They should use lead pencils, and
should not hold them as the pen is held. If any of
them are able to drill easily with the forearm on the
desk, promote them by having them use pens and
ink.
Do not permit finger movement, as the capitals
cannot be made well in that way.
Require the hand and pen to move together— both
having the same motion.
Remember that when the thumb bends there is
sure to be finger movement.
Keep the thumb quiet and the wrist off the paper.
The balance is easy.
Moiittau.
Drill on the direct ovals several minutes.
Ko.H/i.—Make six O's without stopping the motion.
Count " one." " two " for each letter.
Tuvsflaj/.
Practice the direct ovals as before.
Nn. ,«. -Use the. same coimt for C. Makesixletters
without stopping the motion, having the first stop
a long one, and use plenty of up and down movement.
Weil II, silail.
Work on the direct ovals faithfully.
Ifo. ,w;.— Count " one," " two" for capital A. The
letter is nearly clo.sed at the top. Bring the second
downward stroke to the ruled line, on the regular
slant, and slacken the movement, making a very
short turn, as in small «, and finish one space above
the line.
If the letter is too wide— a common fault— there
is too much side movement to the left on the first
stroke. Make that stroke with less slant. Tvu-ning
the lower part of the paper to the left will tend to
correct the fault.
Thumttaii.
Drill again on the direct ovals a short time.
.Vo. 67. —For D the time is the same as for A.
Study the form of the letter, noticing the little hoop
at the line, and that the turn on the top is entirely
above the downward stroke, and to the left of it.
and that the lower part of the turn is carried back
to the right.
Review the oval exercises carefully.
Y„. ,w.— Count 'one." "two "for capital E. It
may begin with a dot. The lower part is about twice
the size of the upper part.
Do not permit any careless work, nor allow the
letters to be shaded. Be extremely particular at
all times. Remember to use your hand board in
teaching the capitals. Have all pupils use the black-
board freely, on each letter, until it is fairly well
understood, before using pens, etc. One letter is
all that should be attempted at any lesson. Renew
often, drilling upon such letters as are not well
made by the pupils.
Practice the words given, beginning with the cap-
itals, in this number. Introduce sentence writing,
and have occasional speed contests.
Normal School Penmen.
D. H. FARLEY.
Dickersoii H. Farley, joint author ot Silver, Burdett &
(^o.'B Normal Review system of slanting and vertical writ-
iug and penman of the New Jersey State Normal School,
Trenton, N. J., was born in Weston, Vt., 18i;4. His ances-
tors have been traced through many generations ot the
family ot Farley, or Ftar-lea, as it was first spelled, to a
Welsh origin ot remote date. Mr. Farley was educated m
the Orange County Grammar School (now State Normal),
Eandolph, Vt., and in Lansley's Business Colleges, Rut-
land and Poultney, Vt. While conducting a commercial
school in Northampton, Mass., he was called to succeed
a A Gaskell in the Bryant, Stratton & Whitney Busi-
ness College, Newark, N. J. Declining a flattering offer
to go to Japan, he accepted his present position in June.
'7S, being now in his twenty-third year with this same
institution.
Mr. Farley's one great success has been m his normal
work in teaching others how to teach wi-iting in our
public schools, and the " Normal Review System of Writ-
ing," both slant and vertical copies, is the result ot that
experience. In the preparation of this system he was ably
seconded by Dr. W. B. Gunnison of Brooklyn. N. Y. Mr.
Farley's position in regard to vertical writing is that as a
normal school teacher he considers it his duty to prepare
his students for the conditions that may confront them
when they enter upon their work as teachers. And as
they are at the present time just as liable to be called
upon to teach vertical as slanting writing, it is just as
245
necessary to teach one as the other. Hence it is necessary
to teach how to teach both.
In addition to his work in the State NoiTual School and
the immense amount of work mcident to preparing his
copy-books, he teaches during the summer months in the
American Institute of Normal Methods, in the Eastern
branch, at Providence, R. I., and the Western branch, at
Chicago. In addition to all these, he does a great deal of
institute work in different States, and has many more
engagements offered than it is possible tor him to fill. As
a teacher, Mr. Farley knows how to reach thi' true springs
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of action. He aims high and secures a high average of
attainment in general class work. This is the particular
point in which he excels. As a man, Mr. Farley is cul-
tui-ed, genial and kind, and there is a moral quality dis-
cernible in his work that declares the integrity of the man.
He is beloved by pupils and teachers, and holds the high
regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact.
Many times in the past we have shown samples of Mr.
Farley's beautiful penmanship in plain and ornamental
writing, flourishing, etc., and take pleasm-e in presenting
to our readers in this number a sample ot his vertical
writing prepared specially for The Journal.
An Institution of Learning.
' Has your son learned much since he went
to college :
Fa(/icr :
• No ; but I have."— Pticfc.
^-N /~M
KJJU LAAAAAXT"
VERTICAL WRITING BY D. H. FARLEY, STATE NOR. SCHOOL, TRENTON, N. J.
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FOUR SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SUPERVISORS.
.^C2^
A large majority of teachers in our public schools are
women, and we are glad to see so many successful super-
visors of writing and drawing among the fair sex. The
work done by these women supervisors and special teach-
ers is equal to. and in many cases superior to, the work of
the men. This was plainly shown when three women —
Mrs. Helen W. McClean, Covington, Ky.; Miss L. Viola
Waller, Charles City, Iowa ; Miss Esther Agnes Mac Don-
nell, Holyobe, Mass. — were the leaders in The Journal's
public school writing contest.
The JoL'RXAL takes pleasure in presenting herewith por-
traits, autogl'aphs and brief sketches of four of America's
bright women supervisors.
Mi»» lAzzlr ,r. imtmnn.
Miss Djsman was born near Philadelphia, but most of
her early life has been spent in Ohio. Twenty-five years
have been spent in Lima, where she wasagraramarschool
teacher and ward principal for many years. Deciding to
become a supervisor, she entered the Zanerinu Art College,
Columbus, Ohio, where she studied penmanship and
drawing. Soon after completing Zanerian course, about
five years ago, she entered on her work as supervisor, and
at present is in her third year as Supervisor of Writing and
Drawing in the Mechanicsburg, O., Public Schools. In the
Ohio State School Commissioners* Report we notice that
Miss Disman is the only lady m the State who holds a
Special Life Certificate in writing, given by the State
Board of Examiners. We believe there are but five gen-
tlemen in the State holding life writing certificates. Miss
Disman writes a model business hand and has been a very
successful teacher.
Mias I.. VioUi Wiillir.
Miss L. Viola Waller was bom in Darlington, Wis., in
1872. While yet an infant her parents moved to Charles
City,. la., which has been her home ever since. She re-
ceived her education in the Charles City public schools
and graduated from the High School in 18110. In the fall of
that year she entered the Western Normal College, Shen-
andoah, la., graduating in 1891 from the commercial and
penmanship courses. She received instruction in penman-
ship from W. J. Kinsley, and in drawing from Chas. W.
Wallace.
In Sepember, 1891, she accepted a position as teacher of
bookkeeping, penmanship and drawing in the public
schools of Hampton, la. In '92 she resigned this place to
accept a like position in the public schools of Charles
City, where she is at present. In the summer of '93 Miss
Waller attended the Cedar Rapids B. C, and studied
under L. Madarasz, A. N. Palmer and J. H. Richmond.
She is now entering on her fourth year as supervisor in
Charles City and has given universal sati-^faction. and has
made a great success of her work. At the Lincoln meeting
of the Western Penmen's Association she had by far the
most complete and best arranged exhibit of students'
work. It was neatly and substantially bound in book
form, and made a tine showing for the schools of Charles
City and Miss Waller's painstaking work.
MLts EstlH'1- A. Mnc nonnelt.
Miss Esther Agnes Mac Dounell, Supervisor of Writing
in Holyoke, Ma-ss., Public Schools, was bom in Boston,
but removed to Holyoke at an early age. She graduated
from the Holyoke High School and later attended Mt. St.
Joseph's Seminary, at Hartford, Conn. While in Hartford
she was a student of Lyman D. Smith in penmanship. In
1887 she wjis appointed Supervisor in Writing of the
Holyoke Public Schools, which position she has held ever
since. Owing to her energetic work and good methods
the schools of that city held an enviable place among the
schools of the Bay State. A poem written and illustrated
by twenty seven of her pupils was one of the leading pen-
manship exhibits of Massachusetts at the World's Fair.
She believes firmly in business writing, and teaches this
in her work at Holyoke. She is a contributor to various
papers, and has written for The Journal.
Miss Cora M. Slaii:
Michigan is the birthplace of Miss Cora M. Starr, the
Supervisor of Writing in the Public Schools of Crawfords-
ville and Greencastle, Ind. Miss Starr graduated from the
Allegan, Mich., High School, and for a short time follow-
ing it in the country schools of the Wolverine State.
Following this she did grade work in the city of Muskegon,
Mich. Next she attended the Ferris Industrial School,
Big Rapids, Mich., for a short time, after which she
became Supervisor of Writing in Crawfordsville, Ind. The
present is her fifth year in Crawfordsville and the second
in Greencastle. These cities are thirty miles apai't. She
divides her time equally between the two places.
About six years ago Miss Starr, through the instmmen-
tality of Mr. Brock, then Supervisor of Muskegon, became
interested in movement and the rational teaching of
writing. This interest, aroused by Mr. Brock, has borne
such fruit that now thousands of pupils are receiving the
benefit of Miss Starr's careful instruction.
She Thinks Vertical a Nuisance.
Editor Penma.v' Art Journal :
I teach the slant in sis rooms of the High School here and
enjoy the work. The principal is in favor of the vertical
system, and thinks that, eventually, no other will be
used. I do not like the vertical, anil think that I would
not be successful in teaching it. I have had pupils come
into my classes this year with vertical books, having come
from other schools where vertical writing is taught. We
have had special work in this school in penmanship for
the past six years, and the results have been good. I
think the vertical work is a nuisance, and am sorry it is
being introduced into so many schools. Yours traly,
(Miss) Frank E. Goss.
Commercial Teacher, Port Henry, N. Y., Public Schools.
Bill Nye says he was expelled from Yale College " for
refusing to divide a watermelon with the faculty : " "I
did not take my degl'ee," he adds, " as I left in the night,
and in the intense darkness was unable to lay my hand
on it. I took some other things, however, which did not
fit me, and they have embittered my whole life "Schnol
Jonrnid.
" Is your son pursuing a profession, now that he is ont
of college?' asked the visitor. " Yes— he is— but I'm
afraid he'll never catch up with it," father replied sor-
rowfully.—i/ar7J<?;'s Bazar,
Educational Frills.
Following the prevalent tendency of school methods,
the township Board of Education of South Orange in New
Jersey has decided to employ a teacher of cooking, to be
added to the corps of teachers already employed in the
manual training department. This is to be taken as an
intimation that the South Orange Board of Education has
already complied with all the requirements of a plain and
practical course of elementary instraction. If this is in-
deed the case, then are the children of South Orange and
their parents to be congratulated . South Orange is entitled
to the unquestioned supremacy as an educational center
over all other school districts, and the members of the
township Board of Education may justly claim pre-emi-
neuce over all other educators of every age and country.
We assume that so diflicult a study as the erudite art
of cooking would not be added to the other courses in any
curriculum unless the completeness of the instruction in
these courses left nothing to be desired. This is a condi-
tion of affairs which has rarely been achieved by the
boards of education of this country. Indeed, thereis no
record of any public school system so admirably managed
as to be able to add a course m cooking to Ihe primarj- and
essential branches of an ordinary education. Perhaps it
might be well even for South Orange to inquire whether
its instruction in these branches is so perfect that it has
"money to bum" in cooking leBsons.— ,Veui York World.
Object of Education.
The object of education should be to increase the useful
ness of man— usefulness to him and others. Every human
being should be taught that his first duty is to take care
of himself, and that to be self-respecting is to be self-sup-
porting.—/nf/crso^/.
Time for Lunch in Public Schools.
The New York Herald is conducting a canvass to
obtain opinions from parents of public school pupils
as to length of the midday intermission. The const n-
sus of opinion seems to be that it should he longer
than at present— not less than one hour ; preferably
one and a half to two hours. The New "York Com-
mercial Advertiser has the following about the same
topic :
In spite of the hearty response received, in favor of the
change which Commissioner Strauss suggested (an extra
half hour for school children's luncheons) , the teachers and
the children, who do not wish to stay later in the afternoon
than three o'clock, the usual closing hour, have earned
the day. The report of the Committee on By-Laws, which
was appointed to investigate the matter, was read yester-
day before the School Commissioners at the regular meet-
ing of the Board of Education. The resolution was voted
down. The report said, apropos of the much talked of
dyspepsia among school children: "If there be here and
there a victim of dyspepsia it is probable that it is not due
to the shortness of the lunch hour, but to the character
of the lunch which is provided. It the parents would dis-
continue the use of candy, sweetmeats and cakes, which
are accessory to the child's luncheon, there would be no
plea of indigestion. The results show that at least 7.5 per
cent, of the patents are opposed to extension. Of these
«0 per cent, object because the children take lessons in
mu^ic and other outside studies."
Small Margerv had; jast been stung by a wnsn " 1
wouldn't aminded its walking all ove
exclaimed between her sobs, ' " ' '
hard." — Evening Sun,
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Editorial Comment.
Our yornial Selioola.
The Imndreds of State and independent normal
schools in America exert a greater influence on the
lives of the people than any other single institution
that affects the body politic. In several of these
schools from l.riOO to 3.500 different students, soon
to become teachers, are trained yearly. Scores of
normal schools enroll annually :iOO to 500. Each
student when she becomes a teacher nill instruct at
least 75 different pupils each year. Supposing the
teaching life of the average normal graduate is five
years (the average teacher [iiol normal] follows teach-
ing but three years, ifssaid) .■*he will have instructed
in that time 375 different pupils. An institution
enrolling 1,500 students a year would consequently
send out 1,300 teachers, who would instruct over
500,000 pupils in five years. Think of the great
opportunities to make or mar the future of millicns
of people by good or bad methods ! Think of the
enormous responsibility resting on the shoulders of
the normal school specialist : It is in his (or her)
power to say the word that will affect the lives of
over 500,0(10 of America's young people even.' time
he talks to his student-teacher class of 1,500. It is
not the good or injury that comes to the 1,500 alone
(and that is no small matter), but to the hundreds
of thousands to be affected by the teaching of these
young prospective teachers now so eagerly drinking
all he has to say about methods.
That better methods of teaching writing and
drawing have not prevailed \sith the great mass of
teachers in our public .schools, and that the teachers
are not able to write and draw better, can be traced
directly to our normal schools.
Writing (Mr. Marble, late Sup't of Public Schools
of Worcester and Omaha, to the contrary notwith-
standing) and drawing rlo have some ' ' educational
significance." That point is quite definitely settled.
Besides that, they are bread and butter necessities.
If these facts are admitted (and who dares deny
tliem V). then these two branches are entitled to
recognition in the curriculum of our great common
schools, — and serious recognition, too — not merely a
passing nod. Both branches are easy to teach if the
right method be used by an enthusiastic teacher. A
teacher in a normal school who can write a good
hand and who is live, and wide-awake; who knows
the latest methods and opinions ; who is posted on
the history of writing, its authors and teachers can
send out every one of the student-teachers good
writers, with correct metJiods of teaching. But a
few years of this kind of normal school teaching
would be required to revolutionize the teaching of
writing and drawing in America. This work is being
thoroughly done in many normal schools now, but
there are many institutions where these branches
are given no, or next to no, attention.
It requires no more time (less, in fact) to teach
writing properly than it does to go through the form
of practicing called writing in many schools. The
specialist in language work in a normal school no
longer permits the training class in the model school
to teach their little charges to read by the ABC
method. Yet the 50-year old method (?) of teaching
writing is allowed. Great care is exercised in select-
ing specialists that are up with the times and meth-
ods in language, number work, etc. When it comes
to writing and drawing, the persous who do the se-
lecting find that their appropriation, time, knowledge
or patience has ran out, and very often a specialist
in another department has the writing or drawing ( or
both) crowded on to him, with the remark that
" Yovi don 't need to know much about these branches,
J\ist fill in a couple of twenty-minute lessons each
week, the best you can." The result is that the
teacher sent out from such institutions is not able
to write a free, rapid hand, and is utterly unable to
give any substantial assistance to her pupils in these
branches— and these pupils are sent out in the world
lacking, perhaps, the one essential thing that, had
they possessed it, might have made their lives suc-
cessful and happy.
The secretary of one of the largest manufacturing
concerns (which employs hundreds of hands ) in one
of New Jersey's largest cities, recently told us that
they had employed several young men graduates of
a neighboring high school, who were kept in minor
clerical positions without much hope of advance-
ment solfely because of their bad writing. Several
other young men with a poorer general education
liad forged ahead and occupied responsible positions,
and all because of their good writing.
The public schools are at fault, but they must not
alone be blamed for neglecting writing and drawing;
we must reach the fountain head of the public school
system —the normal school.
The special teachers of writing and drawing in
our normal schools should have thorough prepara-
tion for the work, a love for and enthusia.sm in
teaching it, and a iierfect understanding of the
tremendous responsibility resting on a teacher of
teachers.
Si<|)<T.i«oi^s »/■ Hrilina aud Drairtn,, In ihe Vi.ltetl
Statett,
Great credit is due our American business college
for the pioneer work it has done, and is doing, for the
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cause of good writing. Practically all our special
teachers and Supervisors have received their in-
struction, directly or indirectly, from this source.
Business colleges reach but 150,000 young people
each year, and this leaven works too slowly when
we consider that there are 10,000,000 or more young
people receiving some sort of instruction iu writing.
There are a dozen Supervisors of Writing in the
United States who mold the writing of an equal
number (125,000) of young people. It is, then, to
the Supervisor and special teacher that we must look
for the betterment of the writing of the great ma.ss
of people in this country. The business colleges
and special penmanship schools can be made the
recruiting schools for the normal school teachers
and Supervisors, and then on the Supervisors and
grade teachers will fall the burden of shaping the
writing of young America.
A
The Journal has, for several years, been collect
ing a list of the Supervisors and special teachers of
Writing and. Drawing in the United States, and pre-
sents herewith a list, arranged alphabetically, by
States. If any of our friends feel that their particu-
lar States have not received a proper showing, we
would he pleased to have a list of their States.
The list presented here is correct to the best of
our knowledge, and to the knowledge of well posted
Supervisors in the several States, to whom it has
been presented for revision.
Writing. Drawing.
Alabama i
California 5 2
Colorado 3
Coimecticut [. 0 2
Georgia 4 2
Illinois 6 5
Indiana 12 8
Iowa 31 31
Kansas 3 1
Kentucky 2 1
Louisiana 1 1
Maine 7 4
M THE JOVRNAL'S ^
f AYTOGPAPH REGISTER f
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Writing. Drawing.
Mawachusgetts 1* .°
Michigan 80 41
Minnesota * „
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Tennessee \ \ / ', (i/^^ ^ /^ ,/
Texas 3 * /[^^^l/y^/r^/ff/^ f/frfrd^
Vennont 2 •• ^^ /^' / ^ V^ 7)//7^J-
Alaska. Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of j^^a /y!/^
Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Indian Territory, Mis y/OuJ dfCoy??^^ <^»J.i
sissippi, Nevada, New I Hampshire, New Mexico,
North Dakota. North CaroUna Oklahoma South engravers' script by charlton v. howe, Chicago; ill,
Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virgmia, Wyoming engravers scrii i by c
-"'"»•■• - central point around which his career has revolved rallying day ? Send your name to W. W. Fry
A has been the securing of universal recognition of the Atlanta Business College, if you decide to attend.
No attempt has been made in the above list t« dis- dignity and usefulness of his profession, now happily Mr, Fry writes as follows:
tinLiiish between Special teachers and .Supervisors accomplished, _ ^ Atlanta, ua^, "ctooer «, lo,..).
rr.h^: wral^give pa. of «. time to Book. The chief feature of the proposed ^^^^^^^ ^■^.r^rrioTo'c^t:, r r^tst^fthe Cotton
keeping or some other branch. Any teacher who handsome silvei lovmg «"P, ^"^^ P'^!^^"*^*' f '^ J^^" States and International Exposition Company to set apait
gives the greater part of the time to teaching or quet. Few commercial school propnetois or teach ^^^^ to be officially known as " Business College Day,"
supervising writing or drawing has been deemed ers, we think, will deny themselves the pleasure or ^^^ ^^^^ recognize the importance of commercial educa-
cligilile for the list. associating with so graceful a memento of esteem ^.^^ ^^^^^ writing us tor additional information in
In about one-third of the places the same Super- and appreciation. For the purpose of carrying out regard to the matter, they sent us the following letter,
visor has charge of both drawing and writing, hence the details a committee has been formed consisting ^hjei, ^\\ be read with much interest by every commer.
but two-thirds the number above are employed as of Mr. Chas. M. Miller, 101 East Twenty third street, cial teacher in Amenca:
teichrrs New. York, chairman; Mr. Geo. W. Brown of the Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 19, 'ft).
,„ Jacksonville. 111., Business College, and Mr. J^R ^'S.frn'"-!? h^a^t'eTnte^^^d^r 'L diary Monday, De-
•/■;..■ i.imln- o/ ««■■ «..»<(. Camell of the Albany, N. Y., Business College, ihe cember 2d as Business College Day, and have reserved
Commercial tkachers everywhere will be inter selection of Mr Miller as the executive head of the the auditorium tor the exercises attendant thereon be-
ested to know of a suggestion now taking form to ..ommittee is peculiariy fitting in that he is typical t"'^,!^';'^'^"^"^^ °lj;,l"„%»i,e^^tLL^^^ I remain,
present to Mr. S. S. Packard a souvenir testimonial ■■ Packardite," the first graduate from the steno ° Very truly yours,
in recognition of his eminent services in behalf of graphic department of the Packard College, and the (Signed) Alex. W. ^'JH,^^
business education during a busy career ot more than ^^^ ^f Mr. Packard's intimate friend and associate enera anagei.
forty years. Mr. Packard's 70th birthday falls on j^^ ^rs Mr. William Allen Miller, another of the This is an important letter. It is an offlcml mdorse-
the^Hth of next April. It is proposed that the thou ,„„Ld names on the rolls of pioneer business edu^ '::::^lXZ^.Cllt:ilo:.^:^TJ::TZ
sands who have gone out to business from his mstruc- ^^^^^ ^s Mr. Camell aptly phrases it m a recent ^^^^ important documents in the possession ot business
tion shall join hands in a fitting celebration of this letter to Mr. Miller, " Nobody is likely to forget the colleges.
event with the thousands who are earning their liv- long years of brotherly intimacy that existed between ^^ earnestly request that business college men homir
ing in a profes.siou that owes so much to the genius vour father and Mr. Packard, and how much to us all Business College Day by their presence at the great fair.
„f l,i« „»no,.>,l«bin • Ti, ^ !,„„,. ■• Already we have letters from a number ot leading teach-
of his geneialship. ,, , is the name you bear. , , , ,. ers stating that they will he present. An interesting
Thk Journal robs no man of his own, nor detracts The Journal bespeaks for the Packard testimo programme will be prepared tor the auditorium exercises,
from the eminent services of many honored leaders • j ^ whole-hearted, welcoming response all along and nothing will be left undone to make the day worthy
among ™, in saying that of all the li^illg no other j^^ n^^s of commercial educators. :™Sirh"no'i°ed oufp'rSio'n.''""*""' "° ''""
name is so intimately associated with the history Good accommodations maybe obtained at $I..50per day.
and development of business education in America nu.ilnc» College nay at Atlanta F.ipotition. xa who can come will please write us at once in order
a«thatof S S Packard- no other fieure stands out so »«'■• -■ '*»"• that we may perfect an-angements. Let every one come,
asthatot h. b. i-acKara, nootnernguresMnusoui su . ,. i u ,„,^i.i, ;„ c<.if ox that we may have a great Southern convention. Every
sharply in its foreground as bis vinle personality. The communication printed herewith is selt ex reader of the Penman's Art Journal is invited. All for
Beginning his professional career under the tutelage planatorv. and will be read with interest by all who Atlanta, December 2d. Fraternally,
ot the late R. M. Bartlett, " the father of business have the work of business colleges at heart. The Atlanta Business ^College Co
education, " he has followed the work iininterrupt- Monday. December 2. 1H9.5, should mark the open
edly since. He has seen the field expand from a sin- ing of a new era for business college work in the Xriichs fur thr .roni-nat Wanted.
gle school with a score or so of students to neariy South, and our Southern friends should rally in Short, to-the point, boiled down articles in The
two thousand schools with an animal attendance of large numbers and show their interest in business journal's line of work (penmanship, drawing.
1,')0,000 students During all these years of broad- education. The time is rather short to reach North. commercial and shorthand and typewriting) are
ening and upbuilding this man and liis calling have em business college workers, but we leam of several always acceptable. School humor, news items, etc..
been so closely interwoven that the one has come to who expect to attend. As hundreds of business can also be used. All articles will be carefully read,
stand for the other, not only among his professional college men and women will attend tlie Atlanta Ex^ ^ VnTe^'xpLt totelhe^ prodrtsin piSt'^^ht
feUows. but in the mind ot the wide public. The position, why not make Monday, Dec. 3, 1S95, the ^ ^^^^ after sending them to us. We usually have
several months' material ahead. No doubt you have
^^''-~-~ y^ ) ^— — -^_ /'^ — ^ ~xr /] something of which you would like to unburden
,^r y 1/ y ^Ty^ [A f Yf ^^r\ (/ yourself. Think it over, write it out, boil it down—
/\/^ J,^C^ y /i^r" y^'j:^ then send it in.
^ ""^-^ '-^^^Cy V 't^i^C.y^^ ^-^^—-<^^^r Exhibit at the Chicago Meeting of the
y^ ^ yj ^~\ ^___^^_^ Western Penmen's Association.
y^ — T-jL, f / ^^^J^^'''^ / / (^^ J y?y^ 1^1^ J y? .yX^ Manufacturers and publishers of books and sup
f ^y {/_ ^ — "^ I J y/yy .Jy ^ V P''^^ *°'' commercial, shorthand, typewriting aii'l
^ ^^ ^^\SC~ ^ I ' — a-^ ^.^^y f _^y/ \ y penmanship schools will find that an exhibit at tli.;
I /l^r V ^ -^ I "^^ [ ^ Chicago meeting of the Western Penmen's Associii
^\ ^ -i^^ ^_,^ ^ — -^ j^ y--\^ /-- X /' tion, to be held December 20 to :!n inclusive, will be :i
yy ( y^j 1/ J {^ ^ ( ^^r\ t.^) / lyi d^-^-^ /y paying investment for the money, time and troubli
— — J JL^^^\^ / ' ^"^y^ \ \^ y ^"^^/^ yyy^ it costs. An interesting exhibit was made at Lm
^^ ^^r I ( \y V^ ^^y^ ^^ .^^^y coin in "94 and found to be a good advertisement f'ii
* -"^^ I ^ ^r ^^ t--^Z^ ^^ the exhibitors and of great interest to the membei-
\^^--^ ^^ yy^ \ y~~>: yO of the Association and visitors. If the members I'l
y^ y^ jy ( ^^J y y^^,yj y^..^'^ '■''^ Association will call the attention of manufar
' — Jf ^y^ ^^^ ^ yf^^'^ turers and publishers to this fact, it will aid in hai
^y_^ <ia^^ ' -'^_, ing a large exhibit at the Chicago meeting,
^ \,^ ^ The members of the Association should coui'
\ A~- ^ equipped with cards, scrapbooks of their own an'l
I f students' work and anything that will add to tlif i"
terest of the Association. ' Let each appoint him.-^el'
a committee of one to make the Chicago meeting ^
RAPID WRITING. MADE IN « SECONDS BY C W. RANSOM. LEBO, KANSAS. '"S SUOCeSS.
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School and Personal.
— Uooi) reports continue to reach The Journal from
nine-tentha of the bunines^ colleges and private schools
throughout the country. A few report the continuance
uf hard times and decreased attendance, but at least nine-
tenthji of the schools report a much larger attendance
than last year, and many report the largest attendance in
their historj-. Messrs. Williams, Rogers & Osborn report
that the Rochester, New York, B. C. U. is enjoying the
largest patronage in its history. The same report comes
from Packard's B. C, New York, and scores of other
large institutions.
— Among the new schools on our list are the following:
Plam View, Neb., Nor. Coll.; Nettleton's C. C, Pine
Bluff, Ark., T. .S. Nettleton, Prmcipal ; Capital City B. C
th street^ Salt Lake City, Utah, O. W.
(il East '.M .South street, salt Lake City, Ut
Dix, Proprietor- Seneca Falls, N. Y., B. U.; Lyons,' N.' Y.,
B. U.; Office Employees' Training School, 113 'Adams
street, Chicago, conducted by Henry Goldman, J. R Price
and D. KimBall ; the Sweet & Eckel Com'l Coll., lOSB
State street, Erie, Pa. ; Com'l Department, Ingram Ins-
titute, T. E. Crenshaw, A.M., Pnncipal; Farnan B C
Blue Rapids, Kan., J. W. FaiT, President; Com'l Depart
ment Pocket, Moore County, N. C, School, W. P. & J
B. Cameron, Proprietors; lleux's B. C, Pensacola, Fla ,
C. O. Meux, Principal; Willie Halsell B. C, Vinita, Ind.
Per W. L. Chapman, President, G. P. Clark, Principal,
F L Spindler, Penman; Northwest B. C, New Watcom,
Wash., August Wilson, Principal ; Keystone Academy,
Pactoryvdle Pa., F. M. Loomis, A.M.. Principal ; Apple-
tonsB. C, Grand Rapids, Mich., C. H. Appleton, Prin-
cipal. A new school, of which we have not the name
has been opened by W. E. Hartsock and Miss Kate Hart
sock at 1110 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Hartsock
was formerly connected with Hayward's B. C llie Cur-
tis School, 177 West Seventy-third street, N. Y has
added a Com'l Department; Bliss B. C, Lowell, Mass.,
C A. Bliss Manager, E. L. Glick Penman; Trenton, Ga.,
Normal School, Geo P. Welsh, Principal; Com'l Depart^
ment Holy Cross Coll., cor Reynes & Uauphine streets.
New Orleans, La., Bro. Elias, Principal.
-- Among the recent changes in Commercial and Normal
Schools are the following: O. T. Owen succeeds A C
Uavisson as business manager and F. M. Hickman is the
new president of the Kokomo B. U., Ind • Jones' B C
formerly 58'i West Madison St., Chicago, has removed to'
and become connected with, the National People's Insti-
tnte, cor. Van Buren and Leavitt Sts,, Chicago C E
Jones IS still Principal ; J. H. Everett and H. C Wall for-
merly Principals of PeiTy, Iowa, B. C, are now 'both
located at Omaha, Neb., Mr. Everett being connected
with the Texas Colonization Co., and Mr. Wall as gen-
eral i»eut of the Duplex Typewriter Co., 1U15 Farnam
»t. ; \v m. 1 arr is the new Principal of the Perry B. C.
*„r ""J" ""'" "'"'"'"C Herald of a late date contains a
two-column write-up of Fairfield, N. Y., Mil Acad
^ItZ Y\T\>^ ^'^^ '° '^''P'- ^ -B- Furner who has
charge of the Com 1 Dept.
— Among the recent visitors to The Journal office
were the following : H. M. Rowe, Baltimore, Md.; ML
Miner Heffley School of Commerce, Brooklyn, N Y ■
^\yt-t^^^^^' Plainfleld, N. J., i. C; C. G Raynoi^
and W. E. Fmnegan, Brooklyn^ N. Y.. Polytechnic- Inst. ;
K. A. Kells, N. Y. B. C. - H C Clark Clnrlf's R f
P''|'-?^lPl»VPa-; W. G. ilo^yrowSm^a'^'ToVafMr:
aiid Mrs E. Thompson, South Framiagham, Mass - D J
M"p'S,rn/''R^''^^PT8s, NY.; W. dRamsdell and h!
M. Penrose B. C, Jersey Citv, N J - W (' .Sanrtv
Iv^N^'Y^-^' High Scho'ol; J.'Howard Eeeler, Broo^:
C N Y ' mWer. Packard's B.
w'i7.lm„''\f^,"'„""«^''.S^ the iTansa,* GK/, illustrated,
W v„flJf,T"», " •""* *■"" V<"''™'t"f andt'lesign by E
J-iclrti'^'ilS' rot'hrATf^r-sLt'i^^r^i^^^^^
!S^5a'»'Ser-r„rL5SU»S.S%£S
com'l dept. of that institution. pnnupai 01 tne
^Zll ■""' ^""f ?'<""*'"■''. of Ionia, Mich., of a late date
exraUent work.'^ '''' ""^ "l^'P-^e"* and Mr. Poucher's
— Daintily mitten cards from the pen of G W Dix
sir^s^pttH'^.^^k" t:^i^.^^K^^ »^- «•-
riS^^5."l^?^,';-tularyi°^'L^^^^^^^
bif,t°„^?'*Sf '''^'■'^ '■"• ">« railroad for^he^ostOffl^'
banks and offices connected mth the govermnent nftifo
town. He writes that within the last two m™t£ he his
obtame.! upward of twenty positions for his™?ud™£
^^i^?T£Ti^iJt^^^-,^ l^hplaceof the
penman in America who wasn't bom in a ftan ■!«£
•TouHNAL would be pleased to hear from him ™e must
be a curious exception.) In the Fall of 1S8.% when at wfe
ij^-eot 4. Uj. entered « estflel 1 111.. Coll., and graduated
irom the classical couK* in l(,ss. Three years later he
received the degree A.M. from the same institution. In
ISW he entered East-
man College, Pough-
keepsie, N. Y., and in
due time completed the
course. About this
tune he first saw a copy
of The Journal and it
inspired him with the
desire to become a pen-
man. In a letter latelv
received from him he
says: '-I have been a
subscriber from 1 888 and
I always feel that I have
done a student a favor
when I get him to sub
scribe for The Jouu
nal." In 188!) the prin-
BlUELOV
ci™i«i,i„ „f *i 1 - , • '"^'^- M l»»y tne pnn-
cipalship of the business department of We-stfleld Coll ,
was tendered to Mr. Bigelow, unsolicited. This place he
filled acceptably for two years, when he resigned to accept
lowa. Bus Coll After being absent one year, pressure
was brought to bear to induce him to return to his Alml
I'Z^' "^l!""- ,°' '^* ''"''- dept. and teacher in the literary
Zn»■r„^'"'',^?''"■1.-''^'™ '""''^"' the satisfaction of ail
Td'^Th'emalrcs.'''^''"'"^ ^'"^""'"'^ "" bookkeeping
TH";'^Tn';,»^«,'l',"='''lf""l"i'. ^'"'5' contains the speech of
1 he journal s editor at the dedication ceremony of the
new school building in Elizabeth, N. J., recently
- With the compliments of R. 0. Laird we received
an invitation with stage tickets, to the 3Bth anniversary
of Eastman Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., which occurred
on the evening of October ■-'♦.'^Gen. John B. G^Tdrdelfv
ered the principal address. Gen. A. D. Smith also spoke
and James S. fiurdett, the well-known humorist enter-
tained the audience. The local papers devoted 'siverll
columns to the celebration. These I&stman anniversaries
are great events in Poaghkeepsie.
i,„7?''°'"'^¥''y/'""'??' P''°- Pierce School, Philadelphia,
pSt confined to his house with illness for some time
- At the recent Kansas State Fair the Wichita C C
secured eleven blue ribbons. Proprietor E. H. Robbins
secured first prize on his own writing. Among the other
teachers securmg prizes were E. W. Van Kirk J C
Temple, C. A. Sowers, and J. J. Cummins. A very laree
enrollment this season and bright prospects for the yeSr
IS Prin. Robbins report.
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111" i,^' ^1''' t'oseberry, formerly of Brown's B.C.. Ottawa,
111. has charge of the bus. prac. dept. and pen. in Brown
),„s Jh.^ f^*""";*' -"'■' ^cceeding J. R Anderson, who
has retired from busine.ss college work.
h,~<JI' f' .H^^" ,!f PI'?,- "' the com'l dept. and Secy, of
he writ! ?"^-"^'"™' ^°"' ^°8'«'' Utah"^ In a late letter
he wntes, "Five .yeare ago I became a subscriber for
your paper and received as a uremium Dakens' Epitome
of Penmanship, which has ever since been a soSrce^
valuable information and of much assistance to me. "
— H. J. Williamson, who at one time conducted a pen-
manship journal and penmanship school in Richmond Va
IS now located in Westville, Holmes Co., Fla.
- ~ ^,- A. Potter, prin. of bus. dept., Elgin, Bl , Academv
IS a splendid writer and a Hue teacher. The school is doing
some good luivertismg, and we have recently seen somi
sjilendid writing from them.
- The following students of Campbell University, Hol-
ton, Kau,, have recently secured good places: F. X Don-
aldson teacher of shorthand and penmanship, Webster
wS'inJ-T' ^' S- • ^- C.. Busmisel, special "teacher of
writing, Hoyt, Kan., and illustrator of the Topeka Illux-
Iraled WeekUj- 1. L. Best, Principal of Com'l Dept., Wm
Mo™Ac^ ' '"''^' ' ^- '^■^«^"'' PrincipaV Noble;
o7,''',,^,-,°^P"e,at one time part owner of Aydelotte's
higf 'il"h " ' ' '^ """^ '"'""*'* temporarily in Read-
- ~ J- Henderson, 18 Park lane, Leeds, England, in send-
!°e fgjj °"P"°™ '° TiJ^ Journal writes a very interest-
— In that big school. Central Normal Coll., Danville
Ind. of which J A Joseph is president, the following
are the special teachers: Penmanship, G. E. Johnson •
drawing. Miss Caroline E. Dorsey ; bookkeeping, G e"
Pattison and Alonzo Norman. 1 (,, . i..
— In a letter just received from W. T. Parks, late prin
01 the pen. dept. of the N. I. N. S., Dixon, 111., he coni
veys the inteUigence that he has settled temporarily in
Mitl; ""m '""d' ,'■''* physician says he will pull through
all right. Mr. Parks was feeling better when he wrote
1- r ^'^desire to acknowledge the receipt from the pub-
lishers, Messrs. Bemrose & Sons, Limited, 23 Old Bailey
London England, of samples of Jubilee drawing copy
books, Bemrose s round style copy books, writing books,
— J. J. Hagen, late of Sioux Palls, S. Dak., B C is the
new penman in Archibalds B. C, Minneapolis, Minn Mr
ceSl teacher ^^"' writer, cultured gentleman and suc^
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A MODEL BUSINESS LETTER BY S, E. BARTOW. ALBANY. N. V.
250
_ Ain lutiiu 4rfr*T/i.vr of October
A. .!.» «nn,.nl mectinK of the New York State Chris-
the well-known penman, was '^e-«'®™~„!?fi!?''4ieties
Dewhar^t eridently in kept busy, as he has 4S8.T societies,
with a(B,i)70 members, to keep record of.
- It is said thnt most people catch Bsh with a hook and
lyin' but when y.m read ot a fishing «Pe"ence m the
i„ii,iti U..r- i:,ii the organ of the Y. 11. o. A., >"u
, , nr illv .M-. t to find the truth. Under the caption of
;;^r;,;:;i?l i;^::;^s;^!:;n s^b^theipL,r|.
Sk^r oiii ±Tt ^.'i^fSr
wabass porgiesaiid black flsh, had been taken, Mr H
Rni«.r^f the party took I'il with rod and reel. We had
b^ ?n iivitpd U> joiii the party, but we are strongly of the
M. nio. hat their c^itchof I.aM is owing entirely to our
absence. We have always hoodooiKl every flshing party
we have joined.
Movimenla o, Tearlirvn.
_ r S Di.kliut has 8uc<«..ded M. W. Blankinshij) w
1,1111 ofC (' <.f Shurtloff Coll., Upper Alton. Ul.- — n.a.
Sliil.r forni.'ih' of Canton. 111., ha* lecently joined the
fiuultv c.f Jlalians C. C. of Sherman, Tex. E. Uippin-
ger islhe new penman in the Br\'ant N. U., Stromsburg,
5,eb. Arthur Wynnd, formerly a Cedar Rapids B.C.
student, is now in charge of the pen. of Wolf s R C
Hugerstown, Md. B. A. Peters is pnn. of the com 1
dent of the N. H. Conference Sem. and Female Coll.,
Ti ton, N. H. D. M. Keefer is now in charge of the pen.
iimnship of Beaver Palls, Pa.. B. C. W. H./kathews has
charge of J. W. Butcher's other school, known as the
Haleui, Ohio, B. C. -J. A. McLeod, a recent Perns In-
dustrial Sch. student, has accepted a lucrative position as
a traveling man, and him giveu up teaching temporarily.
,7 p .Tones is the new prin. of the com'l dept. ot La
Porte, Ind., High School. 0. R Payne has charge of
the penmanship at Washington, Tenn <„o"-— :J?™''
Boss late prin, com'l dept., St. Paul s Coll . St. Paul Park^
Minn is the new prin. ot com'l dept. of the Central Wes-
leyan'Ooil., Warrenton, Mo. P. H. Banker has charge
ol the classes in penmanship in the Pittston, Pa., If. M.
C A A. P. Regal is the new prin. com'l dept. of Ateon,
Ohio C C B. B. (Hbson succeeds H. O. Bernhardt as
prin.' of the bus. dept.. Harrisburg. Pa., High School.—- _
E L (Jlick of Cleveland, O.. and W. P. Macintosh of
Toronto, Ont., are now connected with the new Bliss B. C.,
Lowell, Mass. J. H. Smith of Lancaster, Pa., is the
new teacher of Sh. in the Buffalo Coll. of Com. _Miss
Blanche Sisler, Kevtes\ille. Mo., is the new teacher of bh.
in the Pittsburg, Kansas, B. C. E. A. Bank, Belfast.
Maine has been added to the faculty of Bradford, Pa..
B C — -B. E. Avey of Fenton, Mich., is prin. dept, of fine
art, El Dorado. Kail., N. C. O. H. Richai-ds, late of So.
West B. C, Wichita, Kan., has taken up itinerant teach-
ing. His permanent address is Winfleld, Kan. E. A.
Hall is once more connected with Hall's B. C, Logansport.
lud w. A. Orr has .ioined the faculty of the Met. B.
v.. Sioux City, la J. B. Duryea, pnn. com'l dept..
Highland Park, N. ('.. Des Moines. la., will also have
charge of the peu. during the present year, succeeding L.
M Kelcimer in the latter work. A. S. Weaver is the
new teacher in the San Francisco. Cal., B. C. Frank
Dutton, formerly of Jasper. Fla., has been added to the
faculty of the So. Sh. and B. U., Atlanta, Ga. E. E,
Bender is the new penman at Actual B. C Canton. Oliio.
aiid succeeds J. M. Schillig. Jay Laverty. formerly of
Orand Island, Neb., B. C, is now located in So. Omaha,
Neb Wm. F. Oibson, forraerlv of Tilton, N. H., Sem..
is now prin. com'l dept.. Wesleyan Acad.. Wilbraham.
Mass.- O. W. Henry of Highland Park. N. C, Des
Moines, Iowa, is now in charge of the pen. and com'l
depts. Perry, la.. B. C. — B.C. Kassel. late of Castell.
Tex., is now "located at Nunda, 111. A. J. Cherryhoines,
late of Hico, Tex., is now connected with the Crawford
Di-y Ooods Co., Ft. Worth. Tex. W. L. Alexander is
prin. of com'l dept.. Polytechnic Coll., Ft. Worth, Tex.
.1. B. Arbuckle, formerly of Calumet, Mich., is now
a.ss(K'iate prin. and penman of Dexter, la., N. C. R. A.
Kells succeeds H. C. Spencer as penman of the New York
B C C. L. Dotv is the new business manager of Wood's
B. ('.. Carboudale" Pa. W. S. Woods, late ot Central
H (' . Toronto. Out., is the ne>v bu.s. manager ot the New
York H C. E. P. Fletcher, late ot Caton's Coll., De-
t lull, Mich., has turned artist and is located at "J.'Vi W. 1.5th
SI N Y Frank Foster is assistant Sh. teacher in the
New York B. C.
Obituary
We have but i-ecently learned of the bereavements that
have come to August" Fischer of Phila. Within a short
time he has Uwt by death his wife, his mother and raother-
^^^^^nmanAQ:^uC'Q^tuna6y
i-law.
dletown. Conn, and was graduated from the W«,le\an
Iln verStv He was employed for thirteen years in Hai-
Mr'rSw^' and publicatioh department, and was the
SSthor of several school books. He edited Swintons
Se? In recent years he had been the Brooklyn and
Sielsland agent tor the American Book Company. He
w^Kly idfntified with the Henry George movement
and was chief manager ot his Mayoralty campaign in 1!»^..
He wai Secretary of the Executive Committee of the
United Labor Party during most of its existence. He was
closely identified with the Anti-Poverty movement, and
w^one of Dr. McGlynn's champions. Mr. Banies has
been suffering from paralysis for several months, and in
the summer, when his death seemed imminent, two of
his daughteii were married at his bedside. He leaves a
widow, two sons and tour daughters.
.Vcc Calaloijiiti. School Journala. etc.
-The annual catalogue sent out by proprietor E.M.
Huntsinger, Huntsingers B. C., Hartford, Conn., is a
wrv handsome document that combmes good designing,
euCTaving, paper and tyflpgraphical work, with good ar-
raSemeStand clear statement ot the advantages of the
school Mr. Huntsinger is a connoLsseur in desigiimg, en-
graving and printing and the literatnre sent out from his
school always evinces excellent taste. A second docu..
ment entitled - Convincing Evidence " contains Po"™'**
of the faculty of the business department, brief statement
ot the advantages, terms, etc., followed by some very
strong endorsements from the press, parents and students.
It als5 contains some samples ot wnting showing wonder-
ful improvement made by students. It this kind of ad-
vertising does not produce results, then the people of the
" Nutmeg State " are not as sharp as we think they are.
— " Canada's Greatest School of Business " and
"Canada's Greatest School ot Shorthand," two sumptu-
ously priuted documents are sent out by the Canada B.C.,
Chatham, Ont. Elegant coated paper, good cuts, and fine
printing characterize both documents, and they should
prove splendid business-bringers. A great deal ot money
was spent on cuts and paper. A strong feature in both
documents is the indorsement from principals of other
business colleges, who are gi-aduates of the Canada B. C.,
photo-engraved letters from leading employers, etc. Re-
cently Mr. D. McLachlan. the founder and proprietor ot
the school admitted as partner into the school his brother.
Mr M McLachlan, who has been ossis-ant proprietor and
principal ot the International B. C, Bay City, Mich.
— In a simple but stylish cover " The Annual Hand
Book " of Brown's Business Colleges, comes to us this
SPENO
At Louis\ille, Kv.. on Oct. 19, occurred the death of
Dr. Ethmi Speiuer. father ot Mr. Enos Spencer, the well-
known busiu.s-s educator. Dr. Spencer was widely known
in Simtheni Indiana, hax-ing been one of the jiioneers of
that section. He was bom in New York State in 18ia.
When ijuit^? voung he movinl to Cleveland, Ohio, and tor
many years lived neai- Bo<iueville, Ind. For the past four
vi^are "he has lived with his son, Mr. Enos Spencer, at
LouisWUe, Ky. He was for years a member of the M. E.
Church, and "until old age crippled his activity, was a
leader in every good work headea by that organization.
liAYBERT BARNES.
Gayliert Barnes died recently at his home. r.Tn Tenth
stive"t, Bnwklyn. in his tsth year. He was born at Mid
^^^(^fM^'
A BIT OF BEAUTIFUL AND DASHY WRITING BY H, P.
BF.HRENSMF.YF.R, GEM CITY B. C, aUINCY HI.
year. It is a convincing, well-written, handsomely illus
"trated document and contains many cuts, showing school
rooms, \-iews of principal streets, buildings, etc., in the
various cities in which the six schools are located. As a
frontispiece, the half-tone cuts containing portraits of G.
W. Brown surrounded by principals of his six schools :
G E. Nettleton, Jacksonville : W. H. H. Garver,
Peoria ■ W. F. Cadwell, Galesburg ; I. N. Wright, Bloom-
ington ; H. M. Owen, Decatur ; G. W. Brown, Jr.,
Ottawa, 111.
— The 95-9f) prospectus of the Mankato, Minn., C. C.
printed in two colors with embossed cover, contains sev.
eral illustrations showing buildings, streets, bits of scenery
in and about Manktao. Messrs. Matter & Brandrup, the
proprietors, are pushing matters vigorously.
— Annual catalogue and art souvenir of the Southern B
C. Asheville, N. C, for 95-% has on its cover a view ot
Mt. Pisgah and the building in which the college is located.
Quite a little space is appropriately devoted to descrip-
tions of Asheville, its chmate and scenery.
— " A Vision of Fair Faces " is the title of a leaflet
issued as an advertising souvenir for the 111. State Pair by
Prin. D. L. Musselman, of the Gem City B. C. It gives
half-tone portraits of, and testimonials from, several of the
Gem City bright and successful graduates. Interior and
exterior views of the magnificent college building are also
shown. It is good advertising.
— Among the well printed school catalogues received
during the past month, were those from the following in-
stitutions : Appleton's B. C, Grand Rapids, Mich. ;
Elmira, N. Y., Shorthand Coll. & Com. Inst. ; Hudson's
B. U., Charlotte, N. C. ; Nor. Bl. Nor. Sch., Dixon, HI. ;
Fresno, Cal., B. C. ; Atlanta, Cia., B. C. ; Westfield, 111.,
Coll. ; Abrahamson Coll. of Bus. & Shorthand, Trenton,
N. J. ; Central Nor. Univ., Humeston, la. ; W^atson's B.
C. Memphis, Tenn. : Northwestern State Nor. Sch.,
Edinboro, Penn ; DuBois, Pa., B. C.
— Well printed college journals have been received
from the following schools : Bixler B. C Wooster, O. ;
River Citv B. C, Portsmouth, O. ; Bliss B. C, Lowell.
Mass. ; Shenandoah Nor. Coll., Reliance, Va. ; Southwest
Kans. Coll., Winfleld, Kans.; Grand Prairie Sem., Onarga,
ni. ; State Nor. Sch., Emporia, Kans. : B. & S. B. C,
Louisville, Kv. ; Nor. 111. Nor. Sch., Dixon, HI. ; Sha-
mokin. Pa., B". C. ; Mansfield, O., B. C. ; Salem, Mass., C.
C. ; Nashua, N. H., B. C. ; N. Y. B. C. Kl E. I2.ith St.,
New Y'ork ; Clinton. la., B. C. ; Heald's B. C, San Fran-
cisco, Cal. ; Western Nor. Coll.. Bushnell, 111. ; Fort
Worth, Texas, B. C.
THE EDITORS SCRAP-BOOK.
I W is your scrap-book progressing ? We
get "many letters from connoisseurs
and collectors, telling the progress
of their work. Many ot our most en-
thusiastic collectors have some hesi-
tancy in putting their names in the
list "ot exchanges, because they feel
that their penmanship v^ill not eoual
that of other penmen with whom they
exchange. There can lie no equal exchange in this matter,
as no two penmen have exactly the same degree of skill.
As a rule each is anxious to do his best and will endeavor
to make as fair an exchange as possible. If not equal in
quality, he will excel in quantity and variety. There are
a tew who do not desire to exchange specimens, because
specimen making is an important part of their hread-
winning. Specimens from these penmen can be purchased
at reasonable figures and added to the collection from time
to time. We trust to receive scores of names to be in-
serted in the December Journal. Send in your name
early In a letter recently received from J. W. Hazlett,
Mullberrv, Ind., he says : " I wish to enter my name in
the ' Professional Excliange List.' I think this is a most
excellent plan. I formerly taught penmanshu), but am
now engaged as bookkeeper and assistant cashier ot the
bank of this place. I still take gieat interest in pen
work. "
— The following names are to be added to the " Pen
men's Exchange List : "
AMATEUR.
H. A. Van Dyck, S-ili E. 39th St., N. Y. City.
J. K. Spicer, Taylor's Island, Md.
R. C. Bay, Mechanicsburg, O.
H. L. Moutan, 332'2 Burt St.. Omaha, Neb.
PROFESSIONAL.
J. P. Hutzler, Butler, Penn.
— A beautiful and gracefully written letter in profes-
sional hand, comes from P. W Tamblyn, 811) Olive St.,
St. Louis, Mo.
— A model business letter is that fr
Kelchner, Dis
1 the pen of Ij.
- Miss Alice Carey Couffer, Steubenville, O., sends a
letter in a splendid style ot vertical.
— Some business writing comes from an anonymous
r ource, marked " Telegraph Operators." We cannot cnt-
icise work without knowing who sends it.
— A. Peters, No. fi Bayreuther St., Berlin, Germany,
sends a good business letter and some well drawn initials
— J . F. Hutzler, Butler, Pa., sends specimens of shaded,
round hand, plain, business and ornamental styles of
wnting. All good.,
— H C Beatty, Palgrave, Ont., writes a free, easy and
graceful hand. In his letter he states : " Your paper has
been both an inspiration and guide to me in my efforts.
Mr. Thornburg's lessons are priceless gems and have given
me more mastery over movement than all else."
— A halt-tone reproduction of a handsome and well
executed piece of engraving has been received from
August Fischer, Philadelphia. Mr. Fischer gives The
Journal credit for furnishing him with inspiration and
copies.
— W. C. Henning, who writes a model business hand,
has returned to his home at Millersville, Pa., from thi'
Zanerian Art College. In his letter requesting the change
of his address, he writes : " I have been devouring the
many good things found m your paper for some time. It
is refreshing, inspiring and educating."
— Various styles of plain and ornamental writing we
have lately received from Miss Mary E. Miller, Stras.
burgh, Pa., show a high degree of skill.
— Excellent specimens of plain and ornamental wi'iting
come from F. M. Laughner, Marion, Ind., Nor. Coll. He
writes : " Some will say there is nothing like a good home.
I say there is nothing like The Penman's Art Journal.
— From I. E. Dwyer. Brockton, Mass., B. C, we have
received a photograph of a very handsome piece of orna-
mental work, embracing wiiting. flourishing, lettenng
and drawing. Mr. Dwyer also sends us some plain and
ornamental writing and photograph of a large flonnshed
lion from the pen of Walter E. Johnson, one ot his pupils.
The work is all first cla-ss.
— As Hue a lot of cards as we have examined for some
time are those written by E. L. Glick, Bliss B. C, Lowell.
Mass. Accuracy, grace and delicacy are combined m Mr
Glick's work.
— From C. H. Jenkins, Portland, Me., we have received
a package of splendidly written cards that show fine com
mand of the pen. There is grace and dash in every card
— F. T. Weaver, Bayless B. C, Dubuque, la., seiul-^
some finely written cards and a splendidly written letti r
— Other well written cards have been received from A
P. Wyand, Hagerstown, Md., and M. H. O'Brien, Whdii
socket, R. I.
— Handsomely written letters in professional style hnv.
been received from the following people : J. J. Hageii
Minneapolis, Minn. ; S. M. Sweet. Sharon, Pa. ; T. Court
ney. North Adams, Mass, ; L. J. Egleston, Rutland, \ t
— Finely written letters in business style have coiin'
from the following : J. P. Byrne. Erie, Pa ; Thos. li
Pound, Columbus, O. ; A. Tjamell, Holyoke, Mass ; )•
L. Haeberle, Millersville, Pa. ; Miss Susie McGmty, Chn"-
cothe O. ; C. W. Kitt, Vinton, la. ; P. W. Costello, Scruii
ton, Pa. : J. C. Rundle, Hartford, Conn.; August Pischei
Philadelphia, Pa. ; H. D. Long, Reading, Pa. ; W. •!
McCartv. Scio, O. ; B. P. Hendricks, Plymouth, HI
James "Gunning. Columbus, O. ; M. W. Blankinshiji
Columbus, O. ; Miss Ella D. Davis, Mechanicsburg, O. . ■'
A. Elston, Canton. Mo. ; Walter N. Currier, Augurf"
Me. ; A. C. Sloan, Niagara Falls, N. Y'.
'iOTtttO^tbUutS
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The Jol'rnal's friends have been active and liberal in
club work during the pa«t month. We have received many
calls for sample copies and club rates. There are thousands
of our readers who could, by a few words*, secure good lists
of sulwcribers for The Journal. To those who desire to
aid in extending the circulation of The Jocrxal— which.
of course, means helping the departments of work which
The JouitNALmakes a hobby (penmanship, dra%viiig, com-
mercial and typewriting) — may have as many sample
copies as they can judiciously use and also may obtain
our special club rates upon application. Right now is the
time to say a good word for The Journal. Send in ytmr
club.
The Sadler-Rowesystfui of Bookkeepers' Office Practice
and Business Practice has been adopted by 100 schools
located in thirty-two different States, as well as several
Canadian provinces, and all this since August Ist, 1895.
This tells its own story. This system combines theory
and practice, and is so logically arranged as to be mind-
developing as well as business-training. It is published
Ity W. H. Sadler, Baltii
Bookkeepers, bank clerks and business men who have
much figure handling are more exhausted by it than by
any other kind of work. Mrs. A. complained to Mrs. B.
that Mr. A., on account of his sedentary occupation (he
was a bank bookkeeper), was not in good health. Mrs. B.
remarked: " I have heard you speak so many times of Mr.
A. being constantly ' running up columns ' I should think
this would give him plenty of exercise." Of course it
makes a diflerence the kind of columns one runs up. Those
who have added a few miles of figures know how brain-ex-
hausting this work is. H. Fowler & Co., Clintonville,
Conn., have placed on the market " The Perfection Add-
ing Machine," a simple little machine, convenient to han-
dle, very accurate and a great mind and brain saver.
Business men and students having much to do with figures
should have one. For a two-cent stamp they will send you
circulars.
The Educational Publishing Company. (W Fifth avenue.
New York, have placed on the market Augsburg's Draw-
ing System, which is meeting with great favor. It is the
work of an experienced teacher, has been tried in the
schoolroom, and since its first publication has been tried
and revised. As a result of these trials it has been brought
right down to date. They will be glad to send descriptive
circulars to those interested.
Typewriter ribbons at 5Uc. each are generally supposed
to be a very poor ai'ticle, but those advertised in another
part of The Journal by Chas. T. Beavis, Box Sixteen,
«50 Third avenue, New York, are made of a splendid qual-
ity of linen, well inked, and are full length ribbons. They
are warranted absolutely non-fiUing and to give perfect
satisfaction. The writing pads for pen and pencil, adver-
tised by Mr. Beavis are marvels of cheapness. He also
handles letter copying books and other supplies of like
nature. Schools and business houses and other large cou-
eumers of these goods would find it to their advantage to
communicate with Mr. BcaWs, He makes special rates
for ijuantities.
(). M. Powers, 7 Monroestreet. Chicago, 111., has been in
the schoolroom for many years as teacher, and is an ex-
pert accountant of wide experience. With the assistance
of several commercial teachers and bookkeeping experts
be has prepared a series of commercial text-books that are
widely known and much used He will be glad to send
you particulai-s if you aie interested.
Supervisoi-b and wnting teachers in general oftentimes
find an artificial help, in the way of a pen guide, to be of
decided advantage to their pupils. C. H. Allard, Quincy.
111., has a very practical article, the Penman's Ring, that
has met with large sale. Supervisors and writing teachers
will be interested in examining Mr. AUard's invention.
Send "25 cents for a sample,
Col. Geo, Soul^, St. Charle-s street. New Orleans. La.,
is one of America's best informed bookkeeping experts.
He has investigated every phase of expert accounting, and
IS the life of the New Orleans Accountants' Association.
We notice that at nearly every meeting he is on the pro-
gi-amme, or is specially requested to elucidate some partic-
ularly knotty point. Those who have heard him discuss
accounting and mathematics at the Business Educators'
Association know how deep is his knowledge along these
lines. His two books. " Philosophic Practical Mathemat-
ics " and " New Science and Practice of Accounts," are
veritable encyclopedias of knowledge in these special
fields. They should be in the library of every commercial
school, commercial teacher, and bookkeeper, and should
be owned by all who expect to teach those branches, or
who exi>ect to become bookkeepers or business men.
Williams & Rogers, text-book publishers, Rochester, N.
Y., and Chicago, 111 . are great patrons of the fine printer.
They get out dozens of handsome brochures and pam-
phlets each year, and the same good taste characterizes all
their printing, whether advertising or books. Their
latest pamphlet contains testimonials from teachers who
have used their publications. It is a well printed little
document and convinciug withal. The phrase '' Books
that Teach " is the product of the fertile brain of J. E.
Kmg, their energetic, hustling advertising manager. By
the way. he writes some of the clearest, most ccnvincing
advertisements I have ever read.
The American Counting Room, Louisville, Ky., are pub-
lishing "Trial Balances and Short Cuts in Figures and
Bookkeeping." a number of bookkeeping helps— things
that will be of help to business men, expert bookkeepers,
students of bookkeeping, and the office worker as well.
L. Comingor, the head of the concern, is an expert book-
keeper and business man. and well quahhed to plan books
to help those desiring assistance in the rough road of busi-
ness. For particulars see advertisement in another column
of The Journal.
Twice a day for severiil months 1 have been whirled by
the iewelry factory of Wm. C. Finck, Elizabeth. N. J.,
and have seen the sign on the building, stating that he
raaniifactm-ed pins, medals, badges, etc. I was astonished
to find the trade there is in this line and surprised to know
what a large share of it Mr. Finck has. He makes badges,
pins, medals, etc., for schools, lodges, societies, etc. The
Anti- Cigarette League, whichhasamembei'ship of 250,000
boys, uses a pin manufactured by Mr. Finck. Schools
desiring school pins, medals, or anything m this line
would do well to write to him.
" Typewriting by Touch " is the name of a work put on
the market by E. E. Childs, Springfield, Mass.. Bus. Coll.
There is no more successful school of typewriting in the
country than that over which Mr. Childs presides. A
great deal of attention is given to typewriting, and we
personally vritnessed, when on a visit to Mr. Childs' school,
thirty-five students operating as many machines and writ-
ing, ".sight unseen." His book is the result of the ex-
perience of himself and his shorthand and typewriting
teachers in his own school, and that of expert typists all
over the country. Certainly he has produced good results
in his own school, and if instructions in the book are fol-
lowed good results will be obtained by the user.
Thi' Lawyer and Credit Man, published by the Wins-
borough-Irvine Company. Times Building, New York, is
a paper that should be subscribed for by every business
college teacher. It will be found to be specially benefi-
cial for commercial law students and all who are inter-
ested in the subject of credit.
The Consolidated Typewriter Exchange, 24;) Broadway,
New York, make a specialty of handling new and second
hand machines of lUl makes, typewriter supplies, etc. F.
Lyman Browne, manager, is also publisher of the Scott-
Browne System of Shoi'thand. A handsome colored
price-list is sent frt-e.
Located as they are in the heart of the jewelry district
of America, Attleboro, Mass,, Messrs. McRae & Keeler
have specially fine facilities for carrying on their business
as manufacturers of badges, pins, etc. Schools and or-
ganizations desiring anything in this line would do well to
write to this firm for prices.
No improvement in pens in twenty-five yeare has ever
been so practical and popular as that made by J. W.
Stoakes, Milan, O., the inventor of the Automatic Shad
ing Pens. The pen is easy to manipulate, and with very
few hours' practice any one can master it. A great many
distinctive and brilliant shades can be made from the bril-
liant colored inks sold by Mr. Stoakes, and the pens are
particularly adapted for plain and ornamental lettering
of all kinds, and can be made use of by students, book-
keepers, artists, clerks and penmen in general. The pens
are made in sizes vaiying from '/j-j to % of an inch in
width. There are three kinds of pens: plain, for making
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backgrounds, tints, etc. ; marking, for making sohd plain
marks; shading, for making two colors at a single stroke.
Inks of various colors, adhesive ink for plush work, gold-
sizing, metaUic-s, bronzes, diamond dust, pearl dust, mica
crystals, lettering outfits, copy-books, alphabets, practice
paper, etc., all are sold by the manufacturers. The firm
name is the Automatic Shading Pen Company, Milan, O.
Price-list, circulars, etc., are sent on apphcation.
Some time since The Journal reviewed " The Educa-
tional and Business Typewriting," published by D. Kim-
ball, 113 Adams street, Chicago, 111. In a conversation I
had with The Journal reviewer he says he vrill not take
back his assertion that it is a first-class typewriting book,
whether used as textbook or in business office. Mr.
Kimball also publishes '• Business and Educational Short-
hand." Whether for home student, college or office, these
works will be found decidedly practical and businesslike.
Write Mr. Kimball for pai'ticulars.
The copy-books published by Silver, Burdett & Co.,
Boston, Mass., are the product of the i)ens and brains of
those two well-known penmen and educators, D. H. Far-
ley and W. B. Gunnison. In another part of The Jour-
nal a sketch will be found of Mr. Farley and his work.
The public schools of Chicago are using the vertical copy-
books published by this firm. ''The Normal Course in
Drawing " is a series of scientific, practical and artistic
drawing books. This firm publishes hundreds of text-
books of recognized merit.
J. A. Willamette, Vanderbilt Building, NashN'ille, Tenn.,
conducts a very successful teachers' agency, and places
many teachers in Southern schools.
The Creamer Penmanship Company., Washington C,
H., O^ have revised Creamer's Scientific System of Pen-
manship and have made of it a very attractive system.
The copies are well engraved, copious movement exercises
are given throughout the work, and form and movement
are taught at the same time. They also publish practice
pads, ruled specially for copy-book practice, that will be
found specially beneficial. Supervisors, supei-inteudeuts
and others contemplating change of systems can get de-
scriptive circulars, etc., upon application.
The University Publishing Company, 43 East Tenth
street. New York, are publishers of " The American Ac-
countant," which has been adopted for the schools of New
York and Newark. It is a lucid teacher of the science of
accounts, and is the outcome of years of experimenting
by a leading teacher.
T. Nelson & Sons, 33 East Seventeenth street. New
York, publish several systems of copy-books, vertical,
round hand, angular, etc. A number of fashionable pri-
vate schools have adopted their books, and many who like
the round, accurate English hand are introducing these
systems. Millions of these books have been sold abroiul.
Messrs. Nelson & Sons will be pleased to send circulars
upon application.
For several years Perfection Pens, sold by D. L. Mussel-
man. Gem city Bus. Coll., Quincy, HI., have been a
standard with users of fine pens. They are superb for
clean-cut shades and delicate hair lines. The beautiful
little specimen shown in this issue was written by Mr.
Behrensmeyer with a "Perfection" pen. Schools and col-
leges using them in quantities can get rates by address-
ing Mr. Musselman.
Ginn & Company, the well-known publishers, Boston,
Mass., pages of whose beautiful slant copy-books were
shown m The Journal some time ago, have a vertical
series of copy-books now on the market that is meeting
with a warm reception. This firm is noted for the tasti-
ness displayed in everything they publish.
J. C. Witter & Co.. 853 Broadway. New York, are now
publishing two editions of their " Art Education," one for
special teachers, artists, etc., the other for the grade
teacher. This publication has met with a very warm
reception at the hands of the public. Full particulars
will be found in our advertising columns.
The commercial text-books published by D. L. Mussel-
man. Quincy. 111., are used in a large number of our best
business colleges. Mr. Musselman understands running
a successful school, and his thirty years' teaching and
business experience has shown him what business colleges
want. Write him for circulars and prices.
I have personally examined the nine beautiful pen and
brush designs o3'ered for sale by C. C. Rearick. Box
K-A.. Dixon, 111., for 50 cents, and can say that the designs
are fine, the execution splendid, and that each piece alone
is worth more than 50 cents. These specimens would
adorn any school, and will furnish inspiration for any pen-
man. This is a splendid opportimity to add to your col-
lection of fine pen designs.
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The Normal Review System of Writing,
By Profs. D. H. FARLEY and W. B. GUNNISON.
SLANTING COPIES. VERTICAL COPIES.
Each Method includes Rej^ular Course, Tracing Course, and Business
and Social Forms.
Carefully Planned! Thorougfhly Developed! Artistically Executed!
Every supcrinteTnlent. teac'her and school officer who would have the best work
in pcninaii.ship. either with slanting or vertical copies, should use the NORMAL
REVIEW SYSTEM OF WRITING.
THe Normal Course in Drawing.
Xess complicated and cumbersome than any other system, and therefore more pruc-
tical. Provides a series of scientific, artistic drawing books, care-
fnlly graded and adapted to the ages and attain-
ments (if the various classes.
Some omer imporianl Texl-Books o( Recogqized merit.
The Normal Music Course. The Cecitian Series of Study and Songs, The Nor-
mal Course in Keadine. The Normal Course in Number The Normal Course in
Spelling. The Normal Course in English, The Health Series of School Physi
ologies, The World and Its People Series of Geographical Readers, Beacon
•Lights of Patriotism, etc., etc.
Catalorjuf'.s and circularn descriptive of these and our other superior jmblications
tcdl be furnished on application. Correspondence invitetL
SILVER, BURDETT & COnPANV, Publishers.
BOSTON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, PHILADELPHIA.
i^^^^^^a^nma/ul QTrtC CL^u trmS
HEW-EMINENTLY PRACTICAL.
He llmencan flccountaiit.
Adoptcil lor ibp NolMinlH 4»t'N(>w V«Tk
nod Newark.
This is not a bonk of mere raoehnnipnl copyin^j: ;
hut a hici.l tearliinK of the science of accounts,
11 \^ HI) riiiixiiiiinfiit of tlie l>est ideas and
iNclliinis uf lui rs.|icrit'iucil Dm) auc<'essful iii-
Ktnjcttu' it iii;ik«'s infLM-estcd students and
"Correspondence ln>JteJ. Address
University Punishing Co,,
43-47 I^;>st loth St., NEW YORK.
SCHOOLS fiiriils:
TEACHERS furnish. -.1 Positions.
.1. A. HI I.I.AM KTTE, Mnjinsev.
Southern Teachers' Exchange, Nashville, Ten
TliE
Greamef Sysiein ol Peiiiiiaiisiilp Id Gmal Demaiiil,
ir.vj; ir ly siikiis the otk.sjj
"WHAT IS A SCRIPT LETTER?"
>^. TH^Y CLAIM FOR IT: .^
No guess work.
A thoroughly teachable system.
Form and analysis made scientific facts.
A__System regular teachers can teach with certainty,
A System liy which specialists can prove what they say about
letters.
A System that presents to the eye established units of measure-
ment.
A System that produces uniform results in all grades.
A System that gives a scientific mastery of the subject to
teachers and pupils.
A System that presents all the modifications of elements and
principles.
A System that wastes no time and has no extra strokes.
A System that makes regular teachers available in the work of
the specialist.
.\ System that has fixed and infallible standards of criticism,
making the writer his own instructor and critic.
Write for one of their FREE Teachers' Manuals and Descriptive
Circulars. Address
The Creamer Penmanship Co., Washin§:ton C E, Ohio.
HILL'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP.
The Latest and the Best,
Slant Copies, 12 Numbers. - Vertical Copies, iO Numbers.
This Series, prepared by Anna E. Hill. Supervisor of Penmanship, Public Schools
Springfield. Jlass.. is now complete. No expense has been spared to make the
lx>oks the most artistic and the best fur school use.
*JCE IS SOLICITED,
LEACH, SHEWELL, & SANBORN,
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS,
^A-. . - NEW YORK. - CH
lot advertise much, for most per-
w a good thing when they see it
le I'enman's King is a common
le device, which will materially
in mastering a good handwriting,
eel plated and can be opened or
lit any size hand. Mad'
(;k>oo<hxxkh>ooo -oooooo
Pupils' size (u
Agents wanted
C. H. ALLARD,
adults'
r 14 ye
ze, 25c.
s), 15c.
each.
Quincy, Ills.
THE JOURNAL reaches more Super-
visors and Special Teachers of Writ-
ing, Drawing and Bookkeeping than
any other paper In the world.
AUGSBURG'S DRAWING SYSTEM.
A REVELATION OR A REVOLUTION.
DRAWING SIMPLIFIED.
A Complete System of Representative Drawing. FoT Grammar
Grade Teachers. Five hundred illustrations, cloth, price, $i oo.
ELEMENTARY DRAWING SIMPLIFIED.
For Primary (irade Teachers. Complete, 500 illustration><,
cloth, price, 75 cents.
...FOR PUPILS...
PART 1. DRAWING SIMPLIFIED.
The Cube and its applications Price, 30 cents
PART II. DRAWING SIMPLIFIED.
The Cylinder and its applications Price, 30 cents.
PART III. DRAWING SIMPLIFIED.
The Triangular Prism and its applications. Price, 30 cent.s
AUGSBURG'S DRAWING CARDS.
To more fully show the type forms to natural objects, fotir sets ofj
cards, each set containing about 50 outline drawings, have been pr<
pared to carry out this feature. They are :
Set I. "Things like a Ball." Set III. " Things like a Cylinder."
Set II. "Things like a Box." Set IV. " Things like a Prism. "
PRICE, 30 cents; four sets, $1.00.
If you are not sure you want the system, mention Art Jounia! 1
we will send you circulars fully describing the system.
EbuCiqrioN/iL FgpLisHmQ Co
63 FIFTH AVEN^UE,NEW_YORK.
1,000 SHEETS GOOD ii lb. LETTER-PAPER, rule
wide ruled or unruled, $i 40. AflES & ROLLINSO
CO., 202 Broadway, New York.
'r^enmaM QTlit- oj&u. tnaCP
PRACTICAL DRAWING,
HIMVLF.,
ISS TJt J7C TI VE,
IX TEJtES TTXO ,
TJIE II EST.
-By ■WHJBB A. NTS •WA.K.H!.
A revelation to Teachers,
An inspiration to Students.
Highest endorsement of leading Educators and Specialists. Pronomieed by
hnndreds of teachers who have nseil it as the best ever pnbUshed for pnblic schools.
Examine it. Parts I. II. in and IV. 1.") cents each. Parts V and VI. 20 cents each.
The six parts to any teacher Hu cents.
Special Introduction Rates to Schools.
(OBItESPOXDKKCJE IXFITED.
Southwestern Publishing House, - - - Nashville, Tenn.
The American Cullej;e and Public
Scliool Directory
Confatnn Cla&sijlcd Ltats and A(fdrcMea for tlw. entire
Selenn
7. S.lii
C. H. EVANS & CO.,
Are You Alive ?
.\re you up to the times? Keep
up with the march of progress and
Alum'moid Pens.
The smoothest and most durable
j pens ever introduced. Send loc.
for samples worth double.
A. L. Salomon,
177 Broadway, - - New York.
HINMA^N'S
GROOVED COPIES
UKFORK l^ LAy
^■0/3
Uv turning a crank oiie's band t
- ■ • ". ■ ianie princl. . .
ived letter one's haml cau soon make
' principle, by i
perfect circle. By the
letter.
GROOVED COPIES TRAIN THE HAND.
i.r I . I ... 1 1. 1. II- .ilphabets of capitals
aii'l • iitH' heavy card-board.
Til' I :. Kcr Is Joined, makiug
2rTec?
I :i^';iui and a^aln, the
M -i shiit.
1 pinxianshlp is to nse
HiL iL-tter at a time. By
s the teacher's only work
■i used without cost for pens, ink or paper.
A sample set of various alphabets for schooI_t
private home practice will be s
1 receipt of sixty I
Prof. A. H. HINMAN, Worcester, Mass.
has been completely remodeled and is now one of the most beautiful art publications
in America. 36 pages. $ J .$0 per year ; sample copy, 20c. " Method Edition," 20 pages, y^c.
year : samp/i- C(py, 10c.
A New
title page by Harper R. Hunter, designer to Tiffany's, and one of the finest pen artists
in the United States. He has designed many of the famous yacht prizes and is now
working upon a design for a memorial cup for Joseph Jefferson, the actor, to cost $2,000.
You
must see a copy of this new title page — a magnificent work of art worth f 10 to any
pen artist or designer.
Something Else,
a fine half-tone reproduction of one of the greatest paintings in the whole world, "Ven-
ice," by Turner. A similar painting by this famous artist has just been bought from its
London owners by Mr. S. P. Avery of New York for $50,000.
Once Again,
an article on I'lackhoard diaiving which will enable you to learn this art, needed by every
teacher of any subject. Every step illustrated and full explanation as to just how to
proceed.
Keep On
Something entirely new upon the subject oi teaching Penmanship, by J. C. Witter, in an
illustrated article entitled, " The Development of Muscular Cdntrdl "
Don't Stop
until you know the price of all this — only 20 cents. For 25 cents we will send a copy
of 'Art Education" containing the above and
THE REED PEN HOLDER
enoufth 10 be i
*np,*' which -
•' H'rilpr's era'
en should never be
THE J. C. WITTER CO.
853 B'way, N. Y.
n for your school.
PR«CE ; yiii- reed holder, postpaid, 10c. ;
postpaid, 15c.: 4. 25e. and a-.
po.'itaKe. One dozen. T
p dozen speeial price.
for po.'itnKe. Onedozeu. 75c. More than
If you want to reach Supervisors and Special Teachers of Writing, Draw-
ing and Bookkeeping in Public, Normal and Private Schools, advertise in
THE JOURNAL.
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New Features!!
NELSON'S VERTICAL COPY
BOOKS. p„ Doz.
Royal Copy Books, ig No's Jtl 00
Rnyal Upright Copy Books, o No's . . i.oo
Royal Star Copy Books, g No's . . . l.oo
NELSON'S KINDERGARTEN
DRAWING BOOKS.
M) pages each 50 cents per iloicn.
NELSON'S KINDERGARTEN
COLORED DRAWING
BOOKS.
16 pages each Si.oo per dozen.
"The Messrs. Nelson have one of the most
complete series of eoininim school books pub-
lished in the world, and the most cnnttn-ehensive
systems of school copy tinoks. The KnglisU
Send for complete Catalogue
THOHAS NELSON & SONS,
33 E. irth St. (Union Square), New York.
tile best i,ciis I ha
One-fourth Gross, by Mail, Postage Prepaid, 30c.
One Gross, by Mail, Postage Prepaid. $1.00.
for larger quantities.
Is aud teachers
Prhicipal,
Gem City Business College, Quincy, III.
fedic
yfsmimi-
PERFECT™3--1
X ^ * # * QUALITY
ASK YOUR STATIONER FOR THEM
ECLECTIC PEN CO.
100 William Street, New York.
AMERICAN GRAPHITE
PENCILi
A pencil with u smooth, toii^'h, vinifnrni lead
will grently aid a good nnd I'vec stylo of [len-
mnnship.
Dixon's "American Graphite " PencHs are
unequrtled for all qimlitic-t most desirable in
a lead jieneil. If your stationer does not beep
those stamped "American Graphite" mention
Penman's AhtJouknal and send 16 cents for
samples worth double tjie money.
Jos. Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, N. J.
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''^enma/biQyti/yQyoa,tA/U&
Scbools.
I'r<?parau>ry. IndlvtfJual Iiiol
di-nU annually. Op<?n all year. >i nu^ lur lun
Infoniintlon. K J. HEBB. Pres.
IN0IANAP0LI5 COLLEQE OP COnnERCe.
>T. .-k-ci
H from Htarl u> (Inlnh.
u) ycaro' expprleiiL-e tt-aches
Ml )K-hool quarUTH lu ludla
i;IlKhl.j - - ' ^ -
.Kai
_ roUKNAL BL'ILDLVO." Monument
Place.
5PENCER1AN BUSINES5 COLLEQE, Indlan-
apulln. Ind. Entlorsed \>y State Miperlntendent of
Fubirr In-tnictlnn. IfinllnK c-<liicatnr« and biisl
ITejas.
ALAMO CITV BUSINESS COLLEQE. Normal
A«ii<lriii> . .sborthund.Tyiiewiltlngaru! TeleKrohh
IRasbrille, '^zxkxk.
DkAUQHONS PRACTICAL BUSINESS COL-
I.KOE and School of Penmanship, Sbortlmnd.
Tyjicwrltlnsr, Tele«rapby, etc. studentii received
ffom all part* of th« world. Send for lao-page
cataloKue
<3eorgta.
SULLIVAN tL CRICHTON'S BUSINESS COU
I.KIJK, .Srl»x>l of Shorthand and Telegrapliy,
Arljinfa, (Ja. Lendlnn college Soiitb. Four pen-
Connecticut.
MERRILL BUS. COLL. ANDSCMOOL OP SHORT-
IIANP AND TYPEWHlTINti. Stamford. Conn.
I)i-)jarl)iient« of Hook keep lug, Ranking, Penman
-hip. Mmrtliand, Tvpewrltlng, Telegraphy. Eng-
lish, (irrman and Architecture. Terms of tuition
Send for catalogue. M. A.MERKiLL.
California.
Ill I KOE. San
HEALD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE, San Fran-
flHCo. For aO yeans the largest i.rlvate school west
i>f Chicago. 12.U00 former pupils now prosperous
ikcntuch^.
LOUISVILLE BRYANT « STRATTON BUSI-
M. ss riii,i,|.XJE. open throughout the vear. Stu.
meet IDtrglnta.
WHEELING BUSINESS COLLEQE, PHONO-
(JKAPHIC SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
UhpelliiK. W. Vii. J. M. FRASHEll. Prln. aud
muini COMMERCIAL COLLEOE, Dayton, Ohio.
TMK NEW I'ENkOD TRAININO SCHOOL. For
i. M. CHOUl'i'l'.l!,' .illi""iei'!'o;'h,mburoiHl!'"'''''"
IHew Korl?.
LONG ISLAND BUSINESS COLLEOE, 143 to
r. ','. ^.V"I . ..^''1. ^' ' ^""""''^'y'^' '^- Y. Catalogues
'■«'i\ic!HT'VMi"oi'''iir'''' '''''■'''''''''''' "^""^
EASTMAN BUSINESS COLLEQE, Poughkeep-
,'■ h ■ ■' .. " '"^"""'"" "f wide reputation, re-
flS fl NATION flinericans wani me Besi.
Underhill's Rapid Phonography
SPALDINQS COMMERCIAL COLLEQE, Kansas
">■,■*''',■,,:"*■ '*'i^'*t- 'arKest. best busluess eol-
I't^li- !'.. 1'.'^ ^^'''- .."^'^I^"«" luslructlon given lu
1 , ikmili,,,, sliorthaiKi. lj-pe«TlIlnij, lelVgrauhv
si'ALDiSi.TM Kst ^"'•"»''«r leos^-f F.
Colorado.
WOOOWORTH'S SHORTHAND ANI> COM-
■ Hiilldlinj, Den
M.PHEHSO.N.B.,
OUTH, President
Miorthan
tar- TBE VSS OF CCTS on IhU paat or ««„
■Hortb Carolina.
CHARLOTTE COM. COLL., Charlotte, N. C.
Jflori&a.
Louisiana.
EngllsQ aud Coni'l Courses
icatlon. Day and
xcelled. Two
Prln. Com'l Dept.
Unstruction JBg /IDail.
Bookkeeping, office r
p (all details), commercial
y > y
Ipcnmen.
D. S. HILL, Penman, /larJon, Ky., beautiful
".rnrlsli 10 i-vius. <.ai.s. business aud Cancv 10
-nts. mail course 93 Oc, cards 15 cents. All kinds
SAVE YOUR MONEY by ordering your Auto-
matlc Shading Pens, Shading Pen Inks and Sup-
plies of the "Automatic Man."
E. Randolph St.. Chicago, 111.
ELLA E. CALKINS, Lacelle, Iowa. One dozen
cards, 25c. Written In twelve styles, 30c. Speci-
men artistic ^^Tltlng and two sets caps., 20c.
■** ^^SER. Writing Supervisor Public
■hools. Richmond.
AUTOHATIC SHADING PEN INKS. Bestln the
^"','1}. Manufactured by A. B. Cushman, Hum-
boldt, Kansas. For sale by booksellers and sta-
I™?,!! Vi"Z'"'J!Lty-..^- aiid Canada. Sheet ot
for 2e. stamp.
Newport. R. I. Your
'" and business cap-
Ir. all
F, M, SISSON, Penn
name on 1 dozen curun. laue
Itals, business letter and a bei
SEND 15 CENTS lor fine specimens of Writlnu,
Clnc'nnatr 0 ^"^'''-' ™"' "'"TI-ett's Bus Coi .,
*■ ^- PARSONS. Creston, Iowa, Sticks to the
good old teit, whlcb lin« been a helpful sugges-
V ,'1.17 ■''<'"S""<ls- LEAR-V TO WRITE YtiCR
capita
appi:
C. R. RUNNELLS, 9630 Bell Avenue. Station P,
■hlcago. An elegaul C. E. Pledge. 14 x is Inches
Inc rtelUug rroni pcnwork, loc. 12 cards, any
ame. aOc. My record In S years 100.000 cards.
P. B, S, PETERS, Storm Lake, Iowa. Send two
dliiicaai)dBel.pnevear's subscription - ■
ci'a; Rri
Ruling
■i.tn: 1
- :■.—?•• ... -.81.00
manshlp. $l.yo. Lesson
ctchange for books or
stamp ri»r particulars or
*• ,-"■ ^^yi:?" * """ J""" his National
n M 1"^ J^^n^y Lessons In Writing for only T
" TAYLOR, lialvestOQ Bu) " " ~
Tci.
ig for only Ten
.^e. Add '
ml.. Gall
R. M. JONES, Pen Artist, iSij Mary St., S. S.
Pittsburgh. Pa. One dc "'' — .„.. -?^... .'..•. ^■
«c.:?i;K,Miar''""' ""'"»"'•*>»«•: resolutions:
ARTISTIC PENWORK—Ensrosslng of Resolu-
.■if^; J,? .'"°'"''''' "K- ' specialty. Every de-
•rlptlou of ornamental pen work to order Reso
95 College, Lowell,
cards — something ele
make wonderful Improvcmcut. ballsfactlbn guar-
S. B. FAHNeSTOCK. McPHERSON COLLEQE,
McPherson, Kan. Artistic letter, Hve 2-cent stamps.
F. OILMAN, Penman, Redlngton, Nebraska. A
'" """iple of my oriiamenlal penmanship, and
"MaiU" a&9.
In arunverino advertinemenUi signed hy a nom-de-
plumc, delayn and misfaAe* are avoided bu sealing
and i<tamiHng the refjlie* ready /or maUlno and
wrwing the runn-dc- plume in a comer, then inclos-
ing »uch geaied reptieti in an envelope addressed to
The Penman's An Jfmmal, SOS Broadway, New
York. Postage mmt be sent for forwardltig Cata^
loffuett. Newspapers, Photographs, <tc .
Situations Mante&.
4 TKAniii-;i{ ui,., 1,.,. I,,., ,,,, ,. , , ,H„i ,, ,„.|„,,-
any Pltmani'
typew ■■■
hlghei
typewriting,
higher math,, i^ ,,,
graduate of Lt/uun,
berllu and Hfr^a
College. Cleveland.
" Ight 5 ft. 11 In, R .
id pres'ts of Oberlln
height 5 ft.
Prefers Normal (
VARRE,"
A TEACHER of eight years' experience, 5 In bus.
coll. three as prln. of com'l dep't, is open for
engagement. Can teach pen., bookkeep., shorthand,
typewrit., sram., spell., com'l law. etc. Is familiar
with w. & R., Goodyear's. Power's and Practical texts.
AgeSri ; married ; strong references; moderate salary,
with good school. Ready at any time but prefers
Jan. I. Address "PAUL," care Penman's art
Journal.
TEACHEIt of seven jears' experience In all
writing, bl>ii
W.
J. KIKSLB
• ■vinrt»j&". eve uruauway, «ew vofk,
writer of advertisements and coustiltlng
•r >i y
Scbools jfor Sale.
IF V«ll w l*M , i: ^ II, ., il. or to buy one,
orr.. I I , ,, s Waul columns
wllld.Min I ,,, I, ,„.l for small ex-
pp»s<' I . I ; I. . i. , ,, „ hool proprietors
artv't In thvse coluimis will iilnce what you have to
The price is S*.2.50 eucli insertion lor nds.
not l» exceed one inch. If two insertions
lie pniil for in ndvnuce (S,3) the advertiser
will be eutilled to a third insertiou free, it
FOR
Good
ALE. cheap, n good buslui
WHAT AM IOFP'EREI>for»500(parvaIuel
of stock lu a well established, well conducted
business college In a beautiful ludlaua city ? School is
Incorporated : right man can be iimuager or teacher
In school. I'm In another school aud ^vlll sell cheap
to a good man. Who wants this a '' ° — ' ■-'- ■
"ROSEVILLE."care Pf.nsi.\s's Ai
p? Speak quirk!
ORSAi h <
i'.ityof
I.^OIt ^Al.E.-Hiilf Interest In the best equipped
t.iisluc.-vs collfKc In ihe East. City of 75.000 In-
lol oc-
School
tiBL _.
matlon address dENTRAL COMMERCIAL COLLEOE,
Cumberland, Md.
FORP<ALE.-.A liu-ln.-s.-.T.ll,..r,Mi. Fn^lfi-n city of
^ IH.OOO. Att,-,.,l .,.1 -J. I., .'iiM ,.,,al.lls1l0d
188" ; fine short ii i i , . . : , , , -..lendld
town and fine sm ,;, m i ,, ^^ iik-h to
wlllsellriii If. ■■:■ '. I . .,- i,: uwner
; Penman's
fers to W. J. Kiii^i.y. v\. ^,, KuL-KiiKiii a
Want-s moderatL- salary with good ^.Lhuul
two weeks' notice. Address "WATERS,"
MAN s Art Journai..
buslne.ss college, shorthand Inst, ti i n - li
Graham and Dement shorthaii>i ■
couri law aud com'l arlth.. chit - , i '
physiology, hygiene, anatomy, i-i , n ivi,,:
writing and correspondence. Ih iiiiiud.a ^vaii W s
R, and Jenkin & Smith systems. Stron" t('<tliniiiilals ■
moderate salary ; ready 'Nov. 15th. Aadi-ess ' ROSE ''
UeacbecB MantcO.
of the falling health of
__ — ^e of the Shorthand De-
partment, I have decided to sell my (controlling) In-
terest In a good Business College and shnpfTinnd
School. But little competition and
eputatlon. In a c
i splendid chance L_
shorthand. Address *' .1. H. L..'
Jfor Sale or irraJ)e,
H^
' works on penmanship,
s column will talk to the largest
, uiiu iiiusi. BcicuL audience Interested In things of this
I kind that It Is pciislble to find. You may have some
I dead property on hand that yov " ' '
n East-
WA N TED.— For business college work
em city, an experienced and competeui. n-atmer
of bookkeeping, penmanship and arithmetic. Proper
salary will be paid for a competent person. Address,
giving references and salary, "TEACHER," care Pen-
man's Art Journal.
WANTEI>.— An assistant teacher who Is qualified
to teach elTlclently penmanship from the black-
board, Isaac Pitman system of shorthand aud English
Srammar. A normal school graduate preferred.
Iu.st be a good disciplinarian and have no physical
defects. Address "ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL,"
care Drawer 5ul, New Orleans. La.
WANTKO.-Yi.unL' man m u-^oh n....kl,-.-..pi„g
rpEAOHERH WANTED. American Teachers'
■■■ Bureau, St. Louis, luth year.
JSustness ©pportunltles.
IE yOI' WANT to reach penmen, commercial
school proprietors and teachers supervisors of
writing and dra^ving. etc.. The Journal's want col-
l*.'""?..."'"' Py' y^^ '" communication with them.
Possibly vou have a pen, Ink. penholder or something-
of the kind to put on the market. You may want a
partner for some business enterprise, etc. This is thi
column to put you in communication with the rlghi
The price is S'2.50 each insertion for ad-.
purpose of purchasing a thoroughly established and
well paying business college In which I am af present
....„,i ...__u . .j.jj|^ j^ ^^^ only business
-^ ^.., ...'40.11011 Inhabitants. Easy
EXPEKlfiNCE," care Pesmas's Art
r to trade for somethuig you c
be paid for in advance (St.'S) tlic advertiser
will be entitled to a third iusertiou free, it
desired.
WANTED.— To correspond with sohools and col-
lies desiring a souvenir pin. I have every
facility for making this class of goods. A 14K Rolled
fJold plate pearl handle Pen scarf pin, 25c.. 12.60 per
doz., postage free. Write quick before you forget the
Elace. Send postage stamps or money ordt
IVSEY, 10 Park Street. Attleboro, Mass.
' /CORNET FOR SA I.E. -Brass, Courtols Model.
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\y leather i
L'ollege In an Eastern city of
i'
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In advertising : International rei»utatlon. I..
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NG LESSONS." care p£vMA.Vs AiiT Jolrsal
for $16. F. S. PELLETT,
All In good <
lell
T SQUARE WANTED.-i want to buy a second-
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, u^.^,_., . Tgluusiand coudi
■EN ARTIST.'
length of blade, prlci
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ARK VO|- puttliiK In new furniture, and w,.iiM
you Ilk*- t(. dlspos- „f your old furniture? An
IS. THE Jo
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FOR S A I<E.— Having purchased the Steailman
Business College. I have for sale lOO ft. oak bank-
iiK furniture In any desired lengths. Very fine and
ii ii> Address M. H. DAVIS, care Davla iJusIuess Col-
].M>l{ SALE.— Two National typewriters, as good
1 .- new; one used one year and the other eight
Price, for one, ^25; for the two. »40. Jltl-
■ NATIONAL."
i Al(T JOUKNAI-
"r-Auunana O:^^ ClAyu tna^
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nrUK WILLI 4"S& HOGERS.
* Rochester Business Cniversity, Itocbester
N. v.. is the leading' preparotorj* school foi
commercial t«ncher8. Those who contemplate
touching tho commercial branches or teachers
who wish to prepare for better positions should
write for particulai-s. Beautiful catalogrue and
circulars sent upon request.
A BOTTOn HIT.
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WHY NOT
get out a neat little circular or journal for
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perhaps a profit besides being so much clear
gain. We have incorporated in a special
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that are specially appropriate for this pur-
pose. They include some designs that may
be used foi
card in case you should
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Christmas and New Yi
logo
..iiu mis (ninir. ii ii '
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To be careful in selecting a School of Pen
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It Pays
To attend a school which can give you
the advantages of college cultnre and
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Such is the School of Pen Art and De-
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Campbell University,
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800 a month. If you should subscribe
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out the parts that specially appeal to
you — give you the net results pertinent
to your business— the essences?
That's just where I come in. I pick
out the articles that are pertinent to
business men, carve them down, re-cast
them, compress them into the sixteen
Images of The Business Journal: I pounce
t.'own on the brightest current advertise-
ments and reproduce them. I circulate
among up-to-date business men and
annex their views and history for your
benefit. I syndicate this matter to over
.;ooo people. The cost is ridiculously
small— only a few cents a month. To
be exact. The Business Journal costs one
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U there anything in this for you ?
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Ink Sta
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For PENS (Wrltlne, Lettering, Drawing, Soenneeken. etc.). LIQUID INKS, etc.. see page 181. Augoflt
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AMES & ROLLINSON CO.. 202 Broadway. New York.
256
ISAAC PITMAN'S
SHORTHAND.
WHY? was till' Isaac Pitman system ailopted ami tan^ht in tbe New "Vork
Public Schools? BECAUSE it is the best, and has the lale.-f and most
pructinil text hooks.
CLEMENT C. OAl'vCS, H.A., Prfs Eistraan Bas. Coll. and N. Y. Bas. Coll
Bays in his latest prospectii' r. :,iii i m^ntiition : —
..<t- -„......„.^..,i •!«..*■ piTM , 1 Mill. IveTBrcTOB," which Is fully abreuat of the tint .
niiclc<^ri.'m«"irihrrrce"t«d']ltl " i t, , ,,n,r. ivorlh emlxxlj-hiK In a text-hook. This Is the
;"?X";/rAi?;»/W%.*a^"^ «. / - ■ 'l- "■■■'■ ••n...... .v„nni.c,d.dp.^,T.r.„."
Specimen Pages Sent Postpaid.
ISAAC PITMAN & SONS the phonographic depot. 33 Union Square, N. Y.
TAKE LESSONS ^.c^he.Meirj_M.^.lltan^Sj-hooI__of_^I^^^^^^ i^eSr^eJ^errence.'' Huncirc''ds'*ot''''
' ' *** ii'uiiiu In yositlou*. Day nnd Evening." Prospectus free.
The Author of " Normal Bookkeep-
ing " Heard From.
l.'RB».vi, Ohio. April 15, 18IIJ,
I'rof. T. C. STItlCKI.AND.
Earn '
■ plei
led With t
L- hundred copies by frclKht according
Ki Ifrms given. Ver^' truly yours.
J C, STEINER,
A popilnl to Prof. KIrlckinnrI brinvD cir-
ON DECK FOR WORK
GRAND SUCCESS.
Quicklv learned ; no strain of eyes, band or body
Work uiilform, accurate, easy and reliable. Send foi
32 page circular. Machines rented on trial.
U. S. STENOGRAPH CO.,
The Art of Typewriting by Touch
on Scientific Principles.
: uttention to the luattei- copied and
accomplish liorewoik.
• TYPEWRITING BY TOUCH" is the result or experience,
it iiiis I'litvfii SI' suci-c«sfiii timt it is (Jeemed advisable for
iiHxt nl tliiii-MTii^ ..f jr. -cnt operators and the lai-fre aru
111 III. ■ I \ I i ' I . . .1 >i^ to place it before the publ
' ■ than piano playing, and
No waits to
seu-
I is meeting with large
I III receipt of the retail
s and Shorthand schools
QUEER
The Benn Pitman
System of Phonography
Is the only System of
Shorthand
Which for more than forty years has been the standard of American
practice, and which has successfully stood every test which can be im-
posed by all classes of writers, from the business amanuensis to the law
and parliamentary reporter.
Wljich has been called by the National Bureau of Education The
American System of Shorthand, and which is shown by detailed .statis-
tics issued by the Bureau to be taught as extensively in American
schools as any other three systems combined.
Which has been adopted as the standard of instruction in the public
schools of Boston, Lowell, Quincy, Fitchburg, Hyde Park and Worces-
ter, Mass., Hartford, Conn., Providence R I., Philadelphia, Easton and
Bloomsburgh, Pa., Newark, N. J., Washington, D. C, Cincinnati, Dayton
and Columbus, O,, Louisville and Newport, Ky., Milwaukee, Wis,
Chicago and Peoria, III., Kansas City and St, Joseph, Mo., Omaha, Neb.,
Duluth, Minn., Phoenix, Ariz , Oakland, Cal , and many other cities and
towns throughout the United States.
Which has a large and constantly growing literature, and a semi-
monthly periodical to supplement the text-books.
Which has an accredited body of Teachers, examined and certificated
by the authors of the te.xt-books.
Which is suited to all needs under all circumstances, and which a
business college or other school can teach with the unshaken confidence
that it is giving the best.
For full information with complete catalogue of text-books by Ben'n
Pitman and Jerome B Howard, giving wholesale, introduction, exam-
ination, and exchange prices, address
THE PHONOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE GO. - - CINCINNATI, OHIO.
What reasons arc given by some shorthand publishers in
favor of introducino; their systems. Queerest of all, per-
haps, the moss back claim that " Ours is best because it
has not been revised for over thirti years ! "
What a thing to conjure by in dealing with the live
schools of to-day ! Thirty years ago there were only one
or two business colleges in America that made a feature
of teaching shorthand. To-day, The Journal tells us,
shorthand is taught in nearly all of the 1500 such colleges
in the U. S. and Canada — and the rest are coming to it.
Day's Complete Shorthand flanual
iColumblan Revision— I6th Edition'
[Embodies the science of shorthand writing brought
strictly down to date. It preserves what is good in the
old systems plus additions and emendations suggested by
the experience of eminent practitioners of our time. It
is built to do the business of to-day. The Live Schools
— the Live Writers — are coming to it.
IT la THK lESl- DEST SHORTHAWD BOOK THAT HAS EVER YET BEEN MADE.
3 Schools and Booksellers.
Price of the 16th edition, revisml to date. «l.,m. Proper dis
The Burrows Brothers Company, Cleveland, 0.
" Schuol itroprietors wishing t
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e iiinile for rouiioissoiirs-for ilioite who apprpcl
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KVEIIY .l,„rtl.„„.l u.„cl.er. writer ..„d ,cbo„l proprietor ,vill be i.,.ere,.ed in th,.
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iiloptcd PERXrX SHORTH.\ND. 1
HO POSITION, HO FHILDBES, FEW WORD
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Brevity.
Sentences written, by It with less than An Hour's Study. Speed for practicf
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malt or at Detroit Institute. Send for free trial lesson a
H. n. PERNIN, Author, Detroit, Mich.
t»-WANTEl).-Exi>f
BOOKS THAT TEACH.
KimbaIVs Shorthand,
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Time and labor-saving, educational and business
eis, save your time hy using a typewriter. Pur-
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trial. ALL MAKES are sold by us at $25 to $50.
Send postal for handsome Colored Price-Llst ; also
list of American Standard Pitman Shorthand publk-u
tluns for self instruction.
PROGRESSIVE TEACHERS
W. L. MacQowan. CI
says : *■ We Iiud 1
N. Palmer. Pres't
■ If you can jtet
ant them.
, res't r<-iliM I'.ij.i.i- 1,1 I ;ii-. Coll., says :
lie work iiii<l trj it In ilidr classes,
'^^r^'l*.""*/*"^*"""'""^that its general adoption
will follow.'* '
u can get sample pages and opinions by asking
D. KIMBALL, 113 Adams St.,
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■m^tA
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PREHIUnS.
A Beautiful Stick Pin.
HE.IOrHNAL hiLs had speciully nmmi-
factiired from its own design a \ery
neat stick pin. to offer as a premium
to subscribers. It is made in solid
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Thb silvek pin has the quill of solid
sterlinif silver, and the stick pin part
of German silver.
The OOI.D PIN is solid, 14 karat, ex
ccpt the stick part, which is German
silver, kuM plated.
Far one iloUar we {oiUsend The Jour-
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aitr.r our suh.. n
ooLD PIN (M premium.
Fnr two dollars ivc will srml two copies of The
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will send The Jouhnal for hto years and the
solid f^old pin.
Or. for those dc-iji
mancnt list ffir t\^->
gold pin as pronnui
The other dollar tn
I'lacod on our i>er-
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litiiinceof Slnow.
cd at end of firet
year. Pi-esent subscribers may have their sub-
scriptions extended and thus avail themselves of
this offer at (»nce. A Jeweler would charge at
least 81. ■>" for tliepold pin.
Works of Instruction In Penmanship.
AmcN' C;ulde to Seir-ln«iriictlou In
Prniileal and Artistic PeninaiiKlilp.—
For 25 cents extra the Guide will ho sent full
bound in cloth. The i-e^ular premium has
heavy pa[>er binding. Price when sent other-
wise than as premium: Paper. 75c.: cloth. ...SI
The <j!u»dc in papcrFontas r>rem. with one sub.
(SD. Cloth 2.5 eta. extra
AmeH' Copy«Sll|iH for Self-Innti-uctlon
111 Pra<-ll<nl PeiiniaiiHlilp.-This covers
about the same ground as the Guide, l.ut in-
stead of being in book form it is composed of
movable slips progi-essively arranged. This work
also has had a very large sjilc independently of
its use as pi-emimn at 50 cents a set. The " Copy-
slips" will be sent as prom for one sub. (SD.
Prayer (size 19 x 24 inchcsi;
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MHK (24 X ;i:.'i: r,.,.i .in.i.. l pleiiiro ot
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liliiroln l<:iiin:::\ <:.'i\:.ii<: *iarriaa:e 4'rr-
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Choice of the above beautiful and elaborate pen
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be worth a dollar to you the coming year, we
>ball be pleaswt to have your renewal on that
ba-sis. If you can't aff.>rd that sum, your sub-
scription may be sent through our nearest
Hgent at the clubbiuj; rate.
S^il,^irilifi-s oil (lur Permanent or Professional
Li-i iM rhi . [ii\ ones who are not cut off
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•;iii.|i. ' 1 i< I. lull represents about 5 percent.
nil .1 - ; rivo bills 10 per cent., etc Huh-
SI 1 1; I M - IV II I ibly payable in advance, and
pimnpr I. nun, irii-i'~ai-e requested.
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Nine Magnificent
Pen Designs^
1U-page Circular .
By Zaner, Wallace, Beacom, Dennis, Crandle and Rearick, prepared
especially for me at an expense of over $200, have been photo-en-
graved and printed on heavy, super-calendered paper. They will
be sent securely packed in a heavy tube,
BY MAIL, FIFTY CENTS.
These lar^e designs represent the very finest work of these cele-
brated pen artists and will furnish inspiration and models for any aspir-
ing penman. When framed they will adorn any school or home.
DESCRIPTION.
So. 1 .—A beautiful specimen of lettering and pen drawing by W. H. Beacom. size is x 24 Inches.
. B. CDSHWAN. Aiii
Writer. Humboldt,
my aiivertJsemeat i
worthy a handsome frame. FuU
I as well.
No. 2.— Wash drawing by Q. W. Wallace,
niflcent piece of work. Elegai
e design. Size 14 x IB Inches.
I the embryo penman and t
No. 3.
JOSEPH GILLOTT'S
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL, Paris exposition, 1889.
AND THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION AWARD.
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.
nes-i aud extra fine writing, which have bad a wojM-
wldesale for over fifty years, we make the followIHl
''irlerlv professional pens, of which samples will be
••em as specified T
Nos. 2W,291 an(J659(CrowQuUl),attherateof three
.No. I00i>(themost dolicate pen madeVsix cents each.
The co.'it of these pens Is such that FREE SAM-
PLES are I.>IPOS>ll BL.E.
JOSEPH GILLOTT &, SONS.
HKNRY HOE. Soi.E AoENT. 91 John Street. New York,
— , J ^ - Have you tried my new
See Mere! •■A.«.ts- » Diamond
liloss Ink? If you have
not. then you don't know what you liave missed. I
will sell yoa six good sized b<>ttU>s for Si.
412 B. M. WORTHINGTON,
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cutely printed
We will m:iu1 the Book of Flouuishes in
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(Sl.50. the price ol the book alone), or for two
9Ubs.(S2). ■
To Club SiibsrHbrrs.
SCRAP-BOOK SPECIMENS.
For 3()yeai-s there have been acLunmiatinjf in
The Journal office specimens of plain and orna-
mental penmanship frotn thousands of Ameri-
can and foreiiorn penmen : also plate proofs of
handsome designs; American and foreign copy
books: back numbei-s of The Journal, etc. We
are clearing- these out in lots that sell for from
31 to S5 per package, with subscription tn Pen-
man's Art Journal or Business Journal with
each lot.
A lare chance to fill a handsome serai)-"ui>ok
with beautiful examples of the work of tlie
world's greatest penmen.
See page 332 of the October Penman's Art
Journal for particulai'S.
AMES & ROLLINSON CO..
202 Broadway, New York.
, Zaser Is that
Hi inches.
r by G. W. Wallace.
old " wheel boss '*
It Is a nia«-
g points 111
E. Dennis' chaste
^ „ __ _ __ surroundings fi
desUfns. Beautiful script : beautiful lettering. Worth a dollar to any penmanship enthusiast. Size
Variety lettering, pea drawing, and writing.
background. White lettering. White writing. White scroll work,
inches.
black all through, the'blaclc 'predominatlnB. You proBably never saw^auythlng like it. Slzi
]!'-. ■ I m1 .races some very clever scroll work and lettering, and Is the feature that makes this
' . I ' ' M t ractlve. Size 12x15 inches.
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have some definite point to carry into eilect. Con-
centrate your forces on the weakest spot in the
letter, and stay there until the line is shortened,
parting word may convey all through life, we desire,
as our last thought, to emphasize the one thing
more than another which should be emphasized, and
that deserves special consideration on the part of
teachers and learners, and that fact is the im-
portance of the compact exercises, in Plate 1. to-
gether with the little speed exercises for union and
spacing, explained and illustrated in the January
lesson, and re-arranged in plate No. 50, above.
FonHttatloii EjecrcUes the Kefftttone of a tjnoti Hnml-
uritinfi.
. — During seven years' connection with busi-
ness college teaching it has been the writer's purpose
to devise and i)erf ect a course of training that would
give the poorest writer an excellent business hand
during his six or nine months' commercial or short-
hand course. These exercises were originated and
have since been used as a means of shortening the
time necessary to acquire a good handwriting, and
whatever success has been obtained is due in a large
measure to judicitms practice on these foundation
exercises. Nothing is more encouraging to the
writer than to note that the plan advocated has been,
and is being, adopted by many of our progressive
teachers, some of whom at first maintained that
they were able to see in it but little more than
« waste of time which, in their minds, could be
employed to better advantage.
.1 Set of CapttnLs Arraiiyvd tii Vrnetieiiiff Oftler.
1 07. — In comjiliance with requests from a number
of correspondents, a set of capitals arranged in .sys
tematic order for practice is presented herewith.
In addition to the instruction given in previous
lessons, let us suggest that you work yoirrself up to
a determination to at least equal the copy, and do
not allow yourself to be contented until your pur
lengthened or the space made narrower or wider, as
the case may require.
Coneliisioii.
It is with a feeling akin to that experienced at the
close of a delightful visit with friends who have
shown you every consideration kind hearts could
suggest that the writer now brings this series of
lessons to a close. We have been made to feel that
our work has been for and among friends, and warm
ones, too.
The treatment received at the bands of The
Journal's management has been of the most cour-
teous and generous sort, while many of the readers,
both students and fellow teachers, have expressed
under the most trying business pressure, and among
other disturbing influences which none but the
writer can appreciate. In sa>-ing adieu to those
young men and women who have so faithfully fol-
lowed the instruction we would especially urge
them to continue to avail themselves of any oppor-
tunity for self improvement that maybe presented.
It seems almost needless to suggest to them the ad-
visability of stimulating their interest in our most
useful art, and at the same time keeping in touch
with the profession]through the medium of a publi-
cation such as The Pe.nman's Art Journal. No
ambitious young person can afford to deprive himself
of the advantages to be thus derived, though the
paper cost ten times its present price.
CBITICIKJIIS.
Lincoln, A. G VV.. E. M. Mt-R., W. K.. Alia, Ellen and Mary
G. —Ovals from your pupils tjootl. Insist on compactness.
Drill more on plates Sand .'ill. Award prizes to Halbert, Blna,
Martha. James G.. Effie. Ora and Guy.
Gertrude P., Clark, Will .1 and Erma.— Don't jilant more
than you can cultivate. A few exercises well done are hetter
than a hundred poorly done.
Chas. C. C— Bemarkable. You have your .eye on that
prize, no doubt. Work for a bolder hand. Ed. H. H. took
personal instruction instead of lessons by mail.
Dunbar. Almar, Leora, Alia, E. M. H., H. W. K., W. H. S.,
Eli.— Send one line of each capital. I will mark poorest
letters and return with " remedies." Raise speed on "inn"
and " am " to 9 strokes. Your letters, both capital and social,
do me ijood.
"No. .W."— " Thanis. a ,li..v •..] iImuI., ..r x.iur lessons
through The JoURVAL an : i i: - \ car. My
salary was recently rals- nut of im-
grovement, made, and all , ; m i! -Oiiudsome
ard work." Ans. — You ;u , a iju.\ .iiLrui.^ -wn L-jart.
Woburn —Yes. characti'i' am be read from haudwriting,
and better still by the shape and size of one's head. Send
on your photo.
A letter to Miss S. L,. Pittsburgh, Pa., was returned un-
claimed. Twenty-iive cents m stamps received from Jas. L.
K., but no address given,
Brma. John B., W. t. P.. J. S., W. M. J.. C S. H., W. R. M.,
W. P. S.. Margaret C— Movement slow Form not good.
Work page after page of Plates 1, :l and .50. Bub arm. Work
hard and long. Yes. you m,ay take les.sons by mail. Enroll
early. Money refunded if no improvement.
R, C. B. and Delia B,— Movement and form on small letters
good. Study details. More time on figures and set of cap-
itals. Send on your pupils' work for review.
P. L, F,— You can't be reached through printer's ink. Let
me try the telephone on you. See Chas. C. C.
W. E, P.— Loops too long, stiflf and slow. Figures poor.
Do your best once.
their appreciation of the efforts put forth to in-
struct in terms unmistakably kind and sincere. It
is with grateful feelings that we acknowledge the
numerous favors and kind words.
The keen interest and appreciation displayed by
the student-readers in this series of lessons, as
manifested chiefly through the marked improvement
made by many, has, indeed, been a most potent
factor in furnishing us with renewed inspiration
from month to month for the preparation of each
new lesson. While we are glad to feel that the
course has been well received, we are compelled to
admit that it has fallen far short of what we had
hoped to make it. Many of the lessons were prepared
C. E. D.— '■ My teacher dous not like your position." AnS.
— Does he like tne results we get from such position V
Teacher.— No. I would not have a class to begin on fltrnres
without morement drills. Neither would I teach shorthand
without rapid drills on Plates 1 and 50.
Armos. E. M. M., Roy K. and Winnie.— Travel slow or fast;
you are on the wrong road. Seemingly you have no fixed
Eurpose. Speed, unless properly directed, is not progress.
et me tell you something " under seal."
Orlando. — " 1 know tobacco injures my nerves and I have
tried to break the habit but can't ; used it too long." Ans. —
'" The diminutive chains of habits are generally too small to
be felt till they are too strong to be broken."
Geo. D. and Others.— Have you good h<:ilri. i , ,,,, iii..y
Any sand? A strong desire to succeed 1 \\ . . ,r - ni.r
grumble? Not too stingy to pay a few doll, !■ "■ it
rt'hich refunds t
^.^^c^%l-.^^..^...^^2^^^^:;.-..-.^^
V prepared to accommodate a limited number ut pupils.
More than thirty criticisms are crowded out this month.
/^^^^-i^^-^-^^^'^^^I.^-^^W-.^i-^
About Miss Prescott's Specimen.
In some uuaOL-ountable manner one of Miss Prts-
cott's specimens was lo.'^t and as the note under her
specimen in the November Journal referred to
both specimens, it was somewhat confusing
264
LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
BY C. P. ZANEB, COLUMBUS, O.
>'o. II.
[IMTIAL MADE IN .lOUKNAL OFFICE.]
t'otnMnationti.
HE ability to "join capitals " and
to invent and produce " combi-
nations ' ' is one of the aspirations
of nearly every young penman.
At least, I found it to be so with
me, and I have found it to be the
same wifh many more. In fact,
I have heard many say that they would rather in'
vent and i)r()iluce combinations than eat, but I never
care enough for them to delay eating when hungry.
But there is a delight to be had in joining capitals
that at some time or other in a penman's life is
traly pleasurable. And this delight is due to two
things; the one is the result of peculiarly and har-
moniously blended curves, and the other comes from
the exhilarating ability to produce them.
Itiniilu in Ciirvrit lAnrs.
One of the chief essentials in learning this class
of work is to recognize the beauty there is in curved
lines. For there is beaiity in mere lines, and espe-
cially those lines which, by their peculiar delicacy,
Htrength, s'noothness and curve, are the result of
skill. .Skill, in this sense, and almost any other,
meaning the result nf no small amount of training.
strong, tlfttrn/iil, Writ Arvangeft Curtyes.
But curve of line is not all. Relationship of lines
is quite as essential. Not only must the curves be
graceful, full, delicate and strong, but they must be
arranged harmoniously. They must not crowd eacli
other, nor must they appear distant and disinter-
ested. Instead, all lines must appear to be a part of
the whole and without which others would be in-
complete.
Contrtuita ftiid S/iades,
Then there is contrast to be taken into consider a-
tion. We might have the lines all curved beautifully
and arranged harmoniously, yet lack a certain
beauty which only sparkling shades can give. For
shades are the life of combinations. They give tone,
snap and vitality to the work.
Spacittff ai'tt Jotiiinff.
To secure these several results you must first see
that your capitals are spaced well — about equally
distant one from the other. Then you must see that
the joinings are such as to not detract seriously
from any of the forms. The shades should be ad-
,iu8ted so that two will not be very close and others
very distant. Nor should the shades dififer much in
size and weight.
Joinhm not Alwai/a Xeceasnri/.
It is not necessary that all the capitals be joined
continuously one to another to produce the best
results. In fact, it is usually best not to do so. The
main thing is to liave them placed near each other
with one part ovei lapping another or weaving in
with it. ,' ust so tlie eCfect is ple.ising and whole.
For my part, I think .1 J O and G M C quite as
pleasing as those which are more complex and con-
tinuous. Seek for the simplest manner possible for
producing the desired effect rather than the most
Qomples and intricate way. The F Tf A' combina-
tion is .simply an old timer of mine and is run in
here to show what one of my old " flames " looked
like when fancy curves were my chief delight.
Itou- /(■» Itonr.
Make the stem of the F first ( mFM H). then
the .Uand first part of H. and then the finish 'of the
F and H. In the J L H design begin the L with the
<mder flourish near the shade and crossing of the J,
and make the first part of H. Go back and catcli
on to the end of the i and produce the J. I raise
the pen after producing the shaiie of L. Make the
D with a good sized lateral oval. Make a plain / in
the center of the oval, join the ends of 1 and D
which it is (luite likely will not be far apart. Catcli
the first stroke of the / near its shade and proceed
with the .S. Make the stem of the F and its flourish
overhead Begin at the origin of the stem and form
two small loops within the laige ones and go on to
the W and X as usual,
I'lcA-lnff r,. B,.„A-,.„ ti„,, ||-,-„,„,„ Showing Bi-mA-,
The ability to begin at the end of a line so as to
produce a continuation of it without making a
noticeable break reciuirw sureness of movement not
BY C. f. ZANER, ILLUSTRATING HIS ACCOMPANYING LESSON IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
acquired by spasmodic practice nor cranky move-
ments, either in theory or practice. Nothing but a
thorough mastery of all the muscles~from the tips of
the fingers to the body will enable one to do it suc-
cessfully time after time.
Iti'coine Mantel' of All Movement!-.
Therefore, be master of movement, of all the
movements used in writing, for there are many
movements required. For you can-tio more write
with one movement (or the movements of one
muscle) than a duck can fly with one wing. You
could not walk well without using the toe, ankle,
knee and thigh joints, neither can you write well
without using the finger, wrist, elbow and shoulder
joints. And to use these you must use all the mus-
cles a little. Sometimes one set, sometimes another,
sometimes all,
Crittctsmtt.
A. B. J., S, C. — Yes, many do hold the pen too loosely —
as many, perhaps, as hold it too tightly. For shaded
writing, such as heavy capitals and round hand, one must
grip the holder more firmly than for husjness writing.
For flourishing the pen should be grasped about as tightly
as for professional writing. Yes, hold the pen " lirmly "
is better advice than to hold it "loosely." But it de-
pends upon the way in which a pupil grasps the holder as
to what advice to give. If a pupil grips it, then loosely
will do; if he holds it loosely, then Jinnhi is the word.
J. D. v., Jr., Pa. — The "connective" slant means the
slant of the up strokes in small letters. The first strokes
in )i, i. etc., are on the connective slant. If you write a
running hand the connective slant is much more nearly
horizontal than in compact writing. Your capitals are
excellent. Y'our flourishes are shaded shghtly where they
should be light, such as fli-st stroke of C, S, etc. Your
small letters contain angles where there should be turns;
make a nice distinction between them. Your work, on a
whole, is quite professional.
P. H. H., ni.— Y'our wi-iting is not quite forceful
enough. Secure a little more grace by encouraging an
easier action. 1 think it would pay you to take a course
in penmanship. You can become an excellent penman by
proper practice and instruction.
H. C, K., Ind. — Y'ou have an excellent movement, but
not yet fully under control. Loop of L and Q is too large.
Raise the pen if you cau't control the action. The same
is true also of the Z. Your small letters are a trifle wild
and sxiasmodic. Your movement goes too much by jerks
in the small forms. Practice small letter forms and
exercises with a firm, smooth movement rather than
with a rapid one, as in business writing.
W. M. E., Pa.— Yom- capitals are excellent in quality of
Ime. hght and shade, and movement. Y'our A's. C's, O's
and It's need special attention in fonn. The loop in Q
and L s too large. Loop in D is too small. On a whole,
you have done well.
W. B. C, Tenn.— You ought to use better stationery.
Y'our shades on the reverse oval when made near the base
hne are not as good as your work in general. Some look
as though they were a little slow. Your forms are coming
to the front in many ways — keep it up. Your G'a are not
up to your other letters. You twist last part of li too
much. Zaner.
" Puzzled Penman's " Plaintive Plea.
Editor Journal :
I have used a whole box of 'pens land sprained my
wrist in trying to master the H-1 combination given in
Zaner's capitals for November. Is the shade made on an
upward stroke or is the pen reversed ? I am a penman
of some repute, and believing that there is always a
chance to rise higher, I faithfully practice the lessons
given in The Journal from month to month. But that
combination is a sticker. It is a mysterious kink that I
can't understand. A Puzzled Penman.
A Little Boy's Trouble.
I thought when I'd learned my letters
That all my troubles were done ;
But I find myself much mistaken—
They only have just begtm.
Learning to read was awful.
But nothing like learning to write,
I'd be soiTy to have you tell it.
But my copy-book is a sight.
The ink gets over my fingers ;
The pen cuts all sorts of shiues,
And won't do at all what I bid it ;
The letters won't stay on the lines.
But go up and down and all over,
As though they were dancing a jig ;
They are there in all shapes and sizes,
Medium, little and big.
There'd be some comfort in lejirning,
If one can get through. Instead
Of that there are books awaiting.
Quite enough to craze my head ;
There's the multiplication table,
And grammar, and — oh, dear me !
There's no good place for stopping.
When one has begun, I see.
My teacher says, little by little
To the mountain top we climb ;
It isn't all done in a minute,
But only a step at a time.
She says that all the scholars,
All wise and learned men,
Had each to begin as I do ;
If that's so — Where's my pen ?
—Heformed Church Messt
I
Pastor ;
Johunie
Pastor :
Johnnie
Unexpected Always Happens.
' Does your mamma make you work :' "
" No sir ; she makes us play."
' Makes you play ? ' '
" Yes, sir. She says, ' Run away and pin
DOW, or I'll have to punish you.' " — Chicago Record.
t \yeAjnaA^ QyViCQycu.trui0
265-
The Business Writing Teachers' Open Court.
In addition to the regular course of lessons in business writing, The Journal will present from month to month carefoUy arranged and graded exercises for all
grades of writing ability, from the student just starting who needs practice in movement, up to the advanced student or teacher who has completed some regular
series and desires other copies to supplement his work. The instructions accompanying these copies will be brief,, because in the regular series of lessons and many
articles in The Journal each month will be found fall and complete instructions about position, movement, form, speed, etc. These copies are not hashed up to fill
space, but are the work of some of America's leading writers and teachers, prepared under direction of The Jouknal's editors, and are carefully edited in The
Journal office.
PRRPARATORY MOVEMBNT EXERCISF.S -by L. M. KELCHNER, DIXON. ILL.
PREPARATORY MOVEMENT EXERCISES.— BY C. A. BRANIGER, STANBERRY, MO.
r^rdirdirr<nRr3Tr3T!Tr) ,
drill on m AND jr.- BY C. C. CANAN, YPSILANTI, MICH.
CAPITAL LETTER EXERCISES.-BY G. McCLURE, HARRISBURG, PA.
50 TO 60 K% OH .4 '8 AND ABOUT 40 D'g A Mlh
BODY BUSINESS WRITING.-BY L. M. KELCHNER, DIXON, ILL.
MOVEMENT DEVELOPER.- BY SAM EVANS, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
A PR tZE CO:>l PETITION.— To the subscriber .sending In tte best practice sheet on any one of these s
To the subscriber sending In the best pracUce sheets of alt of these seven copies we will give oue subscription to <
All practice sheets to reach us not later than January 20 1896. Put ,vour name and addre-ss on each sheet.
V hfil l<:ucationalPapjr Do You Read?
The L-onibination subscription rates of The JorR-
XAL with other periodicals, published last month, has
been modified .somewliat. The new scheme is given
on page 27(S. As a special, we continue for the pres-
ent to offer snb. for The Joibnal (News Edition)
and the Method Edition of Art Erhwation (price 75
centsHorSl; or, with the Complete Edition of Art
Education (price §1.50) for SI. no.
The combination method, ajiplied to these papers.
and to educational papers generally, enables the
teacher to get two at very little advance over the
price of one. Will you bring these facts to the at-
tention of your fellow teachers and show them the
schedule V
BY A. K. NEWLAND.S, SUPERVISOR OF WRITING,
KLNOSTON. ONT.
J»o. 10.
IJ/Hna the Hin.
105.— A careful and somewhat exhaustive study
of ;the handwriting of persons widely different in
^.VKRTICAl. WRITING.— Tm
■^D
to
A
temperament, age and occupation leads to some
rather curious observations. Among these is the
tendency or habit of disconnecting the letters within
a word. This is most noticeable in the writing of
two classes of persons, viz.: young children just
learning to write and mature adults working under
the strong impulse of thought, as editors and au
thors. Ou the other hand, persons whose work is
more mechanical, mere clerical work, copying, etc.,
write',a much more continuous hand. The reason
VERTICAL WRITING. — Bv Con.n Dolus, thb Novll.st.
tor these distinctions is obvious. In the case of
young childern it may be inferred they have not yet
become sufficiently accustomed to writing move-
ments to make continuous lines, but this does not
apply to the other class. Must it not be that it is
more natural to lift the pen frequently, but that the
copyist makes tiis penning more artificial v
Ar-%2
ycfen.
J)lo/ir\Lj^^
inc/vx^viVV o( On 0|/yeLLoi^
VERTICAL WRlTlNG.-Anoc«»ms of Ceiebratso Men.
VERTICAL WRITING.— By a Telegraph Operator.
Ufipttl Wrllrra Lift llie Pen.
106.— Many of the most rapid writers lift the
pen the most frequently, and the slowest writers are
generally the most careful about continuity.
.1 Case in I'oinl.
107.— In speaking along this line with the editor
of a New York educational paper who has given
much attention to penmanship, he remarked: " That
is all nonsense; I have always been considered a
very rapid writer and I frequently join several words
wthout lifting the pen." Afew minutes afterwards
he wrote me a letter of introduction to a friend
which I did not have occasion to use. In the train,
on my way home. I happened to pull his letter with
some other papers from my pocket, and remember,
ing our conversation I was pricked with curiosity
to see how far his writing carried out his contention.
I found the letters in many of his words disconnected ;
in some words of three letters he unconsciously lifted
his pen once: in the word ■' familiar " the pen was
lifted four times, after the '■ f," the " m," and each
"i." In some cases words were joined, but it was
just after and before a lift of the pen. For example,
in the words " to introduce," he joins " toin," but
lifts his pen and writes " troduce " connected.
Some months after this I met him again, and men-
tioned what I had found, when he said: " Oh ! I
write anyway at all, just as my pen happens to
touch the paper." That is, he wrote with perfect
freedom; neither movement, letter forms, joining,
" ""vtRTi(~AI, WRITING.-Bv Uviversitv Stuuest.
nor spacing had made him their slave, as they have
many who are trained under the ' ' muscular move-
ment " fiend.
Another Rtipiii ttrittnff Kditor Lifts His yen.
108 — I have seen several letters by the editor of
one of the most prominent U. S. educational jour
nals. who, I have been assured by parties who knew
him well, is an unusually rapid writer, and his let-
ters are as disconnected as those of Mr. Edison.
limn a Unleersitu ftmlent Js « " Lifter. "
lOU. — Some time ago I heard of a gentleman who
was considered the most rapid writer of hundreds of
students in a university. I secured part of a private
letter from a friend of his, of which we give two
lines with this.
.Ind Still Another Editor.
I lO. — One of the most rapid writers I know, the
editor of a daily paper, rarely joins more than two
letters at a time. The lines shown were traced from
a manuscript written by him.
Authors, Too.
Ill . — The lines of writing by Lewis Carroll were
traced from a fac simile page of his writing given
■■Qf t/v» „>us/,room;' SQ.d i-U ^^t.rp.llur,
j^it a, ij. sU /.uj. "a»/(ci ii- i,lo^d,and
,7, uno7(,.r momt^-f- It M as o.^t o/ S.^/Et,
VERTICAL WRITING.— Bv Lewis Carroil.
in the back of one of his books. This, together with
the Thomas Bailey Aldiich and Conan Doyle speci-
mens, are worthy of study. It will be noticed that
Carroll and Aldricb, except in the signature of the
latter, separate all their letters. Doyle does not
join more than two. Zola' separates nearly all his
letters, but occisionally joins two or three. We
find few literary men who join more than four.
The Dryden, Locke, Darwin and Longfellow illus.
tr:itions are tracings from fac-isi miles of their auto-
graphs. We do not wish to imply that all persons,
even if they were trained to it. would write more
rapidly with all their letters disconnected. We
belie%'e many would make connections in letters and
words just as those who have been trained in con-
tinuity disconnect them in many places, but the
connection or the skip should be natural : it should
not be forced. The connection or disconnection will
depend much upon the position of the arm, hand
and pen, and the tension or relaxation of the muscles.
Same Comlnnallons Hrltlen in Same Haj/.
112.— In the case of a very rapid writer we usu-
ally find the same combination of letters written in
the same way, and yet sometimes connected in one
place and disconnected in another. For example,
take the words " relative to," which I clipped from
the same page of an account book written by a
U. S telegrapher— the nationality implies the prob-
ability that he was trained in the Spencerian style
in the orthodox way, and, despite the training, shows
the natural tendency to make disconnected upright
letters. It will be noticed that in the word " to "
the letters are disconnected each time, that the word
"relative" is the same twice, but the third time
there is a change in the " ve"
113. —We often see letters chained together which
are practically disconnected; the paper has a tend-
ency to follow the pen when raised and thus the ink
flows on the the paper and forms a weak connection.
iVo More Reason for Letters Than Hords.
114. — There is no more reason as regards ease
and speed for connecting all the letters in a word
than for connecting every word in the line.
'i:va.
VI KTICAL WRITING. —Bv Thomas Baiuev Ai riRiCK.
Liftiny the ren Dttes not Stop Yoar ll'ritinff.
115.— Many will, no doubt, confuse the term
" lift the pen " with " stop and lift the pen," The
pen does not stop any more than a bird running along
the ground stops to lift its wings to assist its legs.
Metaphorically speaking, the pen simply uses its
wings.
1 1«> —It is much easier for those who lift the pen
frequently to connect the letters than it is for those
who have been trained in continuity to lift the pen.
Unless the latter be of an independent nature, intent
upon finding out for himself the easiest and best
way of doing things, or unless his work is such as to
occupy his complete thought and thus allow his hand
to work in the natural way, his writing will then
gradually become more upright and disconnected.
liidietiloas to Compel All Children to Write Vertieallu.
117. — The contention that children should be
trained to write the vertical style continuously is
as ridiculous as would be a claim that they should
be trained to write disconnectedly the Spencerian
forms on a slope of .52 degrees with the orthodox
position of hand and movement. As an Irishman
L-k»
K-...
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said about making a whistle out of a pig's tail:
"It could be did, but it would spoil good tail and
make a moighty poor whistle."
Fraternal notes.
— J. H. Barns, formerly teacher of penmanship in the
Charles City, la., Coll., is now Supvr. of Writing and
Drawing in the Norfolk, Neb., Public Schools. Mr.
Barns is at work on a System of Drawing also a System
of Writmg. He is doing much misBionary work in attend-
ing teachers' institutes. Besides all this he is giving a
series of lessons in drawing in the .XmeHcan Joui-naL of
Ediiealion, St. Louis, Mo.
— Supvr. J. D. Bond, St. Paul, Minn., has been invited
to read papers on Vertical Writing at the State Educa-
tional Associations of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Mr.
Bond does much missionary work in this direction.
tl I. t.^(^ ux VUii/lt^ EWt<t ^l*-\
5 •/ IcyK
VERTICAL WRITING.— By Emiee 7.0la.
267
— J. A. Cbristman, teacher of Writiug and Coml
branchee in the New Mexico (;oll. of Agri., Mesilla Park,
N. M., lately read a paper on writing before the Teach-
ers* Institute of Dona Ana Co., N. Hex.
— The Ft. Worth, Tex., Gazelle devotes -a column to
an account of the prize winners among the city school
pupils, who exhibited work at the Texas State Fair. In
the departments of penmanship and drawing the Ft.
Worth Hchools carried off most of the prizes. The Gazette
is very complimentary in its remarks about this work.
Fifteen or twenty gold medals and other prizes were
awarded for drawing and writmg specimens, and Supvr.
R. F. Moore has reason to feel proud of the showing made.
— Q. \V. Ware, Supvr. of drawing and writing of the
city schools, Dallas, Texas, captured first prize at the
recent State Fair for the best exhibit in drawing made
by any pupil, and Miss Jennie Underwood was awarded
a gold medal for the work. The Journal has shown
examples of Miss Underwood's drawing. By the way,
Mias Underwood captured no less than eight medals ana
prizes at the Fair, both in the Forth Worth and Dallas
exhibits.
— Emmet T. Zerkle, Thackery. Ohio, is much interested
' in penmanship and has charge of the writing department
of the township in which he resides, besides teaching
school. He hopes to become a full-fledged Supervisor
soon.
— In an interesting letter recently received from R. O.
Waldron, Supvr. of McKeesport, Pa., inclosing a list of
subscriptions, he writes as follows : '* This is my foui*th
year in this city and my work is moving along nicely.
Our teachers now see that teaching writing is a science,
and to teach it well one must be a student of the subject
as well as a close observer of human nature in order that
he may get the best effort from his pupils. I have charge
of eighty-five rooms in writing and conduct the commer-
cial department in the High School. I also have an inter-
esting class at the Y. M. C. A., where I teach Penmanship
and Arithmetic. I hand you copy showing manner in
which we present work to teachers."
In the last lesson we attempted lo reach and illus-
trate the manner of drawing single mountains. But
the teacher will often find occasion to show the
modeling of a large scope of country, including sin-
gle, double, and triple ranges of hills or mountains;
or to show a broad valley or plain between ranges
of mountains, and the river system which drains it.
Sometimes such ranges of mountains as referred to
above will be somewhat parallel ; oftener they will
be converging or diverging.
From the illustrations in plate XII it -will be seen
that geographical drawing for the illustration of the
topography of a cotmtry need not be, and frequently
cannot he, an actual scene from a particular point
of view. In short, much of geographical drawing
must be coiiveptiojinl rather than jyiciorial. For
instance, so simple a diagram as a map, if it repre-
sent a large city, township, or county, to say noth-
ing of a state or a country, must be a conception of
its real shape or form; it can never represent what
any eye has ever seen or can see at one view. The
great use, then, of illustrative drawing, in connec-
tion with geography, is to help give the children
conceptions instead of perceptions.
Fig. 1 is given to show the manner of handling
the crayon so as to vary the surface. The marks
show that the work is to be done with the side of
the crayon, an inch and a half or two inches long.
Press on the crayon firmly at the beginning of each
stroke, gradually diminsbing the pressure as the
movement is made toward the right. In this way a
rugged appearance can be rapidly presented.
Fig, 'i shows a rocky, irregular and barren looking
region of considerable extent. Avoid too much
sameness or mannerism of any kind. It is not neces-
sary, nor perhaps even desirable, to copy the exam-
ples; try to get the spirit of the method, and then
vary the forms of expression.
Fig. 3 represents long parallel and converging or
diverging ranges, opening out in the distance into
valleys or plains, showing watersheds and river
systems.
Fig 4 sliows a broad valley or plain, between ranges
of hills or mountains, with its river system.
Fig. 5 is pictorial in style, rather than concep-
BY LANGDON S. THOMPSON. ACCOMPANYING HIS LESSON IN BLACKBOARD DKAWINC
tional. By whitening the top of the conical moimt-
ainat the left it may be made to appear snow capped.
Fig. (i is a more elaborate attempt than Fig. 4 to
show a broad valley or plain. In such a drawing
there is danger of too great formality. The mount-
ains are liable to be too formal, too much alike, as
if made to order. There is danger, also, of confusion
from the inti'oduction of too many objects. The
drawing in tlie plate is not entirely free from these
objections.
The successful illustrator must be content to
show only a few things in each drawing, but he
must show these clearly and boldly. Too much
extraneous matter, even too much beauty, or skill in
execution, may detract from the value of an illus-
trative drawing.
A SEPARATE ORQANiZATION FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL SPECIALISTS.
my work. 1 am of the opinion we will organize a good
section at the W, P. A. this year and have a very profit-
able meeting. In writing I have asked for srbjects they
would like to have discussed and on a separate sheet I
send you a partial list, most of which have been assigned.
I shall make exhibit of both " general and special "' pen-
manship work at the W. P. A. 1 shall also help Bro.
Parsons out in the " Speed ring.''
Very truly,
J. H. Bachtenkircher,
Supervisor of Writing,
Lafayette, Ind.
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Able Mo
Some weeks ago I started a movement, the object being
to find out who favored an organization of special teachers
of writing engaged in public school work. I am now in
conmiunication with quite a number of supervisors and
all do not hesitatfe to say that so far they have received no
benefit from the meetings of the W. P. A. so far as their
work in the public schools is concerned. Some favor
making the organization a section of the \V. P. A., some
making it a part of the Western Drawing Teachers' Asso-
ciation, which meets once a year during the Easter vaca-
tion. The majority favor a separate organization. I
have the W". P. A. programme for this year and I am sure
there is very Uttle, if anything, there that will help me in
Public School Section of the Western
Penmen's- Association.
The public school speciahsts seem to feel that they
should have a special pro-am and a special section in the
Western Penmen's Association.' The Executive Commit-
tee have assigned a special room and the following special
Erogram has been prepared by J. H. Bachtenkircher,
upr., Lafayette, Ind. Mr. Bachtenkircher is in com-
munication with a large number of Supervisors and a
rousing meeting, and big attendance of the specialists is
assured. It will be a two-ring circus. Here is the
PROGRAM.
1. Vertical Writing.
'■ Movement ]l"'">'"f:raaes?
\ Fig^ures.
4. A Uniform Standard of ExceUence. Why have it f
What should it be *
.■>. The fitness of the specialist.
(J. Position, Movement and Exercises.
7. The Use and Abuse of the Copy Book in the Public
^c/enjn£Ui^Q^CCL^(UA£L&
« How early shouia pnpUfl be aWe to use or wriM'with
mnw-uUr or forearm movement in Pablic Schools r
g How can a cr>od position in every sense be secnred at aU
■ times in writing work. out«ide of wntrng lesson ? 0 ^
10 The basil! of the work in First and Second Year.
11. Manner of examining pupils- work done under regular
teacht-Ts' instruction.
Normal School Penmen.
On a farm near Grand Rapide. Mich.. May H, lH51i, tbe
subject of this sketch, C. A. Wessel, principal of the Pen-
manKhip and Commercial departments, Ferris Industrial
School. Big Rapids, Mich., first saw the light. A few years
later his parents moved to Iowa, where Mr. Wessel gradu-
ated from a High School at the age of seventeen and
immediately began the career as a
" Brisk wielder of the birch and rule,
The master of the district school."
He taught variuuH schools in Iowa, Nebraska and Kan-
sas, being in charge of the High School at Blue Springs,
Nebraska for four years.
His first lesson in muscular movement was received
from his father, with a leather strap at a very high rate
of speed.
lu 1H76 he graduated from the Bryant & Stratton Bus.
Coll., Davenport, luwa, then under the management of D.
R. Lillibridge, from whom he received his inspiration and
love of penmanship. In 1888 he took a course in penman-
ship under A. N. Palmer and later took work under C. P.
Zaner and L. Madarasz.
At one time he held a position as head bookkeeper for a
largo lumber firm in Blue Springs, Neb. He was also
Deputy County Clerk of Lincoln County, Kansas. In 1888
he accepted his present position and Mr. Ferris states
that : " Mr. Wessel has shown extraordinary ability in
hie commercial work, and his leputation as a practical
and painstaking teacher is well established."
Mr. Wessel bolongs to the Odd Fellows, Masons, and
Kuights of Pythias. He is Past Master of Tyra Lodge,
No. T(). A. F. i& A. M., and past High Priest of Hiram
Chapter No. 'JH ot Blue Springs, Neb. and Past Grand,
Big Rapids Lodge, No. 111. Odd Fellows. He has been
presiding officer of tbe I. O Foresters for sis years, and sis
times was elected as representative for the Grand Lodge
of Foresters of the State of Michigan. Lust Febi-uary he
was elected by this body as a representative to the
Supreme Body that held its sessions in London, Edinburgh
and Glasgow in August, 1895. Mr. Wessel is a strong,
vigorous writer, a firm believer in movement and speed
and impresses his faith in business writing upon the hun-
dreds of students and student-teachei's with whom he is
brought in contact each year.
LE5S0NS IN WRITING FOR UNGRADED
SCHOOLS.
UY F. M. W.M.i ACE. SHENANDOAH, IOWA.
No. 10.
[INHIAL MADE IN JOUKNAL OFFICE.]
l;Hi,Hi„f,rf, I'rfutici:
RACTICE the Hat tracing oval to
secure lateral movement. Drill
much and many times with tbe
indirect tracing oval, making the
rotations at the rate of about 150
per minute — tliey should be made
faster. Work very mucli on the
running ovals, usiug tbe same sjjeed as when tracing
them.
Make tbem three luled lines in higlit.
PrarHet' " Sujht r»serit.'*
Practice, fretiuently, one minute without looking
at the paper. When tbe mind and muscles act in
harmony, very nearly as good work can be done as
when looking carefully at the paper. Properly
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ILLUSTRATING ACCOMPANYING LESSON FOR UNGRADED SCHOOLS, BY F. M. WALLACE.
managed, this is an excellent device to secure atten
tion. Pupils will be siirprised with the results of
their efforts— and the teacher will be surprised also.
Begin these ovals at the line, and thus make the up
stroke first. Let the pen come on and off the paper
while the hand is in motion. Use an easy, rapid,
strong, rolling motion.
C'fij>itats Agnin.
No. SO. M. Make the turn at the top with a small
rolling motion, bringing the down stroke straight
to the line; make a short stop, retrace, and make
the turn at the top a little shorter than the first, and
a little narrower, raising the pen while the hand is
in motion in making the finishing stroke in all capi-
tals.
If the turns are too wide, yo\ir speed is too great ;
slacken the rate of motion.
If they are not wide enough, your pen is moving
too slow ; increase the speed.
Write many pages of each letter before practicing
the next one.
No. uo. To make good il/'s, stopbrietiy at the line
with the first and second down strokes, long enough
at least to make sharp points. Make the turns at
the top vf-ry short, thus keeping the down strokes
close together.
No. 91. Capital W should be commenced with a
rolling movement. The other strokes are made up
and down, having varying directions. Stop at the
line on the two downward strokes, and finish the
last stroke one-half the hight of the others.
No.OJ. The A" has the first part different from
the iV, since the stroke slants more, and stop at the
bottom before raising the pen. Bring the second
stroke so that it will touch the first one — not cross
it — near the center, and finish the small oval at the
bottom while the hand is in motion.
No. u.'i. Make the first stroke of the H the same
as X. Notice that the second stroke is longer than
the first, and that it has the curve made towards
the left. Pause at the base line, then make the fin-
ishing strokes.
No. U4. Make the long down stroke in iT a straight
line on the main slant, commencing with a small
rolling motion, and pausing tx the ruled line before
lifting the pen. Use an iip and down movement in
both pirtsof the last stroke, decreasing the speed
while making the small loop, which should enciicle
the first stroke about two-thirds of its hight from
the bise line. Give words and sentence writiug
due attention.
MafiL' lour Onn I>nU{f rrotftamme.
To save space the work for each day is omitted,
and it is presumed that those who have been inter-
ested in the former outlines will understand that
but one letter should be practiced at any lesson,
and that it often occurs that several successive les-
sons should be given upon a certain letter before
taking up another one.
A Call for a Public School Writing Teachers'
Association.
Fclfow Teachers— Ave you in favor of a Union
Public School Writing Teachers" Convention or
association V If so will you please send your name
to the Penman's Art Journal for publication. How
large a list can we raise by January publication '!
J. H. Bachtenkircher.
Special Writing Teacher,
La Fayette (Ind.) Public Schools.
A Correction.
The types made us say in the November Journal that
D. H. Farley was bom in 1864. We disUke to make Mr.
Farley any older, but as we stated that he began teaching
in 1S73, we miist add a few years to show that he didn't
begin teaching at the tender age of nine. He was bom in
184tJ— not 1864. The figures 46 were simply transpcKed.
Well-Known Supervisors.
CHAN'DLER H. PEIRrK.
Chandler H. Peirce, at present Supervisor of Writing
of Public Schools, Evansville, Ind., left the old farm m
Clark Co., Ohio, at a very tender age without the consent
of his parents. He entered the Union Army during the
fall of 1863, and on the memorable New Year's night of
18fj4 when 100 mules were frozen to death at Camp Nel-
son, Ky., Mr. Peii'ce slept in a wagon.
While in the Army he did clerical work for the Captain
and Adjutant. His fine penmanship attracted the atten-
tion of Major General Meigs, Quarter Master Gen. of the
United States Army. Dming the fall of 1864 Mr. Peirce
wrote passes and did clerical work for General Meig.^.
January 11, 1865, Mr. Peirce was captured at Beverly, W.
Vr. After two months' confinement in Libby Prison he
was exchanged. For keeping records of the prison, he
received double rations and fair treatment. The braes
plate bearing his name, etc., is on the door of a room
on the first floor of the Libby Prison Museum now at
Chicago.
He attended the National Normal University, at Lel>-
anon, Ohio, after which he taught district school for sev-
eral terms. While a student in the Normal and afterward
he conducted penmanship classes. He graduated from
the pen. dep't of Eastman Col., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in
the fall of 1870. One year later he secured the position of
Supervisor of Writing, Keokuk, Iowa, City Schools, which
position he held for twenty-three years. For a good part
of the same time he conducted the Keokuk Business Coll.
Mr. Peirce is author of a system of writing, and various
works on penmanship. His system is based on individual
instruction, and individual advancement. His "Phil'i
sojihical Treatise," which was issued in 1884, has had a
large sale. Since 1880 he has been a liberal contributor
to penmanship literature, and an active worker in all as
eociations looking to the advancement of penmanship an< 1
business education. He has taught a large number ol
students, and has produced splendid results.
lu whatever he engages he always does his best, and i-
fenerous to a fault. He is the life of any meeting which
e attends, and has always striven to advance and ennobi'
his chosen calling. As an author, teacher and artist, li'
stands in the fore-front of the profession.
A. H. Andrews & Co., Chicago, 111., one of the larget^t
and oldest manufacturers of school and oflBce furniture,
failed December 5th. Resources, ^rtW^um to $tiOO,l)()n
liabilities, «350,000 to *400,000.
SIX BRIGHT WOMEN PEN WORKERS.
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A tew yeiirs ago a specimen of pen work by a woman
was looked upon as a great curiosity and something to lie
marveled at, but the new woman has made her way into
the penmanship field, and to-day she has representatives
in the work who are equal in skill to her brothers in the
profession. Herewith The Jourxal presents portraits,
autographs and brief sketches of six of America's best
women pen workers.
MRS. r. M. WALLACE.
Mrs. F. M. Wallace, nfc Jennie A. Bailey, is a native
of Carroll Co., Illinois. She graduated from the Shenan-
doah, la.. High School in 1884. She afterward became a
student in the Western Normal College, Shenandoah,
Iowa, taking music and literary studies, and while there
she received her first instructions in penmanship from W.
J. Kinsley, now of The Journal. He, at that time, had
charge of the penmanship and commercial work in the
Western Normal. Mrs. Wallace took up a business course
in the same school, but before completing the work was
called to accept the position of assistant in the commer-
cial department of the Breck School, Wilder, Minn. She
afterward was made principal of this department, and
had charge of the penmanship work as well. At this
time she taught classes that had an enrollment of 100 and
over, and the business practice department contained
seven offices which carried on the work by the intercom-
munication system. Mrs. Wallace is the author of a
system of " Exponential Outlines in Geography." The
field of work covered by Mrs. Wallace is broad. .She is an
unusually good elocutionist and received a thorough train-
ing in the Delsaj-te system. Mrs. Wallace is equally at
home in business writing and flourishing and shows great
orginality in designing. She has decided to enter the pro-
fessional field and will devote her time to card ivriting
and artistic pen work.
December ■», 18111. she was imited in maniage to Prof.
F. M. Wallace of Sterling, Dlinnis, now a member of the
faculty in the Western Normal College, Shenandoah,
Iowa. Here they have a lovely home and enjoy a very
extensive acquaintance.
MISS KATE SEAMAN.
Miss Seaman was bom at Big Rapids, Mich., in isri.
She was educated in the public schools of that city and
graduated from the High School in IS'.W. A few months
ago she was elected to the position of Supervisor of Writ-
ing and Drawing in the Big Rapids public schools. In 1890
she took a course in the ;Perris Industrial School of Big
Rapids and graduated in 1891. She was elected Supervisor
of Writing in the public schools of Belding, Mich., where
she taught one year. She returned to the Industrial
School to take special work in drawing and penmanship.
During the fall and winter of 1893 and 1893 she was em-
ployed as boakkeeper in a prominent real estate office in
that city. In 1893 she completed the public school course
of drawing and penmanship in the Zanerian Art College.
During 1H91 she taught penmanship and bookkeeping in
the Manistee, Mich., Bus. Coll. Miss Seaman is one of
America's finest women pea artists. Her pencil and
charcoal drawing are equally good. She is an excellent
teacher of her specialties, and has made a success of her
work wherever she has been.
MISS ELLA E. CALKINS.
Miss Calkins was born in Illinois and is proud of her
Revolutionary ancestry. She early became interested in
penmanship and drawing. After receiving a general edu-
cation she taught in public schools for a few years. She
was a student in a Normal course at the VS^estem Normal
College, Shenandoah. Iowa, where her first lessons in
writing were received from W. J. Kinsley. Later she en-
tered the penmanship department Highland Park Nor-
mal College, Des Moines, Iowa, where she received
instruction from J. B. Duryea and L. M. Kelchner. While
a student at this school, she also took special lessons in
drawing. Miss Calkins is now in her country home.
Shadow Place, near Lacelle, in beautiful Southern Iowa.
At present she is engaged in mail order work. Her writ-
ing is so creditable that she has built up quite a trade in
this line. She is a member of the M. E. Church and
Epworth League. As an amateur painter in oil she has
received many compliments from artists.
Morgan Co., Ohio, which has produced so many distin-
guished penmen and pen artists, is the birthplace of Miss
Anna M. Hall, the present Supervisor of Writing and
Drawing of Malta, Ohio. She is a graduate of the McCon-
nellsville, Ohio. High School and was for some time a
student at the Ohio Wesleyan University, and after that
Oberlin College of Busine.ss and, finally the Zanerian Art
College, Columbus, Ohio, of which last named institution
she is a graduate. Miss Hall is a cultivated and accom-
plished lady, quiet in manner, not only talented in the
line of penmanship, but is an excellent scholar, worker in
crayons and oils, as well as a brilliant pianiste. Her writ-
ing is plain, clear and strong, equal to that of many of
our best penmen.
MISS LUCIA CHAMBORDON.
Noblestown, Allegheny Co., Pa., was the birthplace of
Miss Chambordon and the time was 1870. As she did not
begin life on a farm she feels she will never become
famous in the line of pen work. Her fears are groundless
in this line, however, as her work is already known far
and wide. After receiving a public school education she
graduated from Ingleside Academy, McDonald, Pa., and
attended Curry Univeisity, Pittsburg, Pa. For seven
years she has been teaching in a public school two miles
from Pittsburg. In 1893 she attended the Zanerian Art
College, Columbus, Ohio, and returned to this institution
in 1894 to continue her work in penmanship and drawing.
Her success, she states, she owes to Messrs. Zaner and
Bloser, and her ambition is to write as well as Mr.
Bloser. She is equally at home in the various styles of
writing, and her work is in a large number of profea
sional scrai) books.
MISS ANNA STUTT.
Scott Co., Iowa, was the birthplace of Miss Anna Stutt.
She spent nearly all her lite in the country. Her educa-
tion was secured in the district schools. She took a course
in penmanship under the instruction of C. E. Webber, of
the Davenport, Iowa, Bus. Coll., now of San Jose, Cal.
Later she took a coui-se in the special penmanship depart-
ment of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bus. Cell. She has given
much attention to pen drawing and general illustrating
work, and possesses considerable ability in this line. Her
writing is strong, bold, accurate and delicate. She has
furnished many illustrations for journals and catalogues,
and at present is employed in the office of Frank McLees
& Bros., the well-known engravers, 90 Fulton St., New
York.
Four Illustrious Ink Bottles.
Pour illustrious ink bottles are to be shown at an exhi-
bition of reli<» in Paris. They belonged to Hugo, La-
martine, George Sand and the elder Dumas, and to the
last is attached a certificate from Dumas, written in 1800,
in which he says that it held the ink for his last fifteen
works. If it contained the ink for the " Three
Musketeers " Stanley Weyman ought to take a look at it
and stimulate his imagination a little thereby.
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Editorial Comment.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
May this joyous season
find all Journal read-
ers enjoying peace,
plenty and liappiness.
We trust that as Father
Tim 6 drops the last
IJ^^/ leaf of i95"s calendar into memory's
^ '" waste basket nothing but pleasant
thon:fhts remain of poor old '95. He's
just about gone, and while he wasn't
such a bad old chap, yet from what
we leam of the ancestors of '96, we are expecting '96
to excel '95 in every way. But — Chiistmas comes
but once a year— Christmas, '95. will never return.
Then let us all have
A MERRY CHRISTMAS !
Tfif <'liicfiffti UteptiHi/ Wvntrrn penmen's Association.
A LARGE attendance and profitable time is assured
at the Chicago meeting of the Western Penmen's
Association. The younger members will get an
immense amount of information from the papers
and discussions. A well known supervisor told us
but recently that the information he obtained by
attending the meetings of the W. P. A. doubled his
salary. Looking at it from a financial point of
view it will pay. Then there is the social side. To
meet — rub up against some of the leaders in the
profession, to form fi*iendships that will last through
life — all go to compensate for the time and money
it costs. Resolve to be at Chicago Dec. 26-30 no
matter what the cost, and you will never regret it.
On to Chicago !
TWO EDITIONS OF THE JOURNAL.
For a long time the conductors of The Penman's Art
Journal have l>een engaged in careful study of a problem
that aflfects it very closely and to a certain extent touches
the interests of every person who has anything in com-
mon with its ends and purposes. That is the nice problem
of vaUie for value— of giving the largest possible return
at a minimum of cost. lu discussiug it here with the
thousands who have given The Journal a cordial and
generous support, it seems fitting that the matter should
be treated with the utmost frankness.
When The Journal was started, nineteen years ago
the subscription price was fixed at one dollar a year, and
has so remained ever since. We thought then 'that the
price was reasonable ; we think the same now. with refer-
ence to The Journal of to-day. Prices oif periodical
bterature. in this long interval, have greatly fallen ■ but
The Journal of to-day is a very different paper from
The Journal of ISM. At the begmning of every vear
a promise has been made that the reader should get his
full share of all dividends arising from increased patron
age iu the form of a better paper. This promise ha.s been
faithfully kept. A number of changes have been made
from tnne to time, all, we believe, in the direction of in-
creased value to the subscriber. Other changes mav be
made. We are not of those who believe that it is the
proper thing in this growing world to stand still and hold
fast to the past for tradition's sake or old associations'
sake -or for any consideration whatever. We believe iu
growth, in push and progress, and we welcome any
change that involves improvement. Old Journal sub-
scribers in particular— and there are many of mature age
who were hardly more than boys when The Journal
started-and have been with us ever smce— will appre-
ciate the force of what we say. This single issue, for in
stance, though not exceptional in point of expense, cost
fully as much as The Journal cost during an entire year
at the beginning.
It is one thing to throw a paper together haphazard,
employ cheap help, use cheap materials, cater to imma-
ture judgment by crude and fiashy matter ; and quite
another thing to do these things in a thorough, workman-
like, dignified and journalistic way and spend monev
freely in the making of a paper that bases its appeal to
the buyer on the ground of genuine helpfulness.
While The Journal's books contain thousands of sub-
scriptions that are sent in singly— the great majority of
American commercial school proprietors.'and a large per-
centage of the teachers, subscribe in this way— it is a fact
well-known in our profession that a paper of this kind is
largely dependent upon the good offlces of its professional
friends, who introduce it to those of their friends
whom they think it would benefit and induce them to
subscribe. On its part the paper makes a concession of
price to clubs.
The Journal's theory for all these years has been that
while some are indiscriminating and some careless and
some utterly indifferent to what their friends may get,
so long as their own little axes get an edge, still there are
enough teachers and school proprietors who are properly
discriminating and think the best none too good, to justify
all the effort and expense that may be involved in main-
taining a high standard.
We do not wish to be understood as criticising either
our professional brethren or our journalistic brethren,
whose good work we are not slow to appreciate or
commend. The Journal is big enough and broad
enough not to be influenced by any mean spirit of busi-
ness competition. We are looking to the future-- to com-
paratively unexplored fields. The heart of the matter
is—there are hundreds of thousands who read no paper
like The Journal, but to whom a paper of the kind
should appeal with just as much promise of benefit as
to the tens of thousands who are readers now.
It has seemed to us that the substantial reduction we
have made for subscriptions taken in clubs brings the cost
to so low a figure that it would not prevent any one sub-
scribing, provided he was convinced that the paper would
be of real benefit : also that the difference between this
cost and anything cheaper would be necessarily so slight
that it could not seriously affect the decision of an intelli-
gent person, even of very restricted means — always pro-
vided he is convinced that the loiver price -means some loss
of value. It is proper to say that this point of view has
been warmly indorsed by very many members of our pro-
fession, whose loyal friendship, attested year after year
in the most practical manner, has never yielded to the
seduction of flapdoodle inducement.
The problem that confronts us is this : Can ree produce
a strictly first-class paper and sell it at a living profit at a
substantial reduction from the present price ?
We have studied this matter for months past in every
minute aspect. We have sought the opinions of a number
of The Journal's friends in schools, in order to get a full
and fair view of the matter from the other side. Most of
the opinions expressed have been decidedly adverse to
making such an attempt. It has been stated, we think
with a great deal of force, that such subscriptions as come
through a teacher are taken upon hiS advice and that if
the teacher puts any heart in the matter and is not afraid
to tell the pupil what he regards as the best for his inter-
ests, a few cents more or less will make little if any differ-
ence. On the other hand, some of our friends have taken
a decidedly different view, based upon their own experi-
ence. They contend that when approached on a matter
of this kind, many students are listless and indifferent ;
that to all such any variation of price is an important
factor; that after the student takes a paper and becomes
interested in the work, he has then reached the discrimi-
nating period and would not permit a reasonable differ-
ence of cost to prevent his getting what he regarded as
the best for him to have. It is argued by those who take
this view that a subscriber started in this way. even at
no profit, is likely to develop into a permanent and profit-
able patron— and it Is a fact that a large percentage of
those who are em-olled on our Permanent or Professional
List, at one dollar a year, were recruited from club sub-
scribers at a lower figure.
Frankly, we are not convinced as to the best mode of
procedure, but have determined upon a year's experiment
as being the best practical test. For ISJ*6 we shall publish
two editions of The Journal. The price of one edition
will be 5U cents a year. This will be of precisely the same
appearance and form as The Journal now is except that
the purely news features— School and Pei-sonal, and pos-
sibly a little miscellany (but nothing in the line of instruc-
tion)—will be omitted. The other^edition will be known
as the News Edition. The price of this will be as now.
$1 a year with premium. It will be precisely similar to
the regular edition, with the news features retained as at
present. In a word, those who feel sufficient interest in
their profession, who have the proper esprit de-corps, to
want -to keep pace with what is being dene by other
schools and teachers, and are willing to pay for it, will bt*
under the necessity, as at present, of taking the News
Edition of The Journal. Those who are not specially
interested in the news, but want only the instruction
feat ares, will have an opportunity of getting them at
some reduction of cost. We give on page 27ti clubbing
prices for each edition. Doubtless many of our old patrons
will continue to exert their influence in behalf of the
larger form, but this is a matter of cu'cumstances and in-
dividual judgment.
This is the best scheme we have been able to devise,
without sacrifice of quality. The success of the plan i^
dependent upon an increase of at least 25,000 subscrip
tions, and to this end we earnestly invite the Co-operation
of all school proprietors and teachers who are in sjtu
pathy with the views we have expressed.
The promise is made to give a better paper the coming
year than we have ever given, regardless of price.
Editors Calendar.
F. W. Tambltn's Home iNSTRrcTOR in Writing and
Pen Art.— Board cover, 64 pages. Publifihed by F.
W. Tarablyn, 810 Olive Street, St. Louie.
Mr. TarnhlvTi has preimred quite a complete work on
peiimauship, indudiDK everj-thing, from preparatory
movement exercises up to and including pen designs
such as marriage certificates, etc. The work is divided
into five parts. Part 1 being devoted to instructions, dis-
cussions and suggestions. Part 2 to lessons in business
writing, and, by the way, these lessons are very fine, the
instructions are clear, precise, and the writing is photo-
engraved from Mr. Tambl\-n's best off-hand work, which
is as plain as jirint and a model huwiness hand. Part 3
in devoted to artistic writing and has many beautiful
examples with brief instructions. Part 4 is devoted to
flourishing. It opens with a few instructions showing
position of hand, designs of birds, swan, etc., and follows
with more elaborate designs including large eagle, lion,
horse, and stags in combat. Part 5 is de\ot«d to lettering
and engrossing. The whole is well printed and arranged
and is a creditable work. It should be in the library of
every teacher and in the hands of every student.
Thb American Accountant.— By W. C. Sandy, Prin.
Cora'l Dept. Newark, N. J., High School. Pub. by
University Pub. Co., 43-47 East Tenth Street, New
York City. Cloth, 273 pages.
While this work has lately been placed on the mar-
ket, it has been used, revised and revised again by Mr.
Sandy in his work in the'cominercial department of the
Newark High School. It was used for several years in
manuscript form, and such changes as were necessary to
make it a teachable work were made from time to time.
It is now put on the market in a very substantial manner
and Mr. Sandy and the University Pub. Co. are to be con-
gratulated upon its general appearance" and practical
utility. It has received commendations not only from
public school and business college teachers, but from bank
presidents as well. It is a most admirable work for refer-
ence or as a text-book.
Corporation Bookkeeping.— By A. H. Eaton, Attomey-
at-law and consulting accountant, Prest. Eaton & Bur-
nett's Business College, Baltimore, Md. Flexible
cloth, 62 pages. Published by A. H. Eaton, Balti-
more, Md.
It is rare to find so much information in so small a space
as is found in this little work on Corporation Bookkeep-
iug. It contains not only bookkeeping, but the general
laws of corporations, distinction between a corporation
and a partnership, formation of joint stock companies,
articles and constitution, subscription list, all the various
books in use, how a partnership may be changed into a
corjioration, the difference between "bookkeeping for pri-
vate and partnership and coi-poration companies, how to
open the books, dividends, surplus capital, etc. In fact,
tne work is teeming with information in regard to corpo-
rations, the law covering them and corporation bookkeep-
ing.
Pitman's Abridged Shorthand Dictionary with Com-
plete List of Grammalogues and Contractions.—
Pub. by Isaac Pitman & Sons, 33 Union Square, New
York. Flexible cover, cloth, 224 pages, S x 3 inches.
Price 50 cents.
Mention was made several months ago in The Jour-
nal of this work, which was then being issued in parts
It is now handsomely bound in flexible cloth and is com-
plete. The present work is an abridgment of " A Pho-
nographic and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English
Laguage, by Sir Isaac Pitman." It is desig:ned to furnish,
in a compass suitable for pocket use, a guide to the best
phonographic forms for the more common words in the
English, language. The words are given in the corre-
sponding style of phonography. In addition to this it
contains an alphabetical arrangements of all the Gram-
malogues and Contractions used in phonography. It is
a work that no writer of the Isaac Pitman system can do
without and no doubt will be found in the libraries of all
shorthand writers.
WESTERN PENMEM'S ASSOCIATION.
.Innital Convrntion -Verrmber 2G, 'i7, 2H and 30.
Saturday, Novomber 9, C. A, Faust. Chicago; Q. W. Brown,
Jacksonville. lU,. and A. N. Palmer. Cedar Rapids. Iowa, the
Executive Committee of the Western Penmen's Association.
.„_i. ;.- ^11..- _^^ nsummated arran^emets for the nest
I. indicate that the _ _
iinti meeting than there has been
tlie association, and many of the
entiou. jiromisiug t
1 attendance.
THE PROGRAMME.
A Special effort has been put forth on the part of the Execu-
tive Committee to secure from each prospective participant
111 the programme a positive pledge of attendance, and in this
they have been more than usually successful. With four
exceptions, all whose names are given below have promised,
li'^-.''^^^ reservation, to attend and do the work assigned.
WTiile the f oui* referred to are unable at this time to give the
positive promises desired, they are quite .sure they will re
spond when called upon at the convention.
Thuusdav, Decembeb2«. 1805.
10,110 a.m. -Organization.
lo.a; a.m.— Address of welcome. A. C. Gondring. Chicago.
li.iKi a.m.— General discussion of movements used in writing
Participants limited to ten minutes.
Lunch.
l.m p.m.- Rapid ('ali'ulntioiis. C C. Reari.-k. Dixou, 111. Dis-
3.* p.m.— Business Capitals and Best Methods of Teaching
Them. G. E. Nettleton. Jacksonville. HI, Dis-
't^cAjfuuvA QJ^iktQy(?(ctAa0
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BUSINESS WRITING SYMPOSIUM.
; PENMAN-S ART JOURNAL or BUSINESS JOURNAL,
President's Address, W. J. Kinsley, New York City. Intro-
ductions and social.
Friday. Dec. 27.
9.00a.m.— Theory and Practice in Teaching Accounts, S. S.
Packard, New York City. Discussion.
10.00 a.m.— Intercommunication — Business Practice. S. H.
Goodyeart. Discussion.
11.00 a.m.— Bookkeeping— Office Practice, W. H. Sadler, Balti-
more, Md. Discusson.
Lunch.
l.IJO p.m.— Business Writing. L. M.. Thornburgh. Cedar Rap-
ids. Iowa.
2.30 p.m.— Engrossing and Illuminating, C. L. Ricketts. Chi-
3.;J0 p.m.— Simplified Penmanship, C. P. Zaner. Columbus,
Ohio.
Business Corres
Moines, Iowa.
30— Vertical Writing, C. H, Peirco, Evansville. Ind.
Free for all discussion.
Saturday. Dec. ':^
Copy Books : What the Average Business College
Penman Knows About Them. H. Champlin. Cin-
cinnati, Ohio; A. E. Parsons, Creston. Iowa. Dis-
SPECIAL INFORMATION.
■ THOSE WHO CONTEMPLATE
WESTEHN PENMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
The initiation fee to new members, admitting them to all
privileges, is two dollars. This amount also includes the first
annual dues of one dollar.
It is not necessary to be a penman or a business educator
to beconie a member. Any one who is enough interested in
the subjects under discussion to attend may become a mem-
All of the
TheNe
dolph street and Fifth i
has been selected i
9.00
A. W. Dudley, Chicago.
1.30 p.m.— Commercial Arithmetic, O. P. Kinsey, Valparaiso,
Those who
and where t ^
day for each person. It is safe to sta'te that good meals
be had at from 15c. to 25c. each, while those who have ple-
thoric pocket books, with appetites to match, and leanings
toward delicate viands, can, in Chicago, find ample oppor-
tunities for spending large chunks of gold in satisfying the
ABOUT RAILnOAD RATES.
Read Carefully.
4.00 p.m.— Figures, C. N. Ci-andle. Chicago. DI. Discussion.
3.4,5 p.i
4.30 p.i
5.00 p.i
11.4;-)
1.30 p.
2.00 p.
3.00 p
3.30 p,
4.00 p.
Work a
Milwaukee. Wis.
— Ornamental Writing, M, K. Bussard, Cedar Rapids.
Webb. Nashville.
-Public School Draw
Tenn.
—Business Writing, J. W. McCaslin. Chicago.
(No session will be held Saturday night.)
MONDAY. Dec. 30.
-A Method of School Government. W. H. H. Garver.
Peoria. 111.
-My Hobbies, '
-Advertising ;
Wis.
-tJnfliiished discussions.
-Business from Start to Finish. Carl C Marshall,
Battle Creek. Mirh Discussion.
hip Teaching of the Past, Thog.
irder to secure the full benefit of the holiday rates. Those
who live within two hundred miles of Chicago can secure the
holiday rates without any trouble, as all railroads, under
E. Hill. '
— Itiut'rant
P. J. Tolaud. La Crosse, Wis.
—The Gospel of Debit and Credit, J. W, Warr,
ship Teaching of the Present,
round trip ticket at the reduced rate for the first two hun-
dred miles of the trip, purchasing another round tri]» ticket
from that point to Chicago. If the distimr.. is nmir tli;in four
commodating. as nearly all ;
. , I than one and one-third fare for the
round trip.
The Executive Committee pledges itself to render all possi-
ble assistance. Write to any member at any time relating to
anything connected with the Western Penmen's Association,
and particularly the next meeting, and rely upon prompt
reply.
C. A. Faust, 4.5 East Randolph St.. Chicago, 111..
Executive Committee.
^^^S^nmiuiii!27tU>0^tunaS
School and Personal.
— We are always glad to get school and news items, and
we truHt our friends will keep uh in mind when changes
occur. While we desire to publish every item of news
tluit will jin,-sitily interact workers in our line, yet we do
not cart; to jiubl'ish anything derogatorj' to any school
workr-r. Tiik Jimrxal will not shrink from publishing
any genuine news item that will do the profession at large
any good, but it will not publish articles that are dictated
by' mere spitfl. Recently we have had some very lengthy
letters (one of 17 pages) from school men exposing what
they call "shady'* transactions of some competitors in
the' same field, and asking that The Journal print an
fixpnsA of these competitors. Accompanying this request
was another saying, *' Please consider this confidential
and do not mention us." In the following mail came a
30-page letter from the accused person making an accusa-
tion against his accuser, and requesting The Journal to
show up "shady transactions" of the other side. The
same request came with this, of " Please consider this
confidential and do not use my name." Neither knew
the other had written to The Journal. Now, The
Journal does not care to be drawn into any local fac-
tional quarrels, and even were one or both of the accused
persons guilty we can't see that the publication of the
facets in The Journal would benefit the profession at
large, or business college work. In fact, we feel that pub-
lication of such items is a detriment all around.
— During the past month we have received several un-
marked copies of local papers, and as a vigorous search
failed to bring to light commercial or penmanship items,
we were unable to make mention of what was probably
intended when the papers were sent us. In this connection
we de.sire to nsk our friends to very cai*efully mark what
they want us to see, and also write at the same time call-
ing our attention to the fact that papers have been mailed
us. In the hundreds of papers that come as exchanges and
otherwise, and the hundreds of catalogues sent us, a cata-
logue or pai>er may very easily get lost. Please mark any
items in the future and call our attention to them particu-
larly.
'' — Rev. J. J, Graham, pastor St. 'Joseph's Church,
Nashville, Tenn.. in a letter renewing subscription after
a lapse of several years, says, " Please let my subscription
begin with last January and send the back numbers as
soon as possible. I am glad to see that The Journal is
as good as it used to be. Its visit to me looks like the
renewal of an old acquaintance."
— Among the new schools for the month are the follow-
ing : Va. B.'C, Richmond, Va., B. A. Davis, Jr., Prest.
This school will open January 1, 18ii6 ; the Lynchburg
School with which Mr. Davis has been connected will be
conducted by J. W. Giles as Prest. and Mr. Davis will re-
tain an interest ; the Albion, N. Y. Bus. Univ., with A. J.
Taylor, formerly of Taylor's B. C, Rochester, N. Y., as
Pnn. : Hope. Ind.. Nor. & Bus. Sch., G. W. Thompson,
normal dept., C. E. Kagey, Bus. Dept. ; C. A. Johnson
has severed his connection with the Ala. Prac. B. C. and
has opened Johnson Com'l Sch.. 21 Dexter Ave.. Mont-
gomery, Ala ; W. C. Ramsdell. of Drake's Jersey City B.
C, will open the Middletown, N. Y., B. C. Jan. "30, 1896 ;
G. W. Dix has closed the Provo, Utah. B. C, and opened
a new school— the Capital City B. C, Salt Lake City,
Utah ; W. H. Bun-ett. Prin,, Atlantic, la.. B. C, has
opened another school at Nebraska City, Neb.
— The following schools have discontinued : Chillicothe,
111., B. C. ; Shenango Valley. B. C, New Castle. Pa. ;
Sayre's B. C. Cleveland. Ohio ; Lincoln. Neb.. Polytech-
nic Inst. ; Newton. Kan.. Bus. Coll. ; Cooper Memorial
B. C, Sterling. Kan. ; College Citv. Cal., C. C. ; Clark
B. C'., Phila., H, C. Clark. Prop., has been merged into
the Spencerian B. C, T. H. McCool. Prop.; Kansas City,
Mo., B. U., has been merged in the Spalding C. C. of that
city.
— The Muscatine, la,. B, C, has been strengthened by
the addition of W. A. Rickeubrode, lately of Greensburg,
Pa., who has purchased a half mterest in the school. He
IS now priuciiml.
— The McLachlan Bus. Univ. is a new name adopted
by what wius formerly known a.-^ the Canada Bus Coll.,
Chatham, Ont. Messrs. D. & M. McLachlan are proprie-
toi-s.
^,~ Among recent visitors at The Journal office were
the followmg : W. J. Amos, Merrill College, Stamford,
( onn. ; Capt. W. H. Dailey, noted swimmer and life
saver. Boston. Mass. ; P. W. Costello. Scranton. Pa ■ W
E. Denms, Brooklyn. N. Y. ;Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Starkey,
Paterson, N. J, ; W. H. Vernon. Centenary Coll. Inst..
Hackettstown, N. J. ; A. S. Dennis. Unioii B. C . and
Uennis Addmg Machine Co., Des Moines, la. ; Hobart
VVebster, Prm. Com*] Dept.. Elizabeth, N. J.. High
School ; J. E. McBurney. Pratt Inst.. Brooklyn, N Y •
I ' ^- "^whmds, Supvr. of Writinc, Kingston, Ont. •
Isaac H. Bate>s. Minneapolis, Minn., an old-time penman,
.^^u^c<n^, Cii^.sO^/^.r
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THIS IS HOW THEY WRITE AN ORNAMENTAL HAND AT THE GEM CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE.
formerly connected with Eastman Col., Poughkeepsie, N.
Y. He made the large drawing of " Saint George and
the Dragon," which still holds the fort as the largest piece
of pea work in the country.
— W. H. Vernon, formerly of Uniontown, Pa., has re-
cently taken charge of the Com'l Dept. Centenary Coll.
Inst., Hackettstown, N. J., and has fully equipped the
department with furniture, desks, etc., and has organized
a very successful school.
— Amos W. Smith, 273 Prospect Ave.. Buffalo, N. Y.,
is conducting a private commercial school. His plan is to
have students come to his house where he has a studio.
Instruction is entirely private. It baa succeeded beyond
his expectations. In a late letter he says : " The Journal
improves with acquaintance ; I enjoy it more each
month."
— The Sydney. la., Sun devoted a full page to a write-
up of the Western Nor. C, Shenandoah, la., and we
notice that our friends, F. M. Wallace. W. G. Bishop and
R. H. Beck, are given a due share of praise for their part
of the work.
— We have received from Pnn. Brubeck a ticket to a
course of six lectures, given by the New London, Conn.,
B. C. The opening lecture "we notice is on " Savings
Banks." This is an excellent plan to convey instruction
and amusement at the same time.
— From the Morning Herald, Anderson, Ind., wo get
quite an extended account of the very interesting com-
mencement exercises of the Indiana Bus. lust, of that
city. J. A. Payne is Prin. and Propr. and A. D. Foster,
Penman.
— E. C. A. Becker, Becker's B. C, Worcester, Mass.,
must be a very busy man. In addition to conducting his
large day school, he has a successful evening school, and
he also teaches in the English High School and in the
Evening High School.
— In the Stevens' Point, Wis., Daily Jommal, we find
an article about the popularity and prosperity of the
Stevens' Point B. C, under the direction of Prin. Allen,
This institution has the largest enrollment in its history.
— In a letter lately received from Geo. P. Lord of the
Salem, Mass., Com'l Sch., he states that this institution
has found it necessary to increase its capacity since the
opening of the present year by the annexation of a new
room. He says : " We introduced last spring, in fact
were one of t'e first to use, the Sadler System of OflSce
Practice, Wo cannot speak too highly of it. You cannot
commend it too higbly in your paper."
Mov
uents of the Ttnche
— R. R. Steele of Spalding's B. C, Kansas City, Mo., is
he new principal of the Com'l Dept. of the Holmes B.
;;., Portland. Oregon, succeeding R. F. Barnes. D,
•f. Knauf, Calla, O., is preparing to return to the peu-
FOOT PIECE, BY C, F.JOHNSON, OF THE lOURNAL ART DEPARTMENT.
manship field. C. G. Price, lato of the Sollivau &
Crichton B. C, at Atlanta, Ga., is the new penman of the
Knoxrille, Tenn., B. C. Miss Estelle Porter succeeds
M. S. King as principal of the Com'l Dept. State Uni.,
ColumbuB, Mo. W. C Bostwick, late secretary and
penman of the Clark B. C, Phila. has 6ecur.ed a position
with the Provident Life and Tmst Co., Phila. \". S.
Bennett is the new penman of the Soule 0. C. New
Orleans. C. W. Kitt of Vinton, la., is the late addition
of the faculty of the Sou]6 School, New Orleans.
D. T. Walker, formerly of Watertown, S. D., is a new
member of the faculty of the Curtiss C. C, St. Paul,
Minn. C. T. Cragin has severed his connection with the
Spence & Peasley B. C, Salem, Mass., owing to poor
health. The doctors have ordered him to rest for sev-
eral months. F. H. Criger, late of the Wood's B. C,
Scranton and Wilkes Barre, Pa., has become penman of the
Williams B. C , Pa-sadena, Cal. He was presented with a
cane on leaving Wilkes Barre. Miss Florence Mayhew is
the new teacher of Phonography, of the La Porte, Ind.,
High School. B. Mamix, late of Norfolk, Va., is tem-
porarily engaged as penman of the Rider B. C, Trenton,
N. J. Clayton B. Walkey, a Zaneriau, is penman of the
Frecport, 111., Coll. of Com. J. E. McBurney, formerly
Ksnman State Nor. Sch^ Millersville, Pa., is taking the
ormal Art Course in Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Howard W. Pears is pres't and I. P. Clem'mgr of the
Lima, O, B. C.
Oblluaru.
J. C BUNDLE.
In Hartford. Conn , on Sunday, Nov. 10, J. C. Rundle ,
teacher in the Huntsinger B. C, passed away. Mr. Run-
die's home was at Nishnabotna, Mo, and he had been a
teacher in the Huntsinger B. C. since September 1. He
had completed the commercial course and took some pen-
manship work in the Western Nor. Coll., Shenandoah, la ,
several years ago and later had completed the penmanship
course of the Highland Park N. C, Des Moines, la.,
under L. M. Kelchner. He was thoroughly prepared for
commercial school teachmg and life seemed to have much
in store for him. He was quiet, earnest and thorough in
all work. Ti> his parents and friends we extend our sin-
cere condolence.
MRS. J. J. HAOEN.
The many friends of Mr. J. J. Hagen of Archibald's
Bus. Coll., Mmneapolis, Minn., will sympathize with him
in the bereavement that has come to him in the death of
his wife, which occurred recently.
WILLIAM M. SWAYZE.
We have recently learned of the sad bereavement which
has come to Mr. G. A. Swayze, the well-known commer-
cial teacher, Belleville. Ont., iu the death of his son, which
occurred on Oct. 30. He was twenty-three years of age
and had been married about one year. It came with par-
ticularly crushing force to Mr. Swayze, Senior, as at that
time he himself was confined to his l)ea by severe illness.
We are glad to report Mr. Swayze, Sr., as"improving.
Uijmeiienl.
SAUNDERS-TILLEY.
At Arkadelphia, Ark., on Nov. 13, Mr. I. W. Saunders,
Prest. of the Actual B. C. of that city, was married to Miss
Sarah Tilley. Whitesboro. Texas.
Our congratulations are extended to the happy couple.
New Catttlouui:,, School .JoiirnnlH. etc.
— The new catalogue of the N. W. CoU. of Com., Grand
Forks, N. D.. shows that this school is steadily advancing
Prin. J. J. Swengel lately associated with him as the
principal of the shorthand dept. his brother, B. S Swenael
and Geo. Elerding, formerly of Breck School, Wilder,
Minn., is the teacher of English and Mathematics.
— " A Few Facts About a Fascinating Art " is the way
the Metropolitan School of Shorthand and Typewriting of
l.Mi Fifth Ave., N. Y., word it ou the cover of their
pamphlet.
£■ T '^,'"'„." ^^'^™'* Catalog" of the Ferris Industrial
School. Big Rapids, Mich., is a very plain, handsomely
printed document.
— Other catalogues and circulars have been received
from the following institutions : The Tampa, Fla B U ■
Draughon's Practical B. C. Nashville, Tenn. ; State
Normal Coll., Troy. Ala.; Dakin's B. C, Syracuse, N. Y •
North Western Coll.. Naperville, HI. ; Mahan's C C
Sherman, Tex.; Clark B. C., Lockport, N. Y. '
— G. W. Temple, Prin. of the Champaign, 111., B C isa
very bnght advertiser. He is getting out a very hand-
somely Illustrated college journal, eight pages and cover.
■- The Springfield, Mo., Normal (?ii(i;(,.,-/i, has some ex-
cellent plain and ornamental penmanship work from the
penman of the institution, Sam Evans.
— Spalding's C. C, Kansas City, Mo., is sending out an
eight-page journal, teeming with information about this
old reliable institution.
— Mahan's C. C, Sherman, Tex., is doing some bright
ailvertising in a very solid and well arranged and hand-
somely illustrated four-page journal.
— D- L. Musselman, Pres. of the Gem ttty B. C ,
ljuiucy m., has always believed in good advertising and
good Illustrations. He is sending out a very attractive
eight-page joumid that should bring him hundreds of
students.
■-■ The Bryant & Stratton Col., Camden, N. J , G W
b<-bwartz, Pres. and Penman, has issued a very handsome
•eight-pilge lournal and several bright circulors.
— Aniong the other well printed college journals fre-
ceived during the month are those from the following
mstitutions : Freeport Coll. of Com., Freeport, Dl. ; Bry-
ant i.; Stratton B, C, Louisville. Kv. ; The Berea, Ev
te Al,;'- wf™i?' ^if'"' ?■ ': • **'"*« Normal C6i,
Tioj , Ala. Wi. Bus Uni La Crosse, Wis. ; Woodbury
Coll., Los Augele.«, Cal. ; The Stanberrv, Mo . Normal
School , Fort Smith, Ark., C. C. ; Ocalk, Fla b C '
state Normal S;-hool, Emporia. Kan. ; Steubenvllle, 6 '
B. C. ; Heald s Coll., San Francisco, Cal. ; Stockton, Cal.,
B. C. ; Salem, Mas.s., Com 1 Sch. ; Ferris Industrial School
2?3
ENGRAVERS' SCRIPT BY J. F. BRILEY
Big Rapids, Mich. ; Simpson Coll., ludianola, Iowa ;
Shenandoah Nor. Coll., Reliance, Va. ; Atchison, Kans.,
The EDITOR'S Scrap-book.
flMTIAL BY D. L. STODDARD, INDIANAPOLIS,
f OW is that scrap-book progressing ?
A great interest is being luani-
fested in The Journal's scrap-
( ^B^H^^fl \ book offer, but it seems to us that
V ^M^^^^Hl • moreinterest mightbemanifested
• ^* ^^■''■nWl in the "Penmen's Exchange
Department." Many who write
in say that they feel their
work is not quite good enough to
exchange. However, if they were
enlisted under the head of ama-
teurs, most of them would be able to send out very ac-
ceptable work. We can imagine uo more fascinating
occupation for the winter evenings than preparing speci-
mens of work to exchange with brother quill drivers
grouping, pasting in and securing an artistic arrangement
of specimens of pen work from various penmen. A well
arranged scrap-book with a few hundred specimens will
furnish a never-ending source of inspiration and instruc-
tiou to any penman— and to the young penmen desirous
of securing models from which to practice, nothing can
equal it. A penman's scrap-book is a far more sensible
idea than any stamp collector's scrap-book. We trust
that several hundred others among The Journal's read-
ers will send in their names to be added to either the
professional or amateur list in the " Penmen's Exchange
Department." There is no charge whatever, no red tape.
Send in your name.
professional.
W. W. Terry, Auditor's Otflce, Van Wert, O.
J. C. Bowser, Bus. Coll., Watertown, N. Y.
B. R. Shafer, Fayette, O.
AMATEUR.
W. M. Engel. 1317 No. Ninth .St., Reading, Pa.
Miss Lillian J. Butts, 110 E. Highland Ave., St. Joseph,
Mo.
— From W. L. Dick of Pierceton, Ind., we have re-
ceived quite a variety of work, embracing plain and orna-
mental writing, cards, off-hand fiourishing, automatic
lettering on board and ribbon, hat-bands, etc. We also
received a large photograph of his pen design " Life's
Voyage." Mr. Dick has achieved quite a reputation in
his section of the country, and is making his bow to the
general public through The Journal's advertising
columns.
— A photograph of a well executed pen drawing in line
and stipple or a handsome voung lady comes from C. A.
Bemhard, Effingham, Kans.'
— Some dashy, professional writing that shows great
improvement has been received from O. A. B. Sparboe,
Jewell, la.
— A variety of work, including pen drawing, business
writing and writing iu a dozen other styles, has been re-
ceived from Miss Ella Calkini!, Lacelle, la. Miss Calkins
has considerable ability in all lines of work, as the speci-
mens before us plainly show.
— From T. Courtney, Bliss B. C, North Adams, Mass.,
we have received (juite a variety of plain and ornamental
work. Mr. Courtney is master of a splendid business style
and is rapidly improving in his dashy, ornamental work.
His cai'd writing is extremely well done.
— W. L. McCullough. Shamokin, Pa., favoi-s us with a
number of finely written, ornamental style cards. He's
a splendid writer.
— A beautifully written letter in professional style and
some very dashy cards have been received from A. R.
Merrill, Supervisor of Writing, Saco, Me. Mr. Mer-
rill's work is very fine indeed.
- J O.Gordon, Supervisor of Writing, Rocky River,
p., submits some cards written in a splendid protessiona
hand, and others in delicate lady's script.
- We have received some excellent business and pro-
fessional writing in the card line from L. B. D'Armond
Danville, Va With the exception of one monthT"ul
struction under R S. Collins, Mr. D'Armond says he
has received all of his instruction from The Journal
—Excellent plain and ornamental writing in various
styles comes to hand from J. E. Thornton, Carrollton, Ga
- M. H. Fox, Atlanta^ Ga., lato of New York, sends a
weU wntten protessiona! letter.
- C L. Ortmann, Utica, N. Y., in a letter ordering a %r,
wrffin combination .sends some dashy, oraament^l
- Excellent .specimens of ornamental writing in vai ioua
styles have been received from W. M. EugeH Reading,
The J^uSl received all his instniction froS
ivT~i^' /j, '''"'^™.''> Oivasso Mich.. B. C. ; F. L Tower
North Adams, Mass. ; J. Ward Wells. Virden ill ■ w'
W^ Merriman, Bowling Green, Ky., and B. Mariiix, Tren:
suSal style. splendidly written letters, profes-
.t;;rATi!! J"""'''"^,** °^ ^n ™tton letters, business
style, received recently, we mu.st mention C S Dickhut
Upper Alton, 111. ; W. L. Smith, Olive Branch Ncp'
a Heath, Concord, N. H. ; J. A. Elston, Canton, Mo ■ A
t^™"pr'. ^uS>.^\°\ \ \\' E-«- Rider, Elizabeth
town. Pa ; Michael H. Fackler, Enhaut, Pa ■ P T
ton^^R' g"'S"l"«' /-N'^J',?- Wilson, Seattle, V^ashing
ton F. E. Reppert, Wichita, Kans.; J. H Bachten
kircter. La Fayette, Ind. ; W. S. Turner HartforJ^onn
Sam Evans Springfield, Mo. ; W. J. Ives, Victoria^ II"'
hilTon n (>' 'S^T"?''"'"'' "^"i-i ^''."^ ^- 'Steele, Wash
ington. D. C. ; H. D. Long, Philadelphia, Pa. ■ W H
Barr, Youugstown, O. , ■• . u
fuhlic School Work.
r^f' have received from Miss Harriet Blood, Supvi-
ot Writing and Drawing in the Public Schools of Council
Bluffs, la , several hundred practice sheets in the writine
classes of the Eighth Grade pupils in the Council Bluffs
schools. This work is so uniform throughout (and uni-
formly excellent that it might lead a casual examiner to
believe the work wi^ from the pen of one student.
The first few lines of each page are devoted to tracing
exercises, followed by spiral ovals, capital O combined
exercises followed by capital O and below that some
word and sentence writing, giving in oil a very good idea
of what each student is capable of doing. The precision
and dash shown in the oval exercises indicate that con
siderable time has been spent in foundation work Good
movement and speed are shown in every line ' In the
word and sentence writing everv letter is as plain as print
and the style of writing is such that it will stand a great
deal ot speed without getting '• mushy " or indistinct.
When we consider that this work is from eighth grade
pupUs and that their writing cannot help but improve for
several years yet, we can readily see the debt of gratitude
owed by the thousands ot pupils in the Council Bluffs
public schools, as well as their parents and fnends, to
Miss Blood for her excellent work. Miss Blood started
right, getting a thorough preparation for her special work
and followed this up by attending various summer schools'
the Western Penmen's Association and other organiza-
tions, and by keeping in touch with the best ideas by sub-
scribing to penmanship and drawing publications and in
every way endeavoring to keep in the fore-front of the
P.™iession. We doubt if there is any other work in Coun-
cd Bluffs schools that pays such big returns for the monev
inyested as the special work in drawing and writing
Miss Blood's salary is a mere bagatelle compared with the
enormous benefits accruing to the thousands of voung
people who received instruction from her We wish that
every city in America had a Supervisor of writing and
fiTTi?^ ""c? "" f™'** ^^'^ ""era nothing better than
that these Supervisors were all as competent enenzetic
and enterprising as Miss Blood oucgcn.
iU
'C^^nma/iiiQTU^QjS'euna/^
THE PENMAN'S LEISURE. HOUR.
BY E. L. CLICK, BLISS BUS. COLL., LOWELL, MASS.
™5»JESSMA]yfAGER'$
Tho ''Scrap-Book" offer made by The Journal ha
been found a very taking thing, at least a great many
people have taken advantage of it. We have thousands
of specimens of American and foreign peuuien, engraved
specimens, copy books, etc., and can fill a large number of
orders in that, lino. Our supply of back numbers of The
Journal, however, is limited. Those who desire back
numbers, and especially those who want particular num-
bers, should send in their orders early. The advertisement
will be found in another column of The Journal. In a
recent letter to The Journal Mr. S. G. Snell. prin. Suell's
Bus. Coll., Truro, N. S.— and, by the way, he's a connois-
seur in line penmanship— says : *■ Your Scrup-Book scheme
is the best thing yet. I have been looking for it for sev-
eral years— expecting it, in fact. I would like to get some
of your specimens from the very best of the great penmen
to show my school what cnn be dcme by the experts; prac-
tice from them myself."
Probably no man in America, in the last twenty-fivo years,
has taught and influenced so many people in writing, and
sent out so many teachers of writing, as D. L. Musselman.
Prps't of the Gem City Bus. Coll.. Quincy. 111. The Normal
Penmanship Dept. of this well known school, in charge of
that elegant pen artist. H. P. Bernsmeyer. is sending out
many fine writers and teachers. Mr. Mus.selman has placed ou
the market a compendium of penmanship, containing a large
variety of work, and students will find this an excellent thing
from which to practice and well worth the Jl it costs.
Our trade with the Simnish speaking countries has grown
to enormous^iiroportious and calls for business men trained
to »peak and write Spanish. Chaffee's Phonographic Insti-
tute and Bus. Coll.. Oswego. N. Y.. makes a specialty of
teaching Spanish. The teacher is a native Spaniard. Mr.
Chaffee- has arranged Graham's Shorthand System in the
Spanish language. His school is a great recruiting ground for
shorthand teachers. Warren Wood of Middlebourne, W. Va..
is a new addition to the Chaffee faculty.
Geo. W. M. Hanley. 3929 Sansom street, Phila., Pa., has i
excellent Bookkeeping Chart that contains the i
bookkeeping in a nutshell. Price igl,
The International Dictionary (formerly Webster's), pub-
lished by G. & C. Merriam, Springfield. Mass.. is the Amer-
ican standard. It is used to settle " wordy " disputes in The
Journal office.
C. R. Wells, Supervisor of Writing, Syracuse.' N. Y., has
had remarkable success with his ■' Movement System." O.
W. Bardeen, Syracuse, N. Y., has recently put this system on
market.
The Pernin System of Shorthand is making great headway,
and is being introduced in the schools in all parts of America.
Its writers and teachers are. wonderfully enthusiastic over
Williams & Rogers, Rochester, N. Y., are always up to
something, and their latest is an accurate folding pocket map
of New York State. It makes a splendid permanent adver-
tisement.
I have seen no better business writing than that which
comes from the pen of F. W. Tamblyn, 810 Olive street, St.
Louis. Mo. His professional writing is superb.
The series of text books published by O. N. Powers, Chicago.
HI., are especially arranged with reference to their teach
ability, but are excellent as reference as well. Mr. Powers
has had many years' experience in teaching and experiment-
ing along various lines, and his books are the restUt of his
experience and experiments.
I have recently had the pleasure of looking through the
large scrap books of Frank McLees & Bros., general engrav-
ers. 96 Fulton street, New York City, and was surprised at
the large variety of work which they do. Letter-heads, bill-
heads, copy-books, copy-slips, ornamental pen work, signa-
tures, etc.. seem to aU come within their Une. The new
cerotype process, by means of whit-h the cut may be used
upon an ordinary printing press, is one of the improvements.
It produces a copper platn effect when handled by an ordi-
nary printer. The special hold of the McLees Bros. (and. by
the way, it is the best test known to good engravers) is in
the line of fac-simile signatures, In addition to their work
being perfection in form the lines are clear-cut. delicate, and
the whole is given a life-like gracefulness. Any penman who
has a signature engraved by McLees has the best.
The Peirce Manual of Bookkeeping, The Peirce Manna
of Business Forms, The Peirce Manual for the Typist, have
been adopted by the Philadelphia Board of Public Education.
"The Peirce Writing Slips and Business Forms" by A. P
Root are having a very large sale. All of those works are
prepared with extreme care, printed on the finest paper, and
the mechanical work is of the very best. Any one who has
seen any of Mr. Peirce's publications will know something of
the uniformly excellent style in which they are issued. They
are all publi-shed by Thomas May Peirce. Record BuildiuK,
Philadelphia. Pa.
It is impossible for Thio Journal to furnish any of the
numbers for 1S9.5. except the December number, as sample
copies or single copies. AU the back numbers of the present
year have been exhausted, except a very few complete sets,
which can be furnished at SI per set.
A Feast with Rare Old Books.
Hail, mistick Art ! which men like angels taught.
To si)eak to Eyes, and paint unbodyVl Thought !
~J. Champion, 1740.
Xiinther 4.
" The Eight Beatitudes," written and engraved hy
Wni. Alexander, and published by Wm. Jackson.
London, has no date to indicate when it was pub-
linhed — a common fault with old books. Judging by
the quality and style of pen work and engraving,
we Would place it about 1800.
The dedication is somewhat unusual for a work
on penman.ship. and we copy it: 'To, Her Royal
Highness, The Duchess ot Clarence, This Work,
Sanctioned by Her Royal Highness's Approbation,
is, with Her most Gracious Permission humbly
dedicated By Hkr Royal Hioh.vksss most obedient
and very liuinble servant, William Alexander. "
This Ixjok contains eight plates, besides the title
page and dedication, the pages measuring U i 14
inches. Quite a variety of lettering is introduced,
and the Oferman and Old English are not neglected.
The flourishing is used merely to ornament the let-
ters. Occasionally there is a line of script. The
entire work is of a high order, and tlie engraving is
particularly well done.
" Law Penmanship," published in I80S, contains
eight plates, three lines on a plate, of something a
cross between the old slanting round-hand and the
present vertical style. It very much resembles what
is known in England as the "civil service " hand.
The names of the author and publisher are not in
the copy in our possession.
In W'fi the London Council of Education author
ized the i)ublication of a "Manual of Writing,"
founded on " Mulhaiiser's Method of Teaching Writ-
ing," which was originally published at Geneva,
(Switzerland, in 1831.
M. Mulhaiiser was appointed in 1829 to inspect
writing classes under the superintendence of the
(ieneva Commission of Primary Schools. His report
was the basis for the new method. This manual
deals witli the method of instruction rather than
with copies for practice. Much of the iiisti-uction
is the same as given to day.
rliriniir o/ Time—IJ3!)-40.
L^NiTED St.\tes Pension Aoency.
Boston, Sept. 25, 181W.
Til the Eililnr (j/The Penman's Art Journal.
The author of an iu-ticle entitled " Olde Tyme Penman-
ship " (see page aOII, Sept. issue) states that : " The mu-
tual admiration society continued its meetings evidently,
and on Januai-y V, ITSB (note tlie evident error in date: it
must have been intended for 1740) Chapman replied," etc.,
etc.
As, under the sj'stem of chronology then in use, the
year 1740 did not begin until March 2.i 1741, present sys-
tem, the date Jan. 7, 1739, o. s., should be written Jan.
7, 17311-40. and perhaps the author can see where he
stiuubled.
The present system was not in general use until 1752,
and a few minutes' study will make the whole system
Pli^i"- Very i-espectfully,
G. H. Chapin.
Facts About Paper.
Sheets of paper four or five miles long are now com-
monly made for the use of newspaper press.
The process ot beating, cutting and grinding rags into
IMper palp occupies from three to tour hours.
The pulp from the grinding and cutting of the rags is
Ueached white by the u.se of chloride ot lime.
Even the finest bank note paper, both in this country
and Europe, is made by mechanical processes.
In Japan paper coats, oiled, and thus made waterproof,
have been in use for at least ten centuries.
The annual issue ot books is estimated at 85,000,000 of
volumes, cousuming 6.5,000 tons of sized paper.
The boilers used in the manufacture of straw paper will
contain from 2,0IH) to 3,01H) pounds of straw at a time.
Water pijies made of paper will keep the water from
freezing much longer than a metal or earthen pipe.
It is stated by some authorities that the wood of the
Anieiiiau pjplar makes the best variety of wood pnper.
Over 4(K1 pMtent.i have been taken ont in England for the
inaimfactnre of jiaper, and more than 500 in this country.
Kolls of paper seven feet wide and fourteen miles long
have been made, the completed roll weighing ovei- 2,600
pounds.
Manvof the paper making machines of the present day
are over 100 feet long, and require a building to them-
selves.
Blotting paper is wholly unsized, the lack of sizing
euahling it to take up and retain the ink of the writina
on which it is laid.
The cutters in factories where .vood is used for making
275
OLDE TYME PENMANSHIP (See Pace 274). " Law Pe'
paper are capable of chopping up foi- use aboutlforty
cords of wood a (lay.
In many parts of China paper shirts are used by the
natives. They are said to be much warmer iu cold
weather than cotton.
There are said to be m the United States about 1,000
paper mills, having more than 3,000 machines in almost
constant operation. — A^ 1'. ConCl Adxi't.
An Invitation.
In the year 188(1, in the rooms of the Iowa Business Col-
lege, Des Moines, the Western Penmen's Association was
organized and the first convention held, and we shall ever
feel proud to claim an interest in the organization and its
perpetual welfare. We desire and respectfully request
the privilege and the honor of entertaining the Associa-
tion at the annual meeting in 1896. We extend our pater-
nal arms and with a glad welcome invite the prodigal to
return to the scenes of its birth, after an absence of one
decade.
We have a floor space of 8,712 square feet, with glass
partitions, and an a.'^sembly room with a seating capacity
of 300. We have good blackboards and ample facilities
for comfortably accommodating all who might attend the
convention of 1896.
Owx building is located diagonally across the street
from the Savery, and the Aboru. Kirkwood, Morgan,
Munger and Sabin Hotels are all within three blocks of
Des Moines, with her many railroads, is easily accessible
from every point of the compass. With fond recollections
of the organization and first convention, we again extend
a most cordial invitation to the Association to meet with
us in 189:i. Jennings & Moore. Managers.
L. D. Teter, Penman.
Pen and Poesy.
Under the captioii " Wonderful Work of Art."
the Pierceton. Ind. , Record has the following to say
about a pen design. They evidently appreciate pen-
men in that neck o' the woods. Here's the extract:
There is on exhibition at the post office a fine piece of
artistic pen work in form of a picture, entitled, "Life's
Voyage.'' The artist is our townsman. Prof. W. L. Dick.
This picture is 23 x 28 inches in size and is made of fif-
teen different colors of ink, and the entire design was done
with a common steel pen. The colors used in this artistic
work give it a richness which cannot be described, and
the striking and truthful lifelike way in which Mr. Dick
has illustrated his subject is beyond our comprehension.
These illustrations represent the voyage of life from the
cradle to the grave ; and so true to nature is each part
portrayed, that it seems impossible we should not hear
the persons speak from the paper ; see the angels move
through the skies, hear the song of the birds, or smell the
fragrant perfumes of the flowers. Thi.s subject and the
masterly way in which Mr. Dick has illustrated it, is in-
teresting lieyond description and furnishes quite a broad
field for deep thought.
Following we give you a description of the picture, as
we have learned it. by close observation, from the day of
its most incipient form and from Mi-. Dick's generous
information. . . .
Twenty days of ten hours each was required to com-
plete this great piece of art, seven days of which were
required to complete the earth and sky, which consists of
a succes.sion of fine dots made by the point of the pen,
known as stippling and the rapidity with which Mr. Dick
turns out his fine work and the almost endless amount of
it embodied in the great picture can readily be imagined
by the following. He says : " By computing a day's work
of ten houi-s length base 1 upon the number of these fine
dot^ I make in one minute, I find that 1 have made 180,-
000 dots in one day." Ti-uly is the pen mightier than the
sword, especially is this so, when In the hands of an artist
like Mr. Dick. Word- will uot express our admiration of
this great work of art. You must t^ee it for yourself, and
as for Mr. Dick, well, we are proud of him and glad to
have him with us as a citizen of Pierceton.
Answers to Correspondents.
Questions of interest to Jouknal readers will be answered
throagh this column of TheJoubnal. Questions of interest
to the writer alone will be answered by letter if stamp is en-
-.1 — A WT ^ ^g^jjg valuable space to print " '"
Would you inform me who invented " Rapid Writing," if
any such thing was ever invented y If I am not mistaken,
Mr. Foster of Albany, N. Y., taught m< ' '
P. R. Sjiencer published his first system. -
port. Ind.
Answer.— We don't believe there is anj
who first tautjht "Rapid Writing."' Tl
disjmt.- ..v.-r wli.. tir-t n-^.'.) oiwl t-tn-bt
B.F,r..M,., I.,.,. |:,„n ,. i. ...,. . -n,,,,;, I
authentic record of
ore has been much
..!•. -nni movement.
nl iiiilished inBos-
I I -r, the Art of
■ I'll that he de-
ricly did not
Rapi
don, England, was the first tea
arm movement. In 1816 he puMi-:!
entitled " New Method of Rapid Wi
I notice that yuu use the word " writing " rather tha
word •• penmanship" when referring to snixM-vi^i.-i-* mu
cial teachers in public schools. Why is tl. i - 1 1 > \ '■■
Answer.— Wethinktheword "penmaii--ii 1, r.i
the word "writing" is specific. A Ukv i, ' 1
Writing of the World.
Owing to the crowded condition of our columns
this mouth, we thought it best to hold over the
" Writing of the World " article until the January
number. The next in the series will be Japan, and
it will be illustrated with a variety of Japanese
brush writing as well as English pen script. We
have material on hand from a number of countries
and can promise some very interesting articles.
AUTOGRAPHS OF WELL-KNOWN PENMEN.
276
The Penman s Art yJournal for
1896 (Twentieth Year).
Hllve Pen Work— A Scrtes of Saperb Platca.— EnRrossin^ for framinK. album
.F.JOHX
work, diplu
rcial desitrainfr, 1
s JouRNAi/s home staff artists ; ChaklesRol-
. Pellett. John F BKiuiv. m, j. schweitzei
Mabi-att. and by C. P. Zaxeh, W. E Dennii
briiuch or peni
The Jof k>
portant factors
lauHblp br eminent iipecialislii.
Al, Will not devote itself to one special hobby to the exclusion of other
in the line of special training, of which it has beeii an exponent for •—
pos^i^l!<-
not hiiie-bound and does not arrogate to itself all the'wisdom or talent
.adly representative of the entire profession, alert to do the greatest
all the vai'ious interests involved, and thoroughly in touch with modern
thuds. Each of its editors and contributors will do the particular work
Bs^iuncd hull uixurding to his best iudgment and ability in the way that will make it most
liclpf ul to those whom it is designed to reach. If any one has any better way of doing the
sami' tliinj;— whoever he may be or whatever his plan— he is precisely the person The
JoiRVAL wants to know, and he will be assured of a most cordial reception. ">
In a word. The Journal's aim and purpose is to bring Truth to the Altar, from what-
ever soui-ce, regardless of whether it shall square with our own preconceived opinion or that
of others ; to place under contribution the best skill, maturest experience and most .advanced
thought that our profession aCfords for the benefit of the student, the teacher, the pen artist,
Jlimlfiil of the paramount importance of those things which touch life more closely
its practical side, those branches that are of the greatest use to the greatest number of
riiNAL readers will have the largest share of attention. Of these, plain, rapid, modern
siiicss Writing will receive more emphasis the coming year than ever before. It •" -'■
fed thiit no paper has ever offered so thorough or so helpful a program in this line in
are laving imt for the coming year only partially outlined below.
// iCi iiutjthiny a}mut pnima'n.ship, ijou will find it in the Penman's Art Journal >
BUSINESS WRITING.
■ <■ Hll
til.
i that
A Coiirae of I,eiii<oii> In
will e.vtend throutrhout the vein-
form. etc.. with hundreds of illustiiitli
ev(T.v-day, nijild, sensible writing, and
nietliods
The Bllnlll
Tjcudmjf Biisl[ie5
i Editoi's. This Department
iiiul ifnided, suitable iorull griides of writers.
■ illluoiire or llir Aiiierlran Bualuess Colic
(Illustrated) Hv .1 F. Fisn.
~ Wrlllus Demanded by llio
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?rlran BiislnCNS Writing.
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[ovenienl. (Illustrated). By
ting. By R. W. Ballen-
B. Fahnestock. ,
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iile. (Illustrated). _... -.
(Illustrated). Bv B. H. Robi.n
I Induce Otllers to Write It. (Illustrated)
GENERAL.
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■count of the wo
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ai«.. ( I llij-i liiii (11. By Langdon S. THOMPSON, forirerly
■ iii^! .\(iii^ri. iiiL journal ever devoted exclusively to the
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iisi i';iii[it! and caricature work. These lessons will, be the
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ilwi-itlii-, ■•:\i>trl niul ScK'iitlAc Exaniliiatlon.
'llliiS. The Angle of the Forearm and Its Modifying Influ-
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A Sumposium.—Forty-
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variation of experi-
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IK.
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'riielr Comparative ITlpi'lis for 1
By S. B. FAHNESTOCK.
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Better Preparation o^ TeachorH In BuMlnesfi^clkools. By W. J.Amos.
PEN DRAWING.
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PERNIN SHORTHAND.
Why?
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e allotben to be Uugbt In the Brooklyo
udylDK It?
f) of the lett'ilng Universities, Colleges,
tvlthln the pa«t 5 or fi years ?
nnienil It eDthualastlcally everywhere ?
1 systems chanKlntr o(f to the PERNIN?
( PAIR award of MEDAL and DIPLOMA ?
, JS BhorthBii'l selec'l«l i
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GOLD MEDAL, paris exposition, 1889,
AND THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION AWARD.
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.
nrlety of pens Tor all
writing, which have
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strictly professli
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PLES are II>I POSSI BLE,
JOSEPH GILLOTT & SONS.
HENRY HOK. Sole Aoknt. 91 John Street. New York
l.ooo SHEETS GOOD ii lb. LETTER PAPER, ruled, wide ruled
& ROLLINSON CO.. 202 Broadway, New York.
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Coated Paper, Photo eiijrnived from actual pen
work. Contauis 4U full page engravings, a5
complete alphiibrls, I'l full-pane desiK-ns, 'iOO
inodiftcatioiis imd style* of ornnnient. and 12.000
words of instruction. A tfuide to the learner,
an inspinition to the nmnteur. a source of pleas-
tiiv and pride to the pi-ofesslonal. It is a com-
pivliensive, practical, modern work on Engross-
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to do it. YOU can learn also. Will you ? It pays well financially and
educationally.
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Address ZANERIAN, Columbus, O. .WJress, .\ttenJ ZANERIAN ART COLLEGE, COLUnBUS.'OHIO.
The instruction is presented in such a simple,
Irui^htforward manner, that the home student
vill have no difficulty in understanding just
That is to be tlone and how to do it.
.\. C. Webb. Nashville, Tenn.
ARE THE BEST FOR
Ornamental Penmanship, Card Writing. Round
Hand and Flourishing Best of steel. |)erfect in
workmanship, most llcxible and elastic in action.
Use them once and you'll >ise tliem ever. They
cut the finest line and smoothest and heaviest
shade of any pen made. Our manufacturers
(English) say : " Wc have no use for inferior
steol or infeiior operatives ; we produce flret
clas3 goods only ; and so far as human skill can
go, we believe the jiens to be unexcelled."
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FOR THE LEFT EYE.
You are too busy
Thinking about Christmas Presents
and other Holiday matters to care
to give much thought to anything
we might want to say about our
books in this space this month,
therefore we shall not mention
them.
We have something
to say, however, on another subject.
We desire to express to you our
grateful acknowledgments for your
generous patronage during the past
year, and to respectfully solicit a
continuance of your favors.
We further desire
to cordially wish you a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy and Pros-
perous New Year.
December, 1895.
WILLI/in5 &- R0QER5.
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FOR THE RIGHT EYE.
After the Holidays
Your thoughts will naturally revert
again to business, and it is then — not
now — that we hope to be remembered.
We might mention
here, incidentally, in the way of a re-
minder, that we still publish Com-
mercial Text Books — good teachers
say they are the best. We have been
doing this for the past sixteen years.
Experience Counts
in other lines, and of course it does in
this. Our specialty is Practical, Labor-
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"The Books that Teach." You get
the students, our books do the rest.
WILLIflnS 6^ ROQER5,
Educational Publinliers,
Chicago Office, ROCHESTER, N. Y.
334 DEARBORN STREET.
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Typewriting Instructor and Stenograph-
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the teacher. I cannot say too
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; Practical Shorthand. This book, based on
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of prominent reporters and teachers, and
is eminently practical and complete. It
contains oO fnll pages of engraved short-
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Commercial Law, a systematica 11 v arranged
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Mercantile Practical Bookkeeping. Contains
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Complete Practical Bookkeeping, containing
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iir space and iiiling for use with the
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Address the publishers,
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420 Superior Street.
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